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2010 Community Green Calendar

March 2010

Every Sunday in March
Family Yoga at the Trinity River Audubon Center
3 pm to 4 pm
Trinity River Audubon Center at 6500 South Loop 12, Dallas, TX 75217
The journey of yoga through nature! A dynamic flowing workout, to strengthen your body, quiet your mind, and open your heart.
All ages are welcome and no previous yoga experience is necessary. The classes are designed to teach basic meditation practices from which anyone can benefit.
Please RSVP to Brandi Waits at b-b@sbcglobal.net or 469-442-8542.
Trinity River Audubon Center Admission: $4.00. Yoga Class by Donation ($6.00 suggested). Every Sunday!

Saturday, March 6th
Butterfly Gardening 101
10 am – 11 am
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, 3601 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd. Planning and planting your butterfly garden: Understand basics like the butterfly lifecycle and host/nectar plants. Cost is $10, $8 for members. Details at www.TexasDiscoveryGardens.org.

Saturday, March 6th
Butterfly House Tour
11 am – Noon
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, 3601 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd. Enjoy a guided tour through our organically maintained Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House and Insectarium. Free with butterfly house admission. Details at www.TexasDiscoveryGardens.org.

Saturday, March 6th
City of Dallas Arbor Day Tree Planting with Texas Trees Foundation
1 pm – 3:30 pm
Tolbert Elementary: 4000 Blue Ridge Boulevard Dallas, TX 75233
Join us as we celebrate and create healthier communities through tree planting. We are planting the trees with the students to shade their playground. If you would like to volunteer to help, contact Karen Woodard the City Forester at 214-670-1509 or RSVP at 214-953-1184 / besty@TexasTreesFoundation.org.

Saturday, March 6th
World Kayak Obstacle Courses
9:30 am – Noon
Trammell Crow Park, 3700 Sylvan Avenue, Dallas, TX 75217
Free event with boats, safety gear provided for participants.
For registration and further details, visit www.trinityrivercorridor.org,
write to mytrinityriver@dallascityhall.org or call the Trinity River Project
at 214-671-9500.

Saturday, March 6th
Reverchon Park Roundup
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Plant flower beds, clear fallen tree limbs, clean up trash. Registration and Orientation from 8:30 am to 9 am Reverchon Roundup from 9 am to 11:30 am FREE Picnic Lunch from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Wear pants and long-sleeved shirts; bring gloves, rakes, small hand tools (if available). Parking available at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, at the corner of Oak Lawn and Maple Avenue (adjacent to Reverchon Park) (In event of rain, will be postponed to March 13th).

Sunday, March 7th
Nature Clubs for Kids
2 pm – 4 pm
Trinity River Audubon Center at 6500 South Loop 12, Dallas, TX 75217
Children ages 5-8 & 9-12. Adventure Club just started! Sign your child up today, and help them have fun and gain an appreciation for the outdoors, from a young age.

Wednesday, March 10th
Organic in the City Fashion Show and Auction
6:30 – 9 pm
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park: 3601 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Experience cutting edge sustainable and organic couture fashion with Texas Discovery Gardens’ second annual Organic in the City Fashion Show and Auction, and then take it home with you, all for a good, green cause! Enjoy an evening of fashion led by WFAA’s Gloria Campos. Highlights include tomorrow’s brightest fashion stars with show pieces from El Centro College’s Fashion Design students, sustainable designer Ross Bennett’s elegant new collection, and Dallas’ talented Lindsay Weatherread. Hors D’oeuvres, wine served. $40 until March 5, $50 after or at door. Details at www.TexasDiscoveryGardens.org.

Thursday, March 18th
Giant Spiders Lecture
7 pm
Trinity River Audubon Center at 6500 South Loop 12, Dallas, TX 75217
Part of TRAC’s FREE third Thursday. Learn about the world’s largest spiders. Stanley Schultz, world renowned author of The Tarantula Keeper’s Guide, will be on hand along with the Tarantula & Arachnid Group of Dallas to introduce you to these great and mysterious creatures.

Thursday, March 18th
FREE Third Thursday at the Trinity River Audubon Center
9 am – 9 pm
Trinity River Audubon Center at 6500 South Loop 12, Dallas, TX 75217

Saturday, March 20th
Garden Walk - Earthworm Extravaganza
11 am – Noon
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park: 3601 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Enjoy this kid-friendly walk as we discover life beneath the soil. Free with garden admission. Details at www.TexasDiscoveryGardens.org.

Saturday, March 20th
Organic University – Vermicomposting
1 – 3 pm
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park: 3601 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Worms play a vital role in cold composting. They can eat junk mail, paper bags, food scraps, and yard waste. Build your own worm bin. Great if you have a small –or no--outdoor space! Organic University is a new series that utilizes the urban ecosystem to create organic vegetable and butterfly gardens with native/adapted plants. Complete all nine and earn our Organic University Certificate. $20, $16 members. Details at www.TexasDiscoveryGardens.org.

Saturday, March 20th
FREE Water-Wise Landscape Seminars
9 am – 5 pm
Brookhaven College Performance Hall – 3939 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch 75244
Speaker: Landscape designer and author Bonnie Reese.
The first 100 attendees at each session will receive a copy of “Common-Sense Landscaping.” Attendees can also enter a drawing for a free
60-gallon rain barrel at the end of each session.

Water-Wise Landscape Design 101
9 am – 12:30 pm
Whether you have a new landscape or plan to update an existing area, it is critical to begin with a good design. This program teaches the principles of landscape design with an emphasis on how to create a beautiful landscape that will save resources - natural and financial!

Fantastic Plants for North Texas
1:30 – 5 pm
Using colorful photographs, Bonnie demonstrates the natural beauty of native and adapted plants that thrive in the North Texas region. Learn when, where and how to plant each of the recommended plants, their size and height at maturity, seasonal color, texture and more. This program provides information on trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, groundcovers and turf grasses.

Space is limited, so please register online at SaveDallasWater.com or by calling 214/670-3155. Seminars sponsored by Seminars sponsored by City of Dallas Water Conservation City of Dallas Stormwater Management and Brookhaven College.

Monday, March 22nd
Sustainability Brown Bag with “Dirt Doctor” Howard Garrett
(Stewardship Class)
12 pm – 3 pm
City Hall / L1FN Auditorium, 1500 Marilla
Howard Garrett is a landscape architect by training, with extensive experience in landscape contracting, greenhouse growing, golf course planning and maintenance and organic product development. Howard has devoted his life to establishing a leadership role in the natural organic marketplace. He offers useful information and advice about natural organic gardening, landscaping, pet health and care, pest control, and a natural way to live our lives.
Learn more about Howard Garrett by visiting www.dirtdoctor.com.

Saturday, March 27th
Conservation in Action Community Fair
11 am – 3 pm
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park: 3601 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Join us for this free community fair at Texas Discovery Gardens and enjoy dozens of kid’s crafts and eco-friendly projects, sustainable giveaways, lunch, and more! New this year for adults: free in-depth Earth-Kind® gardening talks by the Dallas County Master Gardener Speaker’s Bureau. There is a fee for butterfly house entrance. Sponsored by the City of Dallas, University of North Texas, Texas Discovery Gardens, Dallas County Master Gardeners and Texas AgriLife Extension Service. Details at www.TexasDiscoveryGardens.org.
Free T-shirts, hot dogs, popcorn, bottled water and more to the first 500 participants! For additional information, call 214/670-3155 or go to DallasEEI.org. View the flyer at http://savedallaswater.com/pdf/EEI.pdf.