26th annual fest hosted by the Greater Fort Worth Herb Society featuring workshops, speakers, plants, accessories, yard art, kitchen goods, specialty food, herbal products, pottery. $3 admission plus $2 for both workshops.
Taught by Kim Martin of Barking Cat Farm. Cost $25. Payment in advance required. Sign up at: thehouse@thelifehousetx.com. See website for details.
Guided 1.5-mile night walk. Wear close-toe shoes, long pants and weather appropriate clothes. Bring bug spray, flashlight and binoculars or spotting scope. Meet at the Suncreek Park circular parking lot (just west from the normal Connemara entrance on Alma - see map on website) at 9 p.m. sharp and then walk to the Meadow the back way. Sign up on the Connemara website. This event is not appropriate for young children.
Learn basic birding techniques on this guided hike where participants can see up to 30-plus species. Bring binoculars, field guides, sunscreen and insect repellent. Wear long pants, closed-toed shoes. All ages welcome.
Third annual Mother’s Day Concert with The Women’s Chorus of Dallas. The hour-long concert concludes with a live butterfly release in the Conservatory. $20-25. You can also purchase a butterfly to release for another $25, which includes a butterfly plant to take home.
Learn sustainable gardening in a small space, including how to make a compost bin with worms. Take home a finished container and vermicompost bin. $60/nonmembers, $48/members. Registration required.
Monthly outdoor activities designed to inspire families to connect with nature.
Master naturalist Jim Varnum leads a leisurely walk around New York Avenue Blackland Prairie to point out early spring wildflowers and make suggestions for using them in your home landscape. Parking: Drive past the preserve, make a U-turn and park on the south side by the fence. Contact: prairie@arlingtonconservationcouncil.org.
The Texas Trees Foundation is seeking volunteers to plant, mulch or weed nursery trees at one of the largest urban tree farms in the U.S. Volunteers needed the third Saturday of the month, except June through August. Contact: Tyler Wright, tyler@texastreesfoundation.org or 214-273-6687.
Explore the culinary attributes of different flowers, which ones are safe to eat and how best to use them to add excitement and color to your menu. $45/$40 includes lunch.