Green Building / Renovation

REI will partner with Groundwork Dallas in building a campsite and trail maintenance at the Trinity River Audubon Center in the Trinity Forest. Bring a hat, water bottle, sunscreen, and work gloves, and lots of enthusiasm! For the younger volunteers they can make seed balls to help with the prairie restoration. A free lunch will be provided for the volunteers and you can stay Texas Turtle-Palooza and enjoy the museum and trails of the Trinity River Audubon Center.

Host Organization: REI Dallas/Plano

Phone: 972-490-5989

Email: rshippe@rei.com

Sat, May 14 - “A Culture of Cooperation” by Permaculture instructor and consultant Dick Pierce. Free class features Community, Collaboration, Caring, Co-mingling, Co-Housing, EcoVillages, Kinship – “More Cooperation, [maybe] Less Competition?” Talk to other groups while here. Doors open at 6:30 pm to talk to other groups at the Dallas AgriLife Research Center, 17360 Coit Rd, Dallas 75252. Dick speaks from 7 until 8:30.

Organic Farming and Fruit Tree Class at Red Bud Ranch, 353 P. R. 1767 Chico, TX. Jay from organic Rabbit Hill Farm and organic Tropical John are teaching veggie farming & fruit trees in Wise County. Register & coffee at 8 am, classes start at 9 am. Please RSVP to Kathy so they will know how many people to expect, but pay owners $15 fee at door. redbudranch@mindspring.com  Phone 940 644-1849 Cell 214 673-6660. Get directions to ranch from owner, Kathy. It is west of Alvord. There is both farming and ranching here.

Come to this interesting, fun, informative, and free talk by noted Permaculture Instructor and Consultant, Dick Pierce. Permaculture is sustainable agriculture, organic gardening, and green building/living at its best. Dick has taught Permaculture Design Courses in Austin and Martha's Vineyard for many years and will introduce Permaculture from 7-8:30 pm. Come early (6 pm) for light snacks and to talk to various nonprofit groups that will have tables here: DFW Ecovillage, Transition Dallas, Dallas Cohousing, Slow Money, Feed Texas First, and several other nonprofits. REI, 972 490-5989, Guadalupe Peak room, 2nd floor, 4515 LBJ Fwy, Dallas, 75244, located between Midway and Welch on the north access road to I-635 between Guitar Center and Haverty's.

Learn how to apply green remodeling and design to your home. Take a tour of the Environmental Education Center and learn how to apply earth-friendly design concepts at your house. Free.

Because our buildings have such a profound impact on our lives, the way we live is changing. The manner in which we use our buildings, their architectural design and how they are constructed necessitates a change to a more sustainable approach.

This class provides an interactive discussion where a panel of subject matter experts and you, the participants, will discuss renewable energy and high-performing green buildings. The class will conclude with a discussion of future building codes, standards, and government regulations, which will answer the question "What industry changes are pending?"

After this course, participants will be able to:

Get-Acquainted Dinner at Cafe Elite to Meet Other Ecovillagers. It's time to take a break from skill building and relax with potential neighbors for our Hunt County Ecovillage. We will eat dinner at Cafe Elite on the NW corner of Preston and Plano Parkway in Plano. Good vegan food and good company so please join us at 6:30 pm at 1501 Preston Rd, Plano 75093. Cafe phone number is 469 828-0607. As always, RSVP is appreciated, particularly for a small restaurant like Cafe Elite. RSVP, please, to cv @ dfwnetmall.com (close spaces) or call Terry at 817 545-0140.

Earth Day Dallas hopes to catalyze a "green" movement in North Texas by staging a two-day event on April 22nd and 23rd over several city blocks in the Dallas Arts District.  We anticipate 500 civic, corporate and non-profit participants engaged in an event that will be the biggest and best Earth Day celebration in this part of the United States.  Sponsors currently include:

    * The Environmental Protection Agency
    * D Magazine
    * The Nature Conservancy
    * Chevrolet
    * Dallas Independent School District
    * Half Price Books

This will be the seminal event in an ongoing movement to showcase green business and civic efforts that improve North Texas and the lives of North Texans.  Events will focus on entertaining, inspiring and educating attendees with various ways to think, work and live green by showcasing emerging green technology and providing eco-friendly activities. 

    * Up to 50,000 visitors in the downtown Arts District (accessible by DART).

Saturday,. Feb 26 - Introduction to Vegetarian Ecovillage to be built east of Dallas. Come to a power point presentation of this ecovillage and meet other interested people at 4 pm. Upstairs at Central Market, Meeting Room B,  214 234-7000, 5750 East Lovers Ln at Greenville, Dallas. There is an elevator here. The phone number for Central Market is 214 234-7000, and my phone number is 817 545-0140. More information here. http://dfwnetmall.com/ecovillage/

More than 20 exhibitors and five presentations in each of the following four
tracks:
 
Sustainable Homes
Sustainable Landscapes and Agriculture
Sustainable Businesses
Sustainable Careers
 
We'll also have two keynote speakers:

Anna Clark, author of Green, American Style
Mabrie Jackson, president/CEO of the North Texas Commission
 
All of this is open to the public and there is no charge for attending. However, we
do request that people pre-register, if possible.
 

APRIL 28, 2011
10 A.M. – 8:30 P.M.
Presented by Eastfield College and