Environmental Organization or Group

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Business professionals in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area are invited to attend a free, Special Reception hosted by the new Texas Green Chamber of Commerce. Join and meet other sustainable-minded business persons interested in promoting sustainable economic development through: 

This event is the celebration for Ft. Worth Cowtown Cleanup. For details on this celebration and on the the Cowtown Cleanup visit -

http://www.fortworthgov.org/applications/cowtowncleanup/documents/2012%20CowtownCleanUpFactsSheet.pdf 

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All Day Two Day Festival
APRIL 21-22
FAIR PARK
FREE ADMISSION

Earth Day Dallas features two days of engaging exhibits, compelling speakers, music, entertainment, food and fun for everyone. Join us April 21-22, 2012 in Fair Park to see how you can make a difference.
Mission:  Learn. Grow.

Celebrate Earth Day at this fun festival with exhibits, speakers, films, music, food & more focused on making a positive impact on our environment.

The heart of the festival is the Eco Expo, and exhibitors will use their presence to promote their achievements as green leaders, and teach attendees how to take environmentally responsible action by better utilizing available resources, switching to eco-friendly products, or joining their organizations.

In addition to the Eco Expo, attendees will have a number of educational entertainment options, which will include:

 Volunteer Fair in Dallas, Thursday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

The Senior Source, 3910 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas [ close to downtown Dallas, near the Sammons Center for the Arts and the Infomart]

Explore more than 60 nonprofits, causes and unique service opportunities in North Texas to utilize your strengths and find fulfillment through a customized volunteer match. This interactive event is designed to engage your individual talents, personal interests, and availability with organizations who are impacting our community and the world.

In the meantime, feel free to check out one of our volunteers on YouTube ...<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c2fs8AV3kk&amp;feature=youtu.be>  

What: March Community Day at O.S. Gray

When:   Saturday March 10, 2012

Where:  O.S. Gray Natural Area, 2021 W. Abram St.

Time:  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Info: friendsofosgray@gmail.com 

Please bring work gloves and your favorite weeding tools or litter picker upper.

Wear appropriate clothing for the weather and for working in a natural area 

(long pants, long sleeves, sturdy shoes).  

Amanda Robinson, Coordinator of Texas Interfaith Power & Light (TXIPL), will offer a presentation in Dallas on Tuesday, March 6th about creating a local, interfaith environmental network in Dallas. Come be part of the conversation! Details are below.

To RSVP or ask questions, e-mail Amanda.

Join the facebook event, and invite your friends!

In cooperation with The Dallas Park and Recreation Department

For the Love of the Lake

The second Saturday of every month is Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce-Up at White Rock Lake Park. Join the clean-up effort put on by For the Love of the Lake and our Adopt-A-Shoreline groups, never missing a month since April 1996!

Newcomers are welcomed and all meet between 8 to 9 a.m. at the FTLOTL office in Casa Linda Plaza, Buckner & Garland Road (facing Buckner). Come on out nice and early on Second Saturdays, have some refreshments, get some exercise, meet a great group of folks (if we do say so ourselves), and help us keep the shores of White Rock Lake clean and sparkling! Here are all the facts you should need to know …

Click here for all the facts you should know

When: The Second Saturday of Each Month

Time: Registration 8-9 am - Clean-up: 2 Hours

Meet At:      For the Love of the Lake Office

The Rocky Mountain Institute and The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture Environmental Forum.
 
The Rocky Mountain Institute, established in 1982, is a self-described "non-profit think-and-do tank" whose current strategic focus is "Reinventing Fire," which aims at "mapping and driving the business-led transition from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewable energy" by 2050.
 
RMI will be in Dallas the day after Earth Day to collaborate with the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture for an evening symposium emphasizing the cultural impact of this timely and critical issue.
 
Monday, 6-9 pm: April 23; opening reception at 5:30 pm. Admission: Members $30, Nonmembers $45, Member Teachers $10. 2719 Routh St, Dallas, TX 75201. 214 871-2440.
 

“Keepn’ Our City Green” Eco Fest, 2012

Promise of Peace Community Garden

This event is at Classic Pilates 3303 Lee Parkway Suite 105 Dallas Tx 75219. Tickets are available at the Northpark Aveda as well as at the studio. All payments are cash or check only and made out to the Gulf Restoration Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting clean water in the Gulf of Mexico. The event will feature wine and food as well as a silent auction, an organic farmer from Good Earth Organic Farm, guest speaker Blair Lewis on his book HappinessRevolution, a history on Pilates, as well as the history of the Gulf Restoration Network. There will also be massage therapists to give chair massages and hair stylists doing hair touch ups.

Tickets are $30 and the VIP tickets are $50. There are two different swag bags for the different tickets and 50 VIP tickets are available. 'Swag bags' valued at around $150 to $300 will be given to each person who purchases a ticket.