Day camp geared to kids ages 6-12 who want to learn about beekeeping, raising chickens and building a garden. Held five Saturdays (March 30-April 27) from 2-4pm. $75. Sponsorships are available. Info: Elizabeth Dry at EJDry54@yahoo.com.
Environmentally themed vendors. Good Karma Kitchen food truck, which provides a vegan/vegetarian/gluten-free menu. Herb plants and T-shirts will also be for sale.
The Great Plains Restoration Council is working to permanently preserve this 2,000 tallgrass prairie. Monthly hikes held.
Keep Coppell Beautiful encourages families, scout troups, schools and other organizations to participate in Clean Coppell 2013 March 23-April 6. Registration closes March 8 at noon. Registered volunteers receive a free T-shirt. Keep Coppell Beautiful will provide trash bags and gloves. Info: KCB@coppelltx.gov or 972-462-5191.
Learn about volunteer opportunities to help underserved kids explore the outdoors in this Sierra Club program. These mostly weekend activities include visits to local nature centers and state parks. Preregistration required: Liz Wheelan, 214-368-2306.
Dallas Sierra Club is hosting this screening of the film "Mother, Caring for Seven Billion" about human population growth. Gayle Loeffler, member of the National Sierra Club’s Global Population and Environment Committee, will also give a presentation of the United Nations Conference on Population, Health and Environment, held in Ethiopia. Free. KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org.
Learn the basics of backyard and vermi-composting to reduce the amount of waste sent to the landfill. Free. Register, Central Market info desk or city of Dallas: 214-670-4475. CentralMarket.com.
The Beehive Collective will share their campaign “Mesoamérica Resiste.” The nonprofit aims to spotlight the ecology and people that will be affected by a massive infrastructure development called The Mesoamerica Project.
Master naturalist Jim Varnum leads this annual walk at the 160-acre prairie preserve.
Volunteers needed to help clear invasive plants at 160-acre prairie preserve. Two shifts: 9 am to noon and 1-3 pm. Bring gloves, work clothes, sturdy shoes, hat, eye-protection, sunscreen, picnic lunch. RSVP Don Young at donyoungglass@earthlink.net or 817-731-2787.