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.
Comprehensive update on trails along the river, new access points, Balanced Vision Plan lakes and features, soccer fields, flood risk reduction measures, new wetland habitat, parks, new PGA golf course, the horse park and roads.
Guests: Jill Jordan, assistant manager for the city of Dallas, and Col. Charles H. Klinge, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District.
Info: Chelsea Klepfer, 214-943-4567 ext. 10 or cklepfer@oakcliffchamber.org
Learn about common and not-so-common landscape plants tough enough to survive severe water restrictions. Take home samples to add to your garden. $20.
Fundraiser for Texas Sierra Club’s Political Action Committee campaign, "Turn Texas Green," hosted by the Dallas Sierra Club. Support candidates that oppose fracking in Dallas. Meet Dallas City Council candidate Philip Kingston in his Lakewood District 14. Candidates, Jesse Diaz, Dist. 5, and Kingston, Dist. 14, are in runoff elections on June 15 (early voting June 3-11).
There is no minimum suggested donation for this event. All are encouraged to attend to support Phillip. If you cannot attend, but would like to make a donation, go to turntexasgreen.org and click on the donate button.
Info: Rita Beving, antiquerita@aol.com
Winston Solomon, master juicer, will conduct a free Veggie 201 class on the benefits of juicing. The class will feature wheat grass juicing and will include samples. RSVP on Facebook.
Idle No More DFW is sponsoring the Teach-In. Aly Tharp, an activist and community organizer with a degree in environmental studies, will be putting together a presentation and facilitating a group discussion on:
• basics of the tar sands mining process
• the costs of tar sands mining to indigenous communities and the environment
• "bitumen" and tar sands pipeline transport; the Keystone XL and other local tar sands pipelines
• what happens when tar sands bitumen spills?
• the financial and political BS that is pushing the KXL and other mega projects forward
• unified indigenous resistance
• political and grassroots methods of resistance
Citizens Climate Lobby is a national organization focused on passing legislation to address climate change. This month, the Dallas chapter hosts a conference call with Dr. Lauren Rafelski from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, who will be explaining the Keeling Curve and the 400 parts per million milestone that was passed last month. In addition, members will practice talking points for advocating on climate change issue. The group is preparing for a DC trip next month. Contact: Ricky Bradley at 214-606-4529.
Read the Green Source DFW articles:
http://greensourcedfw.org/articles/dallas-fort-worth-group-rallies-members-lobby-climate-change
http://greensourcedfw.org/articles/dallas-fort-worth-residents-learn-be-environmental-lobbyists