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February 2010
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Sundays in February
Family Yoga at the Trinity River Audubon Center
3 pm to 4 pm
6500 South Loop 12, Dallas, TX 75217
A beginner class designed to introduce the student to the basics of yoga including proper alignment (poses), breathing techniques and relaxation techniques.
Trinity River Audubon Center Admission: $4.00
Yoga Class by Donation ($6.00 suggested)
Please RSVP to Brandi Waits at b-b@sbcglobal.net or 469-442-8542
Tuesday, February 2nd is World Wetlands Day
Tuesday, February 2nd
Swearing in Ceremony of the new EPA Regional Administrator, Dr. Al Armendariz
Office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas TX 75202
Please RSVP at rbpress@epa.gov or 214-665-2200
Saturday, February 6th
Butterfly House Tour
11 am – Noon
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, 3601 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd., Dallas, TX 75210
Free with butterfly house admission.
Saturday, February 6th
DISD Environmental Educator Symposium
10 am – 1 pm
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, 3601 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd., Dallas, TX 75210
Open to PreK-8 science teachers. Contact Lisa Fullerton at Lisa.Fullerton@dallascityhall.com or (214) 671-0312 for more information.
Saturday, February 13th
Master Composter Certification Course @ Texas Discovery Gardens
9 am - 5:30 pm
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, 3601 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd., Dallas, TX 75210
Texas Discovery Gardens is now offering a day-long Master Composter Certification Course. Learn about composting techniques, helpful insects, worms, and compost tea. With completion of optional volunteer hours, participants will receive a certificate. Class includes lunch, compost thermometer, and worm bin. Admission is $50 for the public and $40 for members.
Saturday, February 13th
Organic University - Soil Biology @ Texas Discovery Gardens
1 pm – 3 pm
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, 3601 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd., Dallas, TX 75210
Discover soil biology, which feeds your plants and gives you excellent blooms and vegetable yield. Admission is $20 for the public and $16 for members.
Sunday, February 14th
Love Bugs @ the Texas Discovery Gardens
1 pm – 2 pm
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, 3601 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd., Dallas, TX 75210
Like all animals, insects must reproduce to survive. The diversity of ways they do so is infinitely interesting. Learn how the bees (as well as many other fascinating insects and other arthropods) do it! Admission is $10 for the public and $8 for members.
Sunday, February 14th Make it a GREEN Valentine’s Day!
Tuesday, February 16th
Sustainability Brown Bag on Paper
Noon – 1 pm
Dallas City Hall, 6FN / Conference Room, 1500 Marilla St. Dallas, TX 75201
Presented by: Kevin Koertje, Office Channel Sales Leader and Jo Ann Judzis, Boise Paper Senior Sales.
Choices. Every day we make choices that change how we work and how we live. We can all be decision makers and change artists in sustaining our precious resources. Start with paper. Throughout the paper lifecycle, Boise continuously makes choices through its wood procurement, paper production, equipment and facilities that demonstrate its commitment to using our natural resources intelligently. However, our impact on the paper lifecycle is limited once the paper is sold. Learn what you can do to get involved and incorporate sustainable practices surrounding paper.
For more information, contact Dayna Cowley at 214-670-0615.
Thursday, February 18th
FREE 3rd THURSDAYS at the TRINITY RIVER AUDUBON CENTER
9 am – 9 pm
6500 South Loop 12, Dallas, TX 75217
Friday, February 19th
16th Annual North Texas Urban Forestry Conference
9 am – 4 pm (registration begins at 8 am)
Ruthe Jackson Center, 3113 South Carrier Parkway, Grand Prairie, Texas 75052
Download the brochure, register online at http://www.ctufc.org/conference.htm or get by mail - CTUFC, P.O. Box 69, Granbury, Texas 76048
For more information, contact 214-384-8673 / mpace@tfs.tamu.edu or 817-531-3119 / cblevins@tfs.tamu.edu.
Saturday, February 20th
2010 FIGHT FOR AIR CLIMB
Join us for one of the most unique events in Dallas/Fort Worth! Hundreds of people will huff and puff their way to the top of the Renaissance Tower in Downtown Dallas for a great cause. This is more than your same-old 5K. This event is a vertical race to climb 53 floors. Whether climbing for a winning time or simply to cross the finish line, in honor or in memory of someone with lung disease, this event is a great way to challenge yourself physically. We guarantee that all finishers will have a newfound respect for healthy lungs!
Visit the Fight for Air Climb website for additional information.
Saturday, February 20th
Rochester Park New Trail Construction with the Student Conservation Association
Municipal Street, Dallas, TX 75215
Volunteers are welcome. Please dress appropriate for weather conditions, wear sturdy shoes, bring gloves, and children must be supervised by a family member or designated adult. For more information contact Judy Schmidt at 214-671-9500.
Saturday, February 20th
Garden Walk – Roses @ Texas Discovery Gardens
11 am – Noon
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, 3601 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd Dallas, TX 75210
Free with garden admission.
