Issues

Join us for the 2011 Texas Conservation Alliance
Annual Meeting Saturday, September 24, at the
Trinity River Audubon Center in Dallas.  

David Marquis will perform an excerpt from his acclaimed play, The Land.  We'll also celebrate the Conservation Hero of the Year and discuss cool new conservation initiatives.

Before the annual meeting, Bobette Brasfield,
coordinator of Smarter Water for North Texas,
will teach a session in how to give the Smarter
Water program to interested groups.

Annual Meeting Schedule:

11:30 - 1:45  Training Session Smarter Water
      Sandwich Lunch Provided
      Bobette Brasfield
 
 2:00 - 4:00 Annual Meeting
     Featured Speaker TBD
     Election of Board Members
     Other Big Fun 

Presentation on Soil Biology and Native Plants by Texas Discovery Garden's Randy Johnson.

Come learn about the "jungle" of living organisms, the ultimate recyclers
below the surface of the soil who turn organic matter into food. Learn
about the soil structure that is created and how that can have a profound
effect on the plants that you enjoy above the surface of the soil!
In addition, we will discuss the advantages of using Native and adapted
plant material.

Is your lawn scorched? Are your garden beds a jungle?

Enter our first annual Ugly Garden Contest. Take pictures of your front or back garden, print them out and bring to NORTH HAVEN GARDENS by 5pm, August 26th. We'll choose 5 finalists and visit their homes to assess how bad their landscape really is.

Winner (or loser) announced Friday, September 2nd. You must be in our NHG Delivery zone to qualify. Details here.

All Finalists win a FREE in-store session with our NHG Garden Coach.

Join us for a FREE “Third Thursday” this August. 
We’ll be open from 9a.m. – 9p.m.

5:30p.m. Guided Hike & Texas Turtle Watch

6:00p.m. Animal Encounter

7:00p.m. Free Family Movie Night

We'll be showing Rio on the big screen in the air-conditioned Great Hall. Pack a picnic and bring the whole family.  Free popcorn and popsicles!

8:00p.m. Chimney Swift Monitoring

8:15p.m. Amphibian Watch

It’s hot. We all know that. It’s summer time in Texas. But that doesn’t mean you can’t
have fun outdoors. And, the Trinity River Audubon Center makes it even easier to do so
by reducing admission fees to only $1 – anytime, all the time, during August!
 
That’s right, all admission fees are reduced to $1 for the entire month. It doesn’t matter
whether you’re an adult, child, or senior. Whether you’re here to hike, study the exhibit
hall, or go birding. Your admission fee is ONLY $1. Any day, any time!
 
And, it’s a great time to take advantage. Why? Because the Center offers a little bit of
everything for the whole family. Like a little exercise – come hike our 4 – 5 miles of
trails. While you’re hiking, learn a bit about your local environment – the Great Trinity
Forest, the Trinity River, the Blackland prairie, and more. 
 
Want to enjoy the cool indoors? Then explore our exhibit hall and examine turtles, fish,
and bullfrogs. Listen to bird calls, discover the power of water, and study the history of

Dallas Green Festival at Texas Discovery Gardens and the inaugural Texas Discovery Gardens Green Exhibit at State Fair of Texas®!

Texas Discovery Gardens is once again hosting the Dallas Green Festival, a celebration of environmentally positive living! And this year we're extending it into the first ever Texas Discovery Gardens Green Exhibit at the 2011 State Fair of Texas®!

That's over a month of environmental seeing, learning and doing!

These two fantastic events in one will feature activities and demonstrations on:

The 2011-2012 Nature School begins this week. Register by calling 817.860.6752 or e-mail registrar@riverlegacy.org.

River Legacy Nature School provides an environment that encourages a child’s inborn sense of wonder and curiosity to flourish. Indoor and outdoor explorations at River Legacy Living Science Center introduce children to the natural world.

Discover the habits and adaptations of one of our native animals during a live animal observation with a River Legacy Naturalist at River Legacy Living Science Center. RSVP to 817.860.6752. FREE, donations accepted.

The City of Arlington Master Composter volunteers hold composting classes the second Saturday of every month at the composting display in the Science Center's parking lot area. The class includes demonstrations of proper pile building, and a worm compost bin. Attendees will receive a free book. No need to register, just show up. Dress for the weather. For more information, call 817.459.6778 or visit www.arlingtontx.gov. FREE.

W.A.T.E.R. Festival (Water Awareness Through Education and Recreation)

Celebrate the wonderful resource of water with a variety of family-friendly activities, crafts and demonstrations at the water science fair at River Legacy Living Science Center. Free.