Photo presentation by Dan Lepinski, whose job as a solar energy design engineer let him travel extensively throughout many foreign countries. He will share photos from his extensive picture collection of renewable energy around the world. Free.
Conference to inform and educate builders/developers, engineers, planners, decision makers, architects, landscape architects and others about innovative new design elements and strategies to better integrate green infrastructure, especially trees, into economic development.
Keynote speaker is James Urban, FASLA, a nationally recognized leader in urban design, well-known author and visiting lecturer at Harvard University Graduate School of Design will speak on designing the difficult urban environment to be 'tree-centric' and allow trees to thrive.
Additional speakers include: Dr. Fouad Jaber, Texas A&M; Alan Hoffmann, Alan Hoffmann Company, sustainable builder of residential and commercial properties, and Matt Grubisich, Texas Trees Foundation Urban Forester.
Cost: $75, includes continental breakfast, lunch, snacks, drinks.
Learn proper soil preparation, native and adaptive plant selection and how to design and plan a small or large project. Plant list will be provided. This class is offered by the Valley Ranch Association but is open to the public. Free. Registration required: (972) 869-1430.
Learn how your garden and yard can benefit from this natural process using leaves and other compostable materials and what compost bin would work best for you. Charlie Shiner, Master Gardener and Master Composter, teaches two composting workshops each month. $5.
Marshall Grain, a garden center with locations in Grapevine and Fort Worth, will share the best plants for this area to plant in your garden for the fall. $10.
This class teaches one of the ancient methods of basket coiling used by the Anasazi Indians of the Southwest. Students will use completely natural materials (Yucca or Palmetto leaves) to construct a beautiful, yet functional basket. Instructor: Mark Suter, marksuter@primitivetexas.com. $50.
The city of Irving hosts this mini green expo featuring 20 vendors showcasing various aspects of sustainable living, including rainwater harvesting, beekeeping, composting and bicycling. In addition, speakers will talk about gardening, butterflies and healthy eating. Free.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Trinity Waters, a conservation organization based in the Trinity River basin, will conduct free webinars for landowners in the Trinity River basin.The webinars center on the importance of proper land stewardship and water conservation to ensure future water for rural and urban areas that depend on the Trinity River.
While these webinars were developed for landowners, anyone interested in knowing how conservation efforts impact water quality and quantity in urban areas is welcome and encouraged to participate.
To view the webinars go to http://forestrywebinar.net/ and select the webinar title under “Upcoming Webinars.”
The webinars:
– Turning Your Land into a Sponge, Aug. 8.
– Meeting the Water Needs for Texans and Wildlife, Sept. 12.
This workshop is part of UNT's Sustainability Leadership Program, a professional certificate workshop series to help participants discover professional opportunities in sustainability. Attend all 7 workshops and receive certification.
Cost for the July 29 workshop: $75. Agenda:
The Greater Fort Worth Sierra Club is hosting a screening of the award-winning environmental documentary Bag It. The film follows “everyman” Jeb Berrier as he tries to make sense of our dependence on plastic bags and their effect on the environment, wildlife and human health. Free.