Environmental Organization or Group

Learn how what to bring, safety precautions and where to go. Free.

Learn about volunteer opportunities to help underserved kids explore the outdoors in this Sierra Club program. These mostly weekend activities include visits to local nature centers and state parks. Preregistration required: Liz Wheelan, 214-368-2306.

Leisurely walk through Turtle Creek and Flippen Park. Austin Brouns: 214-528-3812.

Class will cover advanced backpacking tips and skills, including winter camping, fly-drive planning, equipment, bear barrel packing and week-plus long trekking. $20/nonmembers, $15/members. Bill Greer: 972-247-0446.

Dallas Sierra Club is hosting this screening of the film "Mother, Caring for Seven Billion" about human population growth. Gayle Loeffler, member of the National Sierra Club’s Global Population and Environment Committee, will also give a presentation of the United Nations Conference on Population, Health and Environment, held in Ethiopia. Free. KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org.

Guided bird and nature walks. Bring binoculars. $2 plus $5 admission fee. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. Registration requested: 972-219-3930 or LisaCole@UNT.edu.

The Dallas Sierra Club hosts this two-part class covering the fundamentals of finding your way in the wilderness. Topics include map reading, using GPS and compasses and what to do if you get lost. Part 2 is March 7. $20/nonmembers, $15/members.

The Dallas Sierra Club hosts this two-part class covering the fundamentals of finding your way in the wilderness. Topics include map reading, using GPS and compasses and what to do if you get lost. Part 2 is March 7. $20/nonmembers, $15/members.

The Beehive Collective will share their campaign “Mesoamérica Resiste.” The nonprofit aims to spotlight the ecology and people that will be affected by a massive infrastructure development called The Mesoamerica Project.

Green Source DFW and the Memnosyne Foundation hosts our second annual award ceremony for outstanding volunteers, nonprofits, business leaders and entrepreneurs in the North Texas environmental community. Details to be announced.