Start the year off on a constructive footing with a one-hour workshop: “Saving the Planet by Design: Why Empathy, Collaboration and Imagination are the Game Changers for Sustainability.”
The mixer will start at 6 p.m., but the workshop begins at 7.
Learn how to improve your soil’s health by diverting valuable garden resources from the landfill back into your landscape with this 16-hr, 4-class series. Free.
Class dates: Jan 29-31 & Feb. 19. Register on website.
As human development continues to grow in Texas, habitat for our native wildlife becomes less abundant. To offset this impact, create a Texas wildscape on your property to provide vital habitat to our local wildlife. This presentation will detail the components of a wildscape and provide advice on how to create and maintain your wildscape using native vegetation. Free.
Info: 972-699-1687. KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org.
Speaker: Gailon Hardin from the Native Plant Society of Texas
Summary: Did you know that North Central Texas uses as much as five to six times residential water as the national average? Please join the Fort Worth Audubon Society (FWAS) as Gailon Hardin, past president of the Native Plant Society of Texas speaks about bird gardening with native plants to conserve water, promote biodiversity and balance our natural landscapes.
Info: Vicki Moore bobvcm@aol.com
The North Texas Electric Auto Association’s goal is to support local EV enthusiasts and to promote and educate the public regarding the benefits of electric vehicles.
All monthly meetings are free to attend and open to the public.
This 7-week course led by Mary Ann Mayer Redmond and Renee Rossi, provides participants with an opportunity to explore sustainability more deeply and learn its unique meaning from individual, societal and global perspectives. Class meets on seven consecutive Tuesdays. Register on website. $27.
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First Tuesday Social Justice Films at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff presents “Gasland 2.”
In this explosive follow-up to his Oscar-nominated film ”Gasland,” filmmaker Josh Fox uses his trademark dark humor to take a deeper, broader look at the dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil, now occurring on a global level (in 32 countries worldwide).
Refreshments are provided. Audience discussion will follow.
Info: judannwat@sbcglobal.net
Mingle with eco-friendly folks at this monthly meetup.
Solar advocates are encouraged to speak at a public hearing prior to the NRH City Council vote on a new solar ordinance.
Solar advocate info: Dan Lepinski, dan@ntree.org
Admission: 5 cans of food or $5 donation to local food bank. Entertainment DJ & karaoke. RSVP Robert Berndt, 817-884-2634