Recycling / Reuse

THIS CLASS IS OPEN TO DALLAS WATER UTILITIES CUSTOMERS ONLY

Dallas Water Utilities Conservation is hosting a rain barrel making class taught by Dr. Dotty Woodson, Extension Program Specialist - Water Resources. This class and will provide participants the opportunity to construct a 55-gallon rain barrel as well as discuss installing an efficient irrigation system. The rain barrel is yours to take home!

Cost: $50.00 each barrel (covers cost of rain barrel and materials)

*Rain barrels measure 24 inches in diameter and 36 inches tall. Please bring a vehicle large enough to haul your rain barrel(s) home.

Please complete the form on the event website to RSVP for the Making a Rain Barrel class.

The Zero Waste Boot Camp will be held Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Faith Memorial Church, located at 1914 South Ewing Ave. in Dallas. The workshop, hosted by Adbongo, a Dallas-based business incubator/accelerator, is aimed at green and sustainable businesses, leaders, and anyone interested in learning more about zero waste. The cost is $75 in advance and $95 on the day of the event. Students and seniors pay $25.

This event is one of a series of boot camps Adbongo is hosting in preparation for a project it’s developing called the Dallas Resource Recovery Park, across from McCommas Bluff Landfill. John Bush, president of Adbongo, said the co-op will create the city’s first sustainable business community, focused on people, profits and the planet. “Every type of business is welcome as long as they are committed to zero waste and the triple bottom line,” said Bush.

Dallas Sierra Club General Meeting Tuesday, January 10

We have two great programs for you at our January General Meeting.  Our first program is a short presentation about the controversial subject of climate engineering.  Our main program will look at native plants of North Texas.

Climate Engineering
Geoengineering, also called climate engineering, is the term used to describe activities designed to intentionally alter the earth's natural environment to counteract the effects of climate change.  Almost everyone agrees that use of geoengineering methods would be very risky and quite likely to have significant unintended consequences.  Should research be undertaken?  Is geoengineering the Plan B in the event that current efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are unsuccessful?  Sierra Club member Paul Heller will discuss this controversial subject.  Paul Heller was trained as an electrical engineer at Purdue with an MBA from Wharton.

Native Plants of North Texas

Geoff (Jeff) Lawton has made an excellent teaching DVD. He covers everything from sustainable strategies for urban gardening to water tanks to aquaponics to rocket stoves to mini-swales to urban design and more! Just as Permaculture is intensive gardening, this video is intensive teaching. Since 1985, Lawton has undertaken a large number of jobs consulting, designing, teaching and implementing Permaculture systems in over 30 different countries around our planet. He certainly knows his Permaculture and how to teach it. 

Video is slightly over 90 minutes long.

Introductory Hide Tanning Workshop

Honoring the animal that has been hunted was very important to all native cultures. Nothing is wasted, that way the animal is honored. This class will teach you how to turn a deer hide into Buckskin for clothing and crafts and also to preserve pelts from various animals. Topics covered: obtaining a hide skinning wet scrape verses dry scrape making rawhide making buckskin brain tanning waterproofing by smoking how to make articles of clothing from your finished product what you can make out of rawhide

Costs: $60

Meeting & Dinner of the Sustainable East Meetup Group -

We will go more into Transition, plan the DVD showing combined with a seed exchange, the sustainability salon and maybe even a homesteading class for January, then just enjoy each other's company.

Square Pointe Grille has amazing avocado enchiladas and a few other vegetarian selections plus plenty of meat choices.

The restaurant is located on the square in downtown Rockwall. Exit I-30 at Hwy 205 and turn left from Dallas, right from Greenville. Stay on Hwy 205 until you reach the square. Square Point Grille is on your left at Hwy 66 west which is one-way to your left. You can park behind the building.

by Johnette Taylor, Roundtree Landscaping. You can keep your garden green and still save on your water bill when you plant the proper plants and water the right way.

Free.

By Leslie Finical Halleck, NHG General Manager.An in-depth workshop on working within the City of Dallas Water Restriction Guidelines, but still maintaining a beautiful, healthy landscape.

Free.

This year, we are proud to bring you our NEW Sustainable & Heat Hardy Series of programs featuring NHG and local experts discussing how you can garden with less water and follow your city’s water guidelines. By planting the right plants, learning to water and set your irrigation system properly, you will be using your resources efficiently and save money. Look for programs beginning in January and taking you all the way through the heat of summer. We’ll offer both full programs and 20 minute Pop Ups so you can pick the programs right for you.Series will include design workshops, consultations, and more.