Kids can enjoy a summer camp preview while parents relax during TDG's Roses and Chocolate party. Drop off as early as 5 pm, and pick up as late as 8 pm. Kids enjoy crafts, a Butterfly House Safari and a chance to see eye-to-eye with our insect friends. Pizza dinner will be provided. Educator will contact you prior to see if your child needs anything special or has dietary restrictions. Ages 3 and up, toilet trained, please. $15/child, $10/member child.
Annual green festival featuring free wildflower walks, science-themed hikes, food vendors and environmentally-themed booths. Proceeds benefit Friends of Tandy Hills Natural Area.
Master naturalist Jim Varnum leads this annual walk at the 160-acre prairie preserve.
Dr. George Diggs will be signing his book "The Hunter-Gather Within: Health and the Natural Human Diet." The book provides practical, science-based ways to improve health and address weight regulation using simple diet and lifestyle changes. Diggs will also be giving a short presentation as part of the BRIT Research Symposium being held from 1 to 2:30 pm.
Volunteers needed to help clear invasive plants at 160-acre prairie preserve. Two shifts: 9 am to noon and 1-3 pm. Bring gloves, work clothes, sturdy shoes, hat, eye-protection, sunscreen, picnic lunch. RSVP Don Young at donyoungglass@earthlink.net or 817-731-2787.
Earthwise Lawn and Landscape rep will showcase latest products and practices available to organic gardners. Class in Fort Worth at 10 a.m. Class repeated at Grapevine location at 1 p.m.
Organic gardening expert from Lady Bug Natural Brand Products in Austin will cover how to improve the quality and quantity of produce harvested from your vegetable garden. Class repeated at Grapevine location at 1 pm.
Visitors can hike at the Meadow Preserve for free at the monthly open house. Enter at Wooded Gate on east side of Alma, south of Bethany.
Master naturalist-led hike on preserve featuring more than 30 different tree species. Bring cameras and binoculars. RSVP to RSVP@connemaraconservancy.org. Free.
Dr. Wes Jackson of The Land Institue to speak. Part of BRIT's lecture series “Reimagining American Landscapes.”