Collin County Greenweavers is a meetup in Collin Country that is based on the wildly popular and successful DFW Greenweavers group.
Businesses that market to the "green" and sustainable marketplace are welcome to attend our monthly meetings.
We are dedicated solely to helping each other grow our businesses by trading referrals and leads and developing our skills for marketing and business growth.
Please plan to attend the Texas Conservation Alliance training session for Ambassadors in our Smarter Water for North Texas program. TCATexas.org.
The Dallas Paleo Society and the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary present...
Featured speakers:
Visitors can tour native gardens outside, including the stunning Grande Allee fountain. Inside, a tropical butterfly house includes hundreds of free flying butterflies with daily butterfly releases at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The annual monarch tagging demonstrations will take place at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. New in 2011, the Texas Discovery Gardens Green Exhibit celebrates fun, easy ways to live more sustainably. Multiple vendors will be on hand with natural treats, eco-friendly transportation, and more. Sculptures and paintings throughout Texas Discovery Gardens connect art with nature, featuring the work of Silvia Thornton, Anne Neal, Dan and Lori Dudley, student sculptors at El Centro College, and more. We are also proud to unveil a public art display with the City of Dallas from Vancouver artists Michael Vandermeer and Cheryl Hamilton, featuring stunning glass and steel nature-themed pieces that hang from our two story lobby ceiling. Open daily from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. $3 admission.
Registration required, seating limited to 25, cost $50 (per rain barrel) - Register now.
Costs: Adults - 17 year olds $75 / 15-12year olds $60 / 11-8year olds $50 ****Call us about large family and group rates.
Length of Time: Begins Sat Morning at 9:30 and ending Sunday Afternoon at 2:30 pm.
This class can be taken before or after the Primitive Survival Class 1. The survival sacred order is: Shelter, Water, Fire, Food. This "Class 2" covers the food aspect while "Class 1" covers the shelter, water and fire.
Nature's Supermarket is always open with a buffet of choices. Learning to gather and prepare wild edibles throughout the seasons is an exciting adventure, that includes both plant materials and animals. Then knowing how to prepare them into palatable meals is the next important step. The class cover the three aspects of Wild Edible Plants, Wild Meats, and Primitive Cooking.
This family-friendly fall festival features starlight stroll, storytelling, karaoke, pumpkin patch, bounce houses and a variety of children's games, crafts and activities. All proceeds benefit the environmental education programs of River Legacy Living Science Center.
$7. (Concessions and some acitivities have additional costs.)
October 7-9, 5-9pm daily.
Join a multi-city clean up focusing on communities served by the Trinity River watershed. Volunteers will contribute to make the city cleaner and prevent litter flowing into rivers, streams, and lakes. Volunteers are needed to clean up by canoe or along the banks of the river. Volunteers must register. To participate, contact Alma Pohler at 817.860.6752 or by e-mail at alma@riverlegacy.org. Registration Form Here.
8 am to 1 pm – Volunteers with experience in canoeing who will help with clean up from on the river.
10 am to 1 pm – Volunteers who want to help clean up the banks of the river, get trash from canoes and clean the canoes.
Bring your lunch and stay for lunch in the park and games.
Explore the nature trails surrounding the Science Center on a family-friendly Naturalist-led Nature Walk. RSVP to 817.860.6752. FREE.
Keeping your landscape alive in the Texas heat can take a toll on your wallet as well as your irrigation system. Fall is a great time to assess your system and consider making some changes that will help you conserve water now and next summer. Amanda Griffin, licensed irrigator and owner of Smart Outdoor Services, will dicuss sprinkler components before diving into scheduling strategies to decrease your water use in the cooler months while keeping your landscape healthy and strong. A little work on your system now will mean that when the sun starts to bake your landscape, both your garden and your wallet will be a little greener! $25 or $22.50 for Members