Urban Sustainability

Learn about green living from local experts and then tour the Environmental Education Center, Plano's only LEED Platinum certified building. Free.

Drip irrigation is 90 percent more efficient, inexpensive and easy to install. Drip systems promote healthy plants and conserve water use. Learn how to install your own system. Free.

Learn tips, tricks and strategies for making gardening a family affair during this adult workshop led by the Arlington Men's Garden Club. Workshop is best suited for children ages 10 and up only. Free, but space is limited. RSVP: 817-860-6752.

Arlington Master Composter volunteers will demonstrate proper pile building. You will see a live worm compost bin and you will receive a free book. No need to register, just show up. Free.

Arlington Master Composter volunteers will demonstrate proper pile building. You will see a live worm compost bin and you will receive a free book. No need to register, just show up. Free.

Long time Flower Mound residents Alton Bowman and Mark Glover will provide a historical overview of The Flower Mound, the town’s historic landmark, its colorful history and rich heritage. Free. Register: 972-874-6165.  

Alton Bowman is the author of The Flower Mound: A History and Field Guide to the Flowers and Grasses. Local historian and writer Mark Glover is a native of the area and the son-in-law of Flower Mound's first mayor, Bob Rheudasil. 

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. Free. 

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. Free.

Walk and talk while picking up trash and recyclables at the Sierra Club's adopted section of White Rock Lake Park. Area is a prairie restoration area, so there are always birds and wildflowers. Gloves, trash bags, etc. provided. Brunch after. 

Hear about an 18-day excursion in the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River and learn about the benefits and the “how's” of water recycling. Free.