Clean Water Fund invites you to celebrate our Texas accomplishments and learn more about our ongoing work in North Texas at the home of Trammel Crow.
Texas director David Foster will discuss Clean Water Fund’s role in the region regarding North Texas water conservation initiatives.
At the semiannual YardSmart seminar, attendees will hear from well-known local experts on topics such as winter vegetables, trees and composting. Attendees can question a panel of experts about gardening issues during the Ask the Experts session. A garden tour will follow at 1 p.m.
Free.
Sprinkler Demo Stations
Sprinkler System 101
Setting Your Controller
Drip Conversion
Simple Repairs
Efficiency Retrofits
Installing/Testing Rain and Freeze Sensors
SmartScape Talks With Master Gardeners
Landscape Design – 9:30 a.m.
Plant Selection – 10 a.m.
Improving Soil & Maintenance – 10:30 a.m.
Ask a Master Gardener – 11 a.m.
Demonstration garden tours & free water efficient toolkits
The annual Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards honors North Texas' green businesses, professionals, organizations, nonprofits and volunteers.
This year's honorary speaker is Lee Stetson as John Muir.
Dallas Water Utilities is accepting entries for its 23rd annual Water-Wise Landscape Tour. The tour to be held on Saturday, October 14, 2017, educates the public on the beauty and water savings of landscapes that utilize native and adapted plants that are drought tolerant and need little supplemental water. See website for entry information and judging criteria to enter your landscape in this year’s tour.
Learn the basics and benefits of rainwater harvesting and the effects stormwater has on the environment. Participants will learn how to collect and utilize rainwater at home and have the opportunity to construct their own 55-gallon rain barrel.
Cost: $50 per barrel
Please complete the form to RSVP for this course: http://dallas.tamu.edu/courses/2016/october-18-2016-saving-from-a-rainy-day-making-a-rain-barrel/
Vote for your favorite green volunteers and leaders in North Texas. The top three finalists will be judged by a panel. Winners will be announced at the Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards on Nov. 3 at the Dallas Arboretum.
The Memnosyne Institute's Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards was launched in 2012 and has since honored many outstanding green leaders in North Texas.
COLLIN COUNTY
Collin County Farmers Market: http://www.collincountyfarmersmarket.org
Fairview Farms Marketplace, Plano: http://www.fairview-farms.com
Frisco Rotary Farmers Market: http://www.friscorotaryfarmersmarket.com
McKinney Farmers Market: http://www.chestnutsquare.org/programs/farmers_market.asp
DALLAS COUNTY
Carrollton Square Community Farmers Market, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Carrollton-Farmers-Market/150017371728897
Coppell Farmers Market: http://www.coppellfarmersmarket.org
An evolution of the annual Smartscape Tour of Coppell, the Sustainable Home and Garden Tour will expand to include features such as solar, rain water catchments, compost methods and backyard habitats in addition to Smartscape design. The idea of this self-guided yard tour is to provide people the opportunity to talk to homeowners about the real impact of investing in features that can be both beneficial to the environment and cost saving. Tour goers will be able to attend all five stops or pick and choose locations that are most relevant to their interests.