Please bring your favorite work gloves, shovel, litter picker upper, or gardening tools. Wear appropriate clothing for the weather and for working in a natural area (long pants, long sleeves, sturdy shoes, hat). Water and snacks will be available. O.S. Gray Natural Area has no restroom facilities, but Kroger is nearby.
Info: friendsofosgray@gmail.com
We spend time doing gardening: pruning, planting, weeding, dividing plants, etc. We also have a short education/information session. This is a great place to see native plants in a landscape setting to see how they might look in your yard.
We’ll plant seeds, install plants, weed the butterfly garden and remove invasive plants from the prairie area on various days.
Come prepared with sun protection, a bottle of water, work gloves, and tools you like for weeding and a shovel. We have some spare tools, if needed.
RSVP: Marcie Haley, marcieh@gmail.com or 214-535-9373
Guest Howard Garrett, the Dallas-based organic gardening expert says the first step of natural pest control is the basic organic program and resulting healthy soil and plants. Healthy, non-stressed plants don't attract pests nearly as much as do plants that are under stress from the use of high-nitrogen, salt fertilizers and toxic chemical pesticides. Understanding the protection and use of beneficial insects and other living organisms is also a major part of successful pest control. When direct pest control is needed, there are "soft" choices that work well.
Workshop by by Randy Johnson, horticulture manager, Dallas Zoo & owner, Randy’s Organics (native plant nursery).
RETREET will host a screening of “Can You Dig This” at The Texas Theater to kickoff Rowlett RETREET, an effort to replant lost trees in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Rowlett last year.
You are invited to come and help us return this site to its natural state. Friends will be cutting and removing small trees and bushes from Rosser's Meadow. Come prepared to work in a wooded environment. Tools will be furnished those who don't bring them. Questions? friendsofosgray@gmail.com
Annual Donor Appreciation Dinner for 25-year-old Association for India's Development features Revathi, a school teacher turned organic farmer from Tamil Nadu. Her work in the past 12 years has touched the lives of over one million farmers and has engaged in 22 disaster recovery activities on farmlands. Starting with her work on Tsunami affected lands in India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, Revathi continues to share her expertise with farmers whose precious lands need reclamation.
Wes Culwell will discuss one of his pet projects – identifying and obtaining recognition for local historic trees in the Tarrant area. In addition, he will provide us with some of his observations about the trees that can be found at the Southwest Nature Preserve.
Wes Culwell is one of the few Board-Certified Master Arborists in Texas. He is an Aggie, a Landscape Horticulturist and owner of HortiCare involved in improving plant health care.
Combined meeting of Fort Worth and Dallas Chapters. Info: Leigh Ann Ellis, laellis55@aol.com or 214-321-7159