Issues

Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center Auditorium
17360 Coit Road, Dallas, TX 75252
Saturday, March 24
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Click here for a location map and a list of area restaurants.

Landscape designer and author Bonnie Reese of Beautiful Landscapes will be the speaker at both sessions. The first 100 attendees at each session will receive a copy of Ms. Reese’s book, “Common-Sense Landscaping.” Attendees can also enter a drawing for free bags of Green Sense organic fertilizer from Rohde’s Nursery and Nature Store.

Learn about green living from local experts and then tour the Environmental Education Center, Plano's only LEED Platinum certified building. 

At this 3rd Saturday Tour & Talk, attendees will learn how to reduce use of water, pesticides and fertilizers by landscaping with native and adapted plants. 

Location: Environmental Education Center, 4116 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX 75093 

Saturday, March 17, 9:30-11:00am 

Pre-registration required http://livegreeninplano.obsres.com/

http://livegreeninplano.obsres.com/Info.aspx?EventID=3

Don't let the worms crawl in and the worms crawl out -- put them to work! We'll teach you to use specialized red worms to compost your food waste. These use their waste as a fertile soil amendment to benefit your plants. Learn to set up and maintain a worm bin, and to harvest and use the worm castings. 

Class meets at the Environmental Education Center, 4116 W. Plano Parkway. Plano, TX 75093

Thursday, March 1, 2012 7:00pm-9:00pm 

Please register for this class by visiting the website below:

http://livegreeninplano.obsres.com/Info.aspx?EventID=3

Water Conservation Workshop for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional (ICI) Organizations 

Join us for a FREE one-day workshop taught by Bill Hoffman, Water Management, Inc. 

Learn about: 
-the latest technology and how-to's of water conservation for ICI water users 
-exploring alternative sources of water 
-ways to establish and finance water conservation programs 
-where to find helpful resources 

Thursday, March 8, 8am-5pm 

Class meets at Sockwell Center, 6301 Chapel Hill Blvd, Plano, TX 75093 

Please register for this class by visiting the website below:

http://livegreeninplano.obsres.com/Info.aspx?EventID=3

Join us to learn, dream, and build

Texas is a big state. In order to provide an effective religious response to our environmental challenges, we need local teams on the ground in cities and regions across the state. 

TXIPL Coordinator, Amanda Yaira Robinson, will be in Fort Worth on Monday, March 5th to talk about building a Tarrant County chapter of Interfaith Power & Light. Please be part of the conversation!

Monday, March 5, 2012, 7:00 p.m.

First Congregational Church

SCREEN Geoff Lawton's Five DVDs in Rockwall.

On March 4, "Intro to Permaculture" and "Soils." 

Documentary: Introduction to Permaculture Design

Documentary: Permaculture Soils

On March 11, "Urban PC," "Food Forest," "Water."

Documentary: Urban Permaculture: Sustainable Strategies for Urban Living

The Rocky Mountain Institute and The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture Environmental Forum.
 
The Rocky Mountain Institute, established in 1982, is a self-described "non-profit think-and-do tank" whose current strategic focus is "Reinventing Fire," which aims at "mapping and driving the business-led transition from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewable energy" by 2050.
 
RMI will be in Dallas the day after Earth Day to collaborate with the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture for an evening symposium emphasizing the cultural impact of this timely and critical issue.
 
Monday, 6-9 pm: April 23; opening reception at 5:30 pm. Admission: Members $30, Nonmembers $45, Member Teachers $10. 2719 Routh St, Dallas, TX 75201. 214 871-2440.
 

The Root Awakening. Dedicated to spreading awareness about environmental conservation.
 
Organized by two senior students at the school for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center, class of 2012. They are officers of "S.A.G.A." (Students Against Global Abuse), the first enviromental organization at their school.
 
These two students helped to organize the first recycling system at their school, and established a partnership with the local non-profit organization "For the Love of the Lake." Since then, they've been the student voices for this organization, encouraging peer participation every Saturday cleaning up White Rock Lake.
 
They are trying to raise awareness about environmental conservation by hosting a festival near white rock lake and bringing our community together for the environmental cause.
 
The festival will take place March 24th, 2012 from 9 AM to 1 PM at Flag Pole Hill near White Rock Lake, 8100 Doran Circle. Dallas, TX.
 

When: Saturday, March 10, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
Topic: "FIELD TRIP! Want to See How Solar Panels are Made?"
Hosted By: 1SolTech, 1920 Diplomat Drive, Farmers Branch, Texas

1SolTech is a leading US manufacturer of quality, cost-effective solar solutions.

The March 2012 meeting of the North Texas Renewable Energy Group will be a tour of the facilities of 1SolTech, manufacturer of solar electric panels. We will not meet at REI on IH635 in Dallas this month only. 

Instead, here is a map. Please go directly to 1SolTech. They are located east of the President George Bush Turnpike, and north of I-635 near Luna Road and Valley View Lane.

Learn how to be Water-Wise to endure the drought!

1st annual conference on soil and water issues in North Central Texas

This is a gathering of like-minded amateur and professional gardeners for the purpose of
demonstrating practical solutions toward reducing water use and improving soil health.

Featured Speakers: 

Sabino Cortez of Erath Earth
Using Organic Compost to Heal Soil and Water Less

Bruce Blevins of Preservation Tree Service
Intelligent Irrigation in a Hydro-Illogical World

Tom Motley, North Texas Gardens
Organic, Drought Surviving Herbs and Produce in Raised Bed Gardens

Harold Spiegel, Preservation Tree Service
Native and Adaptive Tree Species-Water Savvy Choices,
General Tree Care and Effective Watering of Trees

Dedicated time for your questions.

Come out and visit the many vendors participating for more water wise solutions!

FREE