For the Love of the Lake (FTLOTL) - Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce-Up (VH)
Second Saturdays, 8:30am - 10:30am (register between 8:00 and 8:30)
Tasks of the day: Clean the shores of White Rock Lake by picking up trash.
Registration Location: 1152 N Buckner Blvd, Dallas, TX 75218. NE Corner of Garland Rd. & Buckner Blvd. in Casa Linda Plaza (Facing Buckner & Doctors Hospital).
Mission of the committee: to create, maintain, protect, and enhance a healthy, sound, and diverse community forest, which will contain trees varying in age, species and location. Also, to educate officials and the public regarding the importance of healthy urban resources and the proper care and maintenance of trees/forests.
Contact: MN Sara Beckelman
Note: The Urban Forest Advisory Committee meets on first Tuesdays.
As populations increase and water supplies decrease, the awareness of water conservation is steadily rising. Rainwater harvesting is an ancient technique for providing water to humans, gardens and livestock used across the planet since the dawn of time. Contemporary generations take the rainfall for granted and treat runoff as a problem instead of an asset. Harvested rainwater provides water for our growing demand and also mitigates stormwater issues. Dr. Dotty Woodson, Extension Program Specialist - Water Resources will be teaching about the understanding the overall water cycle and looking at the effects of rainwater harvesting on the environment.
To register - visit http://dallas.tamu.edu/courses/nov-10-2011-rainwater-harvesting/
Note: There are two identical workshops on November 9 and 10. The November 9 workshop will be held at Texas TAMU Agricultural Research & Extension Ctr.
The Texas Watershed Steward program is a free, one-day educational workshop designed to help watershed residents improve and protect their water resources by getting involved in local watershed protection and management activities.
The workshop will provide an overview of water quality and watershed management in Texas. It will primarily focus on water quality issues in the City of Dallas Watersheds.
Pre-register for the workshop by going to: http://tws.tamu.edu
Note: There are two identical workshops on November 9 and 10. The November 10 workshop will be held at Trinity River Audubon Center.
The Texas Watershed Steward program is a free, one-day educational workshop designed to help watershed residents improve and protect their water resources by getting involved in local watershed protection and management activities.
The workshop will provide an overview of water quality and watershed management in Texas. It will primarily focus on water quality issues in the City of Dallas Watersheds.
Pre-register for the workshop by going to: http://tws.tamu.edu
Screening of the movie "Grow!" by Slow Money, a non-profit dedicated to building and supporting the local sustainable food system. Free but donations requested.
Grow! is a great introduction to local farming issues and why people choose to farm, the rewards and the sacrifices. Two film makers spent an entire growing season with 20 farmers and two apprentices on 12 different farms in Georgia. This is their story.
There is parking located along Jefferson which is surprisingly quiet after 6pm as well as two lots close to the theater. The first one is located in the Bank of Texas in between Zang and Madison along Centre street. The second lot is located behind the theater on Sunset avenue also between Madison and Zang. This is generally an overflow lot that we use for valet services when needed, Jefferson is usually sufficient for most performances.
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Sustainable Salon with "moving tables." What happens? We move around tables discussing the sustainability subject of each table for 30 minutes before moving on to another table and another subject. Great way to learn other's views on sustainable subjects, express your own views, and meet like-minded people. EXCEPT--Please No Politics! Sustainability is larger than and reaches across all political parties so please leave politics at home. Please bring chips, crackers, cookies or sweets to share. I will bring dips and hummus. Also bring your own beverage of choice. |
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Three of the highest expenses of your life are your hot water, your food, and your home. That's because they all take energy. Living sustainably saves energy, thus money, particularly as we transition to higher, and then even higher, costs of that energy But not all ways of living sustainably are practical. And some sustainable living is most practical (like solar hot water) when you do-it-yourself. We have three speakers to talk about practical sustainability--all experts in their fields. Phil Fisher, licensed electrician, solar designer/installer, and owner of Solar Systems Installations, will discuss solar hot water (now often best if you DIY) and hot water by heat pump. |
Walk through Twelve Hills Nature Center with Master Naturalist Dan Northcut and learn about the Blackland Prairie Ecosystem. Look at plants indigenous to this area and some that invaded; see what survived the summer heat and what works well in home landscaping.
Location: North Oak Cliff at 817 N. Mary Cliff Road, Dallas TX 75208
Questions and to RSVP: contact Marcie Haley marcieh@gmail.com 214-941-6069
Webpage: www.twelvehills.org
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presented by North Texas Chapter of Master Naturalists and Texas AgriLife |