Volunteers remove non-native plants, restore trails, and work in the butterfly garden. Repairing trails reduces erosion trouble spots and removing non-native plants clears crowded trail edges. We'll provide snacks, water, pruning shears, shovels, and work gloves. All you need to bring is sun screen and bug repellent. Rain or shine.
Celebrating Life ~ Embracing Balance ~ Fostering Peace
Presented by Earth Rhythms
Free – donations accepted.
CommuniTREE – an environmentally themed event to commemorate, educate and participate in all things TREE! Beneath the magnificent live oak trees that surround the Bath House Cultural Center on White Rock Lake, join us in fellowship of nature greatest archetype on Autumn Equinox weekend. Learn about proper TREE care, emulate TREE energy, peruse local artisTREE, visit with a multitude of TREE organizations and share prayers for peace on the World TREE. Be the change you wish to see… celebration CommuniTREE!
Full Schedule online at www.EarthRhythms.org.
HOW COMMUNITREE CAME TO BE
See Website for Speaker Details.
We are your warm, friendly and inclusive catalysts for the Dallas eco-community. Let us help you plug into the local social network of eco-conscious folks. Everything is Bigger in Texas - our hospitality included.
Watch the 30-second video of our recent gathering. If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then a video is worth a million!!! Our 2010 Holiday Party.
AT OUR FUN AND FRIENDLY MONTHLY GATHERINGS, YOU WILL:
Miss Tanna, herbalist extraordinaire from the Tarrant County Urban Homesteading Group, will do a presentation on herbs: planting, growing, harvesting, storing, and using.
If you completed the Wilderness Navigation Class in October, or you took the navigation class a year or two ago and you want to refresh your wilderness navigation skills, this trip is for you. We will hike the Buckeye Mountain Trail and do some off-trail route finding in the Caney Creek Wilderness in Arkansas. We will only hike about 8 or 9 miles so we will have plenty of time to practice our navigation skills. Note that this is not a beginner trip. Participants must have some backpacking experience. Signup is not required for the class, but it is required for this backpack trip. Contact Bill to sign up or sign up at the Wilderness Navigation Class. Leaders: Bill Greer 972-247-0446 and Arthur Kuehne 214-902-9260
2-part class - Oct 12-13, 6:30-8:45pm both nights
Learn the fundamentals of finding your way in the wilderness in this two evening class. Among the subjects covered are: purchasing maps, how to read maps, how not to get lost, what to do if you do get lost, GPS, different kinds of compasses, and how to use your compass. If you have a compass, bring it to the class. If you don't have one, we will show you what to look for when you purchase one. The class will be held at REI (second floor program room). REI is at 4515 LBJ Freeway, north side, between Midway and Welch. This two-night class (second night October 13) will start promptly at 6:30 PM and will finish at about 8:45 PM. The fee for the class is $15 for Sierra Club members and $20 for non-members (cash or check). No reservations are necessary; just show up. Contact: Bill Greer 972-964-1781(h)
This month DFW Aquaponics Meetup will be sponsoring a short hands-on workshop to teach the techniques necessary to build a "strawberry tower" from common PVC pipe and a few other components. I will have instructions available ($5) that will detail the steps to build the tower, or we will provide the instructions along with the materials to build your own 4' tower ($25) [ Please make a comment in your RSVP if you would like materials to build your own tower.]
These structures are a great place to grow Strawberries (obviously), but also for all types of herbs, greens, and even certain vining plants. I will specifically discuss how to integrate these growing vessels into aquaponics systems and how to calculate their bio-filtration effectiveness.
Join us for the 2011 Texas Conservation Alliance
Annual Meeting Saturday, September 24, at the
Trinity River Audubon Center in Dallas.
David Marquis will perform an excerpt from his acclaimed play, The Land. We'll also celebrate the Conservation Hero of the Year and discuss cool new conservation initiatives.
Before the annual meeting, Bobette Brasfield,
coordinator of Smarter Water for North Texas,
will teach a session in how to give the Smarter
Water program to interested groups.
Annual Meeting Schedule:
11:30 - 1:45 Training Session Smarter Water
Sandwich Lunch Provided
Bobette Brasfield
2:00 - 4:00 Annual Meeting
Featured Speaker TBD
Election of Board Members
Other Big Fun
Dallas Green Festival at Texas Discovery Gardens and the inaugural Texas Discovery Gardens Green Exhibit at State Fair of Texas®!
Texas Discovery Gardens is once again hosting the Dallas Green Festival, a celebration of environmentally positive living! And this year we're extending it into the first ever Texas Discovery Gardens Green Exhibit at the 2011 State Fair of Texas®!
That's over a month of environmental seeing, learning and doing!
These two fantastic events in one will feature activities and demonstrations on: