Environmental Organization or Group

Everyone's invited to the GSDFW meetup. There will be a cash bar and complimentary appetizers. Get to know other green folks in DFW. RSVP on Meetup.com.

Three-day green conference featuring more than 250 speakers, as well as exhibitions, workshops, meetups, film screenings and panel discussions.  DFW environmentalists Amy King, Anna Clark, Charlotte Vick, Mark McWilliams and Mark Hallwill will present a panel discussion on Ocean Conservation through Social Innovation on Oct. 7. $375.

2.5 mile walk benefiting the Farm Animal Sanctuary. $15/early registration. $25/event-day registration. Children under 18 free. Dogs allowed. Guest speaker Ethan Dussault, Dallas Office Director, The Humane League.

Meghna Tare, the director of the UTA Office of Sustainability, will speak about ways UTA is striving to become a leader in campus sustainability through greening facility operations, championing innovative research, encouraging student projects, promoting an environmentally and sustainability focused curriculum and sponsoring public service. Free.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center  in Dallas has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, WaterSense Program to host a symposium for builders, municipalities, utilities, city council, city code enforcement, city planners and landscape architects. This symposium will increase awareness of EPA’s WaterSense Labeled New Home Program, and other voluntary partnership programs, to promote building water efficient homes in our communities that are in harmony with other green home energy saving efforts. Info: Karen Sanders, karen.sanders@tamu.edu or 972-952-9671. Free.

Tour six home gardens and a school garden. $15 through Oct. 18 and $20 day of tour. Children 12 and under free. 

Learn about Children in Nature Network outreach initiatives and share upcoming events and news with the regional community. Promotional handouts welcome. This gathering is open to anyone interested in connecting children to nature. RSVP by Oct. 11 to ChildrenInNatureNT@gmail.com.

The sale features a large variety of plant species grown organically at the Greenhouse by Wildscape volunteers, including: Ground Covers Perennials, Shrubs, Vines and Trees. 

Benefitting the Molly Hollar Wildscape.

See an array of electric vehicles. Info: Shawn at 817-704-5605 or sdintino@nctcog.org

Festival featuring outdoor activities, live music and food vendors. Attendees can test their skills at archery, climbing, kayaking, biking, and geo-caching; view demonstrations by historians and craftsmen of the Cross Timbers eco-region; or take a carriage ride down the Greenbelt Trail. Kid's activities include birds of prey and reptile exhibits, pony rides, Backyard Bass competition and an inflatable obstacle course and slide. Organized by the Greenbelt Alliance of Denton County, together with Texas Parks and Wildlife, the city of Denton, and the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Info: Lauren Poleski: 682-365-8677 or Poleski.Lauren@gmail.com