Skip to main content

Lifestyle

Greater Fort Worth Sierra Club: Camping 101 Training - Fort Worth

Has it been years since you camped with the scouts or just need to update your knowledge of camping equipment, wilderness cooking and clothing yourself for hiking? Virgin campers are welcome and will find this information basic and easy to understand. Join experienced and patient Sierra Club outings leaders who will conduct the class, demonstrate equipment, answer questions and advise on trip planning. Topics to be covered include selection and care of tents, back packs and day packs, stoves, hiking boots, clothing, sleeping bags, sleeping pads as well as meal and trip planning. $15 to be prepaid. Preregister by Sept. 3 with Claudia Blalock. Info: claudia.blalock@att.net or 817-924-6242. Please include your phone contact when emailing Claudia.

UU Church of Oak Cliff: Oak Cliff Jazz Fest & Arts & Crafts Fair - Booth Space for Green Groups & Artists

Organizers have booth spaces open for crafters who would like to offer for sale their crafts made of recycled items. There is a $30 fee for a 10-foot-by-10-foot space. 

Additionally, there are several free spaces open for non-profit environmental groups to pass out information about their organizations, their projects, their issues. These spaces are 10 feet by 10 feet, but we do encourage organizations to share with another compatible group. Sales, however, are not allowed.

Contact: grumpdopey@gmail.com or call Judy at 972-291-2710.  

Info: http://www.oakcliffjazzfest.org.

Citizens Climate Lobby: Meeting - Irving

To dispel your climate despair and be part of a growing grassroots movement that is getting revenue neutral carbon fee and dividend legislation passed, join Citizens Climate Lobby!Citizen's Climate Lobby (CCL) is a non-profit nonpartisan organization working on creating the political will for a livable world. CCL's mission is to empower normal citizens, who care about their world, to engage in conversations with their elected officials.

 On June 24th five members from DFW chapter went to Capitol Hill and met with Texas Congress members. http://greensourcedfw.org/articles/dfw-citizens-climate-lobby-activists-dc-lobby-congress-carbon-tax. If you care about the environment and want to get involved in getting an effective climate change policy created, come meet us. 

Info: Shawn Reeder at dallas@citizensclimatelobby.org

To learn more about our organization, dial in to our intro call Sept 3, at 7pm. Conference number: 1-866-642-1665. Pass code: 440699#

Arlington Conservation Council: Sam Kieschnick of Mansfield Parks and Rec - Arlington

Speaker will be Sam Kieschnick, nature education specialist for Mansfield Parks and Recreation. Kieschnick is an enthusiastic and dynamic speaker who loves his work and will be presenting a program entitled "Does nature matter? The importance of parks for nature education."

Kieschnick will discuss the new nature education programs being offered in Mansfield, the role of the new Elmer W. Oliver Nature Park (similar, but on a smaller scale to River Legacy) and how Mansfield is using the new nature park as an outdoor classroom and venue for citizen science projects. He will also present some ideas on how cities like Arlington and Mansfield could possibly work together to make their park systems a win-win for residents, the parks, and the critters which live in the parks.

Denton County Master Gardeners: Fall Gardening Festival - Flower Mound

The annual even provides free entertainment and educational activities for the entire family. Master gardener booths at the festival will cover topics such as propagation, lawn care, designing a water-wise landscape, herb growing, worm composting and a dozen other topics. Seminars on gardening will be offered in classroom areas, including “Perennial Gardening” by Marilyn Simmons and “Transitioning from Sprinkler to Drip” by Patrick Dickinson.

 Live entertainment will be provided by the Flower Mound Community Orchestra, Voices of Flower Mound, Studio B Performing Arts Center, Texas Harmony Chorus (Sweet Adelines) and Dallas Tap Dazzlers. Vendors will offer hand-crafted items and information about maintaining a sustainable environment.

Subscribe to Lifestyle