Enjoy wildflowers, butterflies. See an owl up close. Learn about insects. Short program at 9:15 am to recognize nature leaders and landscape sponsors. Free. Info: Marcie Haley at 469-249-2817
Demonstrations, vendors, workshops, plants. See website for schedule. $4.
Learn which plants grow best in the company of others, while some plants can actually deprive their neighbors of soil nutrients and sunlight. We’ll also talk about using growing “horizons” to plant more in the space you have. $35.
Dallas-based holistic health coach Kim Wilson Pollock will demonstrate simple and convenient ways to easily incorporate more fresh fruits and vegetables into your daily diet. You will sample and enjoy beverages prepared with high-quality, 100 percent organic ingredients. $45.
Learn how you can repurpose all sorts of containers to garden and special considerations associated with container gardening. Learn what plants go best in containers and discuss planting mixes. $35.
Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday evening each month, except for November and December.
Social and snacks @ 6:30 pm, educational lecture @ 7 pm.
Volunteers needed the third Saturday of each month (except June, July, August & December) to help plant, mulch and weed nursery trees. Wear closed toe shoes, a hat and sunscreen. Water, safety glasses tools provided.
Info: Tyler Wright, tyler@texastreesfoundation.org
Enjoy a guided wildflower hike on the Vanishing Prairies trail. This will be an easy 0.5 mile loop starting at Picnic Pavilion 1. We’ll learn the names of some of the more common wildflowers found in the park. Sturdy shoes and water are recommended.
The cities where we live are heating up, but the places where we live need to be cool. Managing urban heat in an increasingly hot and dry climate is necessary to protect public health, infrastructure, the economy and quality of life. Trees and green infrastructure are a priority for urban heat management.
Speakers:
Dr. Brian Stone, Jr.
Associate Professor in the School of City and Regional Planning at the Georgia Institute of Technology and author of The City and the Coming Climate: Climate Change in the Places We Live.
David Hitchcock, Houston Area Research Center: Dallas Urban Heat Island Study
Dr. Robert Haley, UT Southwestern Medical Center: Adverse Health Effects of Climate Change in North Texas
Matt Grubisich, Urban Forester, Texas Trees Foundation: Green Infrastructure Strategies for the Built Environment - Trees
$40. Register on website or call 214-953-1184.