Urban Sustainability

On June 20 at the monthly meeting of the Dallas Native Plant Society, Carol Feldman will be presenting "Maintenance of your Landscape: Tips for the Homeowner".  7pm at the regular monthly meeting at REI.  The location is the upstairs meeting room of the REI Outdoor Equipment Store at 4515 LBJ Freeway 75244, on the north side of I-635 between Welch and Midway.

Learn how to prepare new beds and restore and revive existing beds using organic techniques. She will also cover garden installation of flagstone, boulders, fencing, dry riverbeds, and other hardscape elements. A yearly maintenance checklist will give an overview of timing for mulching, year end cleanup, irrigation items, and plant maintenance.

Carol is currently the principal of Feldman Design Studios where she has supervised home landscape installations for the past 15 years. She is a licensed Landscape Architect, and contrary to popular beliefs about landscape architects, she likes to work with plants, especially Texas

We will use rainwater harvesting in the ecovillage. This usually means catching water from even the smallest roof. Although a rain barrel is not the appropriate size for serious rainwater harvesting at your home, it is appropriate for outbuildings, so we have included it in the skill building series.

Dr. Dotty Woodson, Extension Program Specialist - Water Resources will be teaching this class and will provide participants the opportunity to construct a 55 gallon rain barrel as well as discuss installing an efficient irrigation system. The rain barrel is yours to take home!

Cost is $40.00 for each barrel and they measure 24 inches in diameter and 36 inches tall. Bring a vehicle large enough to haul your rain barrel(s) home.

Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Pavilion Building, 17360 Coit Road, Dallas 75252.

Skill Sharing of Needle Arts: Basic Crochet 
Homesteading from DFW Ecovillage in the Green Scheme of DFW

Instructor:   Rena Hobbs 

When: June 18, 2011

Tour Coppell Farmers' Market, buy some farm goodies,  and hear John of Comeback
Creek Farm speak on Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).

Meet at the tent in the front of the market at 8:45 am, stopping to buy a breakfast muffin if you like. About 9:15 or so, John will speak to us about CSAs in general, how he became a farmer, and his CSA in
particular.

Market opens at 8 am if you want a head start.

This is followed by an optional needle skills class on basic crochet which is followed by an optional lunch at Healthy Me Art Cafe in Coppell to visit with fellow students and learn more about the ecovillage forming just east of Dallas. 

Fee: Free, except for your purchases.

17Seventeen McKinney
Dallas, Texas 75202

Managed by
Granite Properties
PARKING:  Free Parking is available in the building

The USGBC North Texas Chapter, the CSI Dallas Chapter, and Dallas AIA’s Committee on the Environment have joined together to host a showcase of the latest green building products, technologies and knowledge for commercial and residential use. This showcase is for Architects, Engineers, Landscape Architects, Interior Designers, Developers, Contractors, Owners, Facilities Managers and others interested in the sustainable building industry.

EVENT NEWS -

Keynote speakers will be Thom Mayne on Thursday at 5pm and Howard "the Dirt Doctor" Garrett on Friday at 8am.  Seating is limited so register early!

GBCI will offer a presention on GBCI LEED Certification and the process of getting your project through GBCI.  They will also have a GBCI Work Zone and three LEED revieweres in the Exhibit Hall for project teams to have questions answered about their LEED project reviews in process.

Learn the basics of canning, freezing, and dehydration to preserve produce when it is plentiful and in season. Free.

Kids ages 5-12 will learn how to help the family live green with hands-on projects about recycling, conserving energy and practicing sustainability. $65.

Beach Party of the Century
June 25-26, 2011

Saturday - 10 am to 10 pm
Sunday - 9 am to 4 pm

Put on your flip flops and sunglasses and join us for a beach bash as we celebrate the Grand Finale Weekend of the Comerica White Rock Lake Centennial Celebration. Party is hosted by For the Love Of The Lake with support from White Rock Lake Foundation and Friends of the Bath House. In appreciation of Ebby Halliday as honorary chair of the Centennial Celebration.

Tickets - $15 adults, $5 kids
kids 5 and under free

Free offsite parking at Norbuck, Flag Pole Hill and White Rock DART station (shuttle service to event)

SATURDAY, JUNE 25: Join us Saturday for Brunch, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Cocktails and Dinner at Veranda Lounge on Terrace Level at The Bath House (Limited Seating, Additional Cost)

10:00 am Gates Open Antique Car Show
2:00 pm Antique Car Awards
3:00 pm Antique Car Parade
7:00 pm Awards and Birthday Celebration
9:00 pm Fireworks

Come have fun learning about nature and helping it out! This month we will look for pollinators, observe and learn about our honeybee hive, and make pollinator houses to take home.   This activity is geared for children 3-7 and their parents. $5 per child (with paid admission)/MEMBERS FREE.

Current Admission fees:

$5 Adults (13-64)
$2 Children (3-12;under 3 FREE)
$3 Seniors (65+)
$1 Discount per person (with Military ID)

*Native Texas Garden Series, Organic Soil Preparation, Garden Installation, and Maintenance:

Learn how to prepare and maintain your soil organically in order to grow native plants and your lawn. We will also cover garden installation of flagstone, boulders and other hardscape elements. A yearly maintenance checklist will be provided covering mulch, year end cleanup, shrub, tree and ornamental grass maintenance and irrigation. Class is geared for adults. FREE (with paid admission).

Current Admission fees:

$5 Adults (13-64)
$2 Children (3-12;under 3 FREE)
$3 Seniors (65+)
$1 Discount per person (with Military ID)