Nature and Wildlife
Weekend Green: Rhino Bowl • Birding Contest • Geocaching at Cedar Hill State Park • Black Vegetarian Outing • Cliff Temple Community Garden Fundraiser
By Julie Thibodeaux
Lots of ways to liven up your week and even help some great causes at the same time. Bowling, birding, geocaching, a musical and a community garden bash - all happening this week in DFW!
UP YOUR ALLEY
Greenies converge at Green Source DFW Summer Mixer
By Julie Thibodeaux
More than 30 environmental enthusiasts turned out for the Green Source DFW Summer Mixer on July 18 at The People’s Last Stand in Dallas.
Weekend Green: Big Cat Aid • Green Source DFW's Mixer • Butterfly Farm Field Trip • Edible Wild Plants Primer
This week, Green Source DFW kicks off the fun with a get-together on Thursday for the green set. On Saturday, you can visit a real butterfly farm or sink your teeth into a course on edible wild plants at the Bob Jones Nature Center. You can also help some local big cats by picking up some treats at a fundraising bake sale.
Weekend Green: Trinity River Audubon hosts Dollar Days • Texas Discovery Gardens Open Late on the Fourth • Astronomy Night Hike at Connemara Meadow
By Julie Thibodeaux
We found some cheap deals this week that’ll motivate you to leave the comfort of your AC to get outdoors and explore nature. You might even be lured to venture out on a Sunday after dark to view the night sky.
HAPPY TRAILS
Fort Worth kicks off xeriscaping contest during the dog days of summer
• The inaugural EcoScape contest is open to residents of Fort Worth and almost 30 surrounding communities. Deadline to enter is Aug. 16.
By Julie Thibodeaux
Eden's Organic Garden Center and CSA Farm wards off mosquito spraying to save the bees
By Phillip Shinoda
Last Sunday, about 30 supporters were prepared to block the trucks spraying for mosquitos at Eden's Organic Garden Center and CSA Farm in Balch Springs. But instead of a demonstration, there was a celebration.
BRIT's gardens grow wild during long hot summer
BRIT’s parking lot gardens are sporting a natural look these days. Photos by Karl Thibodeaux.
June 21, 2013