Environment

Nature Explore Family Club aims to help connect children and families with nature and each other through fun, age-appropriate activities. Free.

The Angelika in Dallas is showing the documentary Blackfish, which tells the story of the performing whale Tilikum, who unlike any orca in the wild, has taken the lives of several people while in captivity. The film documents the cruel treatment of these highly intelligent creatures in captivity and the growing opposition to the sea-park industry. Showtimes.

Irving-based Radio Free Rescue featured Blackfish filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite on its online broadcast Aug. 8. Listen to the archived interview on their website.

The Heard Museum and Prairie & Timbers Audubon Society offer guided bird walks at the Heard Museum and Sanctuary on the second Saturday of each month September through May. Free with admission.

Learn the secret to making your own fresh organic salsa. Doug Renfro from Renfro Foods will teach the class how to make classic red, verde and fruit salsas to take home in decorative containers. $55.

This class was originally scheduled for Sept. 7 but has been rescheduled for Oct. 19.

Join Fort Worth Interfaith Power & Light for a vegetarian potluck and a presentation from Anna Clark about her story about making the environment a priority. She will share eco-tips for making our lives greener.

Fort Worth Interfaith Power & Light hosts this event featuring a vegetarian potluck, a meditation on the connectedness of creation and a practical example of an inter-related system through the use of aquaponics presented by Adam Cohen from Green Phoenix Farms.

Dine at Blue Mesa Grill in Lincoln Square for a night of great food, fun and fellowship to support River Legacy Foundation's environmental education programs. Twenty percent of your bill will be donated to River Legacy Foundation. Please mention Community Night or River Legacy before being seated.