Environment

Environmentally themed vendors. Good Karma Kitchen food truck, which provides a vegan/vegetarian/gluten-free menu. Herb plants and T-shirts will also be for sale.

The Great Plains Restoration Council is working to permanently preserve this 2,000 tallgrass prairie. Monthly hikes held.

National Geographic photographer Tim Laman and Cornell University ornithologist Ed Sholes present photographs, video and stories tied to their forthcoming book "Birds of Paradise Revealed." Tickets $25-$50.

Learn about the food and shelter needed by bluebirds and the best plants to attract them. Children's activities and garden tour. Free.

Enjoy hands-on environmental activities, nature walks, bird watching, kayaking and canoeing demos and wildlife presentations at this 5th annual festival. Info: ScottWhite@BizCompr.com or 214-458-5751.

Environment Texas is hosting an action meeting to recruit volunteers for its Save Texas Rivers campaign. Sign up at https://www.facebook.com/events/115002945354213/115008725353635/?notif_….

Keep Coppell Beautiful encourages families, scout troups, schools and other organizations to participate in Clean Coppell 2013 March 23-April 6. Registration closes March 8 at noon. Registered volunteers receive a free T-shirt. Keep Coppell Beautiful will provide trash bags and gloves. Info: KCB@coppelltx.gov or 972-462-5191.

The Friends of O.S. Gray Natural Area will give a presentation to the Arlington Garden Club on the History of O.S. Gray Natural Area.

Volunteers needed the third week of the month [except June, July and August] to replant, transplant, mulch and control weeds at this large urban tree farms. Water, tools provided. Info: Tyler Wright, Urban and Community Forester, Texas Trees Foundation at Tyler@TexasTreesFoundation.org or 214-273-6687.

How to conserve water in the urban environment is the focus of the conference sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service-Tarrant County. Topics include state and local water issues, soil preparation, plant selection, landscape design and landscape management. Cost is $55 if received by March 15 and $70 after. The conference qualifies for CEU credits. More information available on website.