Environmental Events
What’s happening in and around Dallas / Fort Worth? If it’s green or it involves the outdoors, it’s listed here!
If your nonprofit group or organization would like to list your events in GreenSourceDFW, please submit it via email to events@greensourcedfw.org. Events will be screened.
Thu, 06/28/2012 - 8:00am - Sat, 06/30/2012 - 4:00pm
Thu, 06/28/2012 - 8:30am - Fri, 06/29/2012 - 5:00pm
ARCSA Level 300
Rainwater Harvesting Design and Construction Workshop
June 28-29, 2012
ARCSA's Design and Construction Workshops (DCW) are open to the public, or any industry professional looking to learn more about rainwater harvesting. For anyone seeking the ARCSA Certified Professional designation, this course is a requirement. The DCWs are two day courses designed to give attendees a chance to put their knowledge into practice in designing and constructing an active rainwater collection system. Participants will develop a design plan, site plan, calculate sizing and material to use, and then following through with the step-by-step construction of one or more complete systems by the end of the 2 days. The process will begin at the gutter and follow through various parts going into the storage tank and out through the pump. Screens, first flush diversions, calming inlet, floating intakes, make-up water, overflow, above and below ground tanks, backflow prevention, connections, pumps, filters and UV disinfection will be installed during this workshop. Start-up procedures, operation and maintenance will be performed and a user's manual for the client will be developed along with warning signage, precautions, and warnings. There will be a minimal amount of classroom work covering codes and regulations, developing plans, handling calculations, reviewing some of the components of the system and developing a start-up, operation and maintenance manual for the client.
Please note that the exact times and topic order may vary slightly with each specific workshop. Relevant handouts or presentations will be provided on-site. Tools, supplies and material will be provided. It is recommended that participants bring a laptop computer capable of using Excel and calculator along with work clothes. Lunch and snacks will be included. The completion of a Level 200 course is recommended as calculations, material and use of specific parts learned from this course will be put into practice in this workshop. This workshop is one of the requirements for attaining the ARCSA Certified Professional recognition. Besides this workshop individuals must also accumulate 48 hours of approved 300 level training course hours and then pass an ARCSA Certified Professional Exam in order to attain the ARCSA Certified Professional designation. Click Here for a Tentative Agenda.
Cost: $395.00
Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas
17360 Coit Road
Dallas, Texas 75252
For more information about this course, please contact:
Dotty Woodson at d-woodson@tamu.edu
For registration help, please contact:
Carol Meadors at c-meadors@tamu.edu or (972) 952.9621
Fri, 06/29/2012 - 8:00am - Sat, 06/30/2012 - 1:00pm
The Downtown Arlington Farmer’s Market is a community-oriented market focusing on Texas provided foods, arts, crafts, services and wares. We are located at 215 Front Street Arlington, Texas 76011 and we open every Friday and Saturday from 8AM to 1PM.
The goal of the market is to provide a venue for local vendors to offer Arlington, Texas residents an opportunity to buy the freshest meat, produce, breads and other great foods, crafts and products available.
Please take the time to share and enjoy the health benefits of eating fresh foods and feel good about supporting your community Downtown Arlington Farmer’s Market. We look forward to seeing you there!