Urban Sustainability

The program is part of the Dallas County Community College District's spring 2014 Clean Economy Series. Patrick Dickinson, program coordinator for Texas A&M AgriLife in Dallas, is the featured speaker. 

The morning workshop will provide property managers with information about techniques they can implement for indoor water conservation; drip irrigation; new water conservation technologies; “cycle and soak”; lawn care during drought or water restrictions; proper plant selections; foundation watering; tree watering; and irrigation scheduling.

This program is designed for apartment managers, large-facility managers, commercial property managers, landscaping companies and others whose responsibilities include water use and conservation, which also helps control costs. 

$49. Info: 469-554-9202 or cleaneconomyseries@gmail.com.

Bring your computers, cell phones, printers, remote controls, appliances, lawn equipment. Commodity Recycling will accept all items that operate with electricity.

Cannot accept alkaline batteries, refrigerators freon items, AC units.

Info: Joan Meeks, 817-300-6958.

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Participants will become skilled at planting, pruning and maintaining trees while learning how to manage trees in urban settings.

Classes will be held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on five Wednesdays: Feb. 19, March 19, April 16, April 30 and May 21. The locations will vary by topic, but will all be in Fort Worth.

$50. A limited number of scholarships are available.

Info: 817-392-5738 or forestry@fortworthtexas.gov

Andrea Bithell, owner and president of Oak Cliff Organics, will give a presentation of The Basics of Growing. Andrea will speak on the different growing seasons, what to plant when, how to read a seed packet, soil prep, how to plant, soil testing and how to synergize gardening.

 RSVP: info@trinityhaymarket.com or 214-202-2163

Learn how to care for orphaned, ill or injured squirrels. Class fee of $25 includes instruction, manual and hands-on experience. To register, contact Belen at 817-676-6079 or email sra.ardilla@yahoo.com.

Botanical Research Institute of Texas ecologist Karen Hall speaks. Free. 

Info: Laura Gough at gough@uta.edu or 817-272-2872.

Presentation by New York Times best-selling author Amy Stewart. Author of The Drunken Botanist, Stewart takes a new perspective on the leaves, bark, seeds, roots, flowers and fruit imbibed around the world. The evening will be mixed with botanical cocktails and savory hors d’oeuvres. 

$30. Info: 817-332-4441.

The presentation is part of Interfaith Power & Light's national preach-in on climate change being held across the country Feb. 14-16.

Seating is limited. Contact classes@urbanacresmarket.com for reservation and class info.

Learn how easy it is to make your own preserves. This class will cover basic knowledge of safely canning and preserving using the water bath method. 

Participants will make a preserve using local, seasonal, 100% organic produce and take home a jar of preserves. 

$55. Class size limited to 10 students. 

Reserve your seat: www.urbanacresmarket.com/classes-register-canning-preserving-1