Friends of the Fort Worth Prairie Park host a public hike on a 2,000-acre prairie preserve on the second Sunday of the month. The group is working to save the park permanently. See Green Source DFW article: http://greensourcedfw.org/articles/julie-s-green-light-march-18-powered-veggies-prairie-rescue. Contact: Jo Ann Collins, joacollins@gmail.com.
Watch a free screening of“Extreme Ice,” a documentary that profiles photographer James Balog, who captured global warming with time-lapse photography. Hosted by the Green Sanctuary Team and the Sierra Club. http://extremeicesurvey.org. Contact: administrator@firstjefferson.org. 817-451-1505.
City of Farmers Branch invested in one of the largest horticultural projects in the US - 2.5 acres of roses. 972-699-1687. KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org.
Presented by the Sustainability Forum of the Dallas Institute's Center for the City. Featuring Thomaas Homer-Dixon, energy expert, and Eric Klinenberg, authority on cities, culture and politics. $30/members, $45/nonmembers, $10/teachers. DallasInstitute.org
Fundraiser for Julia Trigg Crawford, a Texas landowner in a legal battle with TransCanada, who intend to run the Keystone Tar Sands pipeline through her family farm. Tickets:$35/online, $40/gate. $5/pasture camping.
Alliance for Clean Texas is organizing this eco-lobby day in Austin. Join environmental, consumer and public health activists from around the state for day of united legislative action. Training will be held March 19 from 6-8 pm at University Presbyterian Church, 2203 San Antonio St, Austin. Sign up on website http://www.acttexas.org/lobby-day-2013-in-austin/.
The city of Plano is hosting a day of green workshops. Classes are free excluding the Rainwater Harvesting Class which is $50. Rainwater Harvesting @10 am.
Food Waste Composting @11:15 & 1:45 pm.
Easy Plumbing Fixes @12:30 pm.
Container Vegetable Gardening @3pm.
DIY Home Energy Efficiency@10am & 1:45pm.
Home Energy Audits @ 11:15 am.
Renewable Energy Options @ 12:30 pm.
DIY Home Energy Effiency: Advanced Retrofits @ 3pm.
Environmentally themed vendors. Good Karma Kitchen food truck, which provides a vegan/vegetarian/gluten-free menu. Herb plants and T-shirts will also be for sale.
Environment Texas is hosting an action meeting to recruit volunteers for its Save Texas Rivers campaign. Sign up at https://www.facebook.com/events/115002945354213/115008725353635/?notif_….
Gailon Hardin, past president of Native Plant Society of Texas, will talk about how she has taken her one-acre lot and developed a landscape that requires watering of established plant material only in times of drought.