Voted Best Outdoor Cultural Event by Fort Worth Weekly.
[ibimage==6767==original_size==none==self==ibimage_left]Held in the picturesque Tandy Hills Natural Area, this popular down-home festival includes wildflower tours, nature hikes, green vendors, storytellers, plein air painters, live music and food.
Brave Combo performs at 6:30 pm.
Free.
Brought to you by the Trinity River Audubon Center: Learn about these amazing and mysterious birds of the night. Learn to call owls. Dissect an owl pellet. Learn ways to attract owls to your yard and make your community more owl-friendly. Learn about the owls that call Dallas home and study owl anatomy, hunting techniques and their amazing powers of sight and hearing.
Learn how to identify frogs and other species, gather ecological data, participate in Citizen Science. Be prepared for a night hike. Register: Lisa Cole, 972-219-3930 or LisaCole@UNT.edu.
Following the rain barrel class at 10 a.m., share a box lunch and create your own masterpiece. $40. Purchase both Rain Barrel classes for a discounted $100. Preregistration required.
Learn basic water harvesting strategies, how to calculate the amount of water that you can capture and then help you construct your own rain barrel. Each student will construct and go home with a rain barrel that is ready to start capturing water on their property. $75. Preregistration required.
Paint Your Rain Barrel class follows at 12:30 p.m. Take both classes for a discounted $100.
Discover Metroplex-worthy plants for your garden and learn about our special ecosystem requirements. Take home one of director of horticulture Roger Sanderson’s favorite native plants. $25. Preregistration required.
Learn more about MGFA upcoming events: Lobby Training at Black Beauty Ranch, Lobby Day in Denton, and a Screening of Speciesism: The Movie! There will be vegan snacks and good company!
Sign up to participate in the annual citywide cleanup from 8-11 am. From 11 am to 2pm, celebrate the earth at environmental education event, featuring green vendors, music, activities in downtown Fort Worth.
Information sessions for Solarize Plano Project participants and interested persons. A residential "Solar 101" will be presented as well as a review of the project timeline and key next steps.
We are taking a trip to Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch for a tour of the amazing sanctuary and a lobby training presentation given by Katie Jarl, the Texas State Director for HSUS. This is going to be an amazing trip and a fun way to learn how to effectively create legislative change for animals. We will also be carpooling, the drive is about two hours.
RSVP via Meetup.