TEXAS OUTDOOR FAMILY presents...

Join us at Eisenhower State Park in beautiful North Texas on Lake Texoma! Take advantage of a great, family friendly camping opportunity. We'll provide all of the camping equipment and guidance, and when you provide the family, we'll have a recipe for fun.

TEXAS OUTDOOR FAMILY presents...

Come out to Ray Roberts Lake State Park and take advantage of a great, family friendly camping opportunity. We'll provide all of the camping equipment and guidance, and when you provide the family, we'll have a recipe for fun.

Spend the night at Cedar Hill State Park and learn the basic outdoor skills for an overnight stay at a Texas State Park, all with the assistance of a Park Ranger. All necessary gear for the overnight camp out will be provided!

Join the Texas Outdoor Family at Lake Mineral Wells for a special Screened Shelter Event. All the normal joys of camping with a roof over your head and protections from the weather. Also included is all of the camping gear you'll need to cook your meals and enjoy a night in the outdoors.

TEXAS OUTDOOR FAMILY presents...

Visit Dinosaur Valley State Park and see the preserved Dinosaur Tracks in the riverbed! After a day of fun, learn the basics of a beloved camping past time - Dutch Oven Cooking! We'll provide all of the camping equipment you'll need for the weekend including a Dutch Oven and instruction on how to use it. Suggested recipes will be provided before the event.

Dr. Dotty Woodson, Extension Program Specialist - Water Resources will be teaching this class and will provide participants the opportunity to construct a 55 gallon rain barrel as well as discuss installing an efficient irrigation system. The rain barrel* is yours to take home!

Cost: $50.00 each barrel (covers cost of rain barrel and materials)

*Rain barrels measure 24 inches in diameter and 36 inches tall. Please bring a vehicle large enough to haul your rain barrel(s) home.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center
Whitehurst Atrium
17360 Coit Road
Dallas, Texas 75252

Please complete the form below to RSVP for the Making a Rain Barrel class.

THIS CLASS IS OPEN TO CITY OF MCKINNEY RESIDENCE ONLY

The City of McKinney Office of Environmental Stewardship is hosting a rainbarrel making class taught by Dr. Dotty Woodson, Extension Program Specialist - Water Resources.  This class and will provide participants the opportunity to construct a 55 gallon rain barrel as well as discuss installing an efficient irrigation system. The rain barrel* is yours to take home!

Cost: $50.00 per barrel

*Rain barrels measure 24 inches in diameter and 36 inches tall. Please bring a vehicle large enough to haul your rain barrel(s) home.

Please register with Martha Cavazos Fipps, Environmental Education Coordinator by email green@mckinneytexas.org or by calling 972.547.7335. 

Please complete the form below to RSVP for the Making a Rain Barrel class.

Transform your property into a sustainable, food producing and eco-friendly habitat! Our workshops feature some of the best and brightest eco-minded enthusiasts in the DFW area. By the end of an Urban Sustainable Ecosystem workshop, students should be able to apply what they have learned on their own homestead. Our students’ successful application of these principles will enable a healthy individual, family, community and planet.

For your convenience, we have three workshops planned for early next year:
Fair Park: Texas Discovery Gardens, January 21st & 22nd
Dallas Eco-Op: February 11th & 12th
Coppell Town Center: February 25th & 26th

The USE workshops are designed for beginning and advanced gardeners and/or eco-friendly homeowners who seek solutions to move their homestead to the next level of sustainability.

This is one of several training experiences offered by Water Demo Training - TAMU AgriLife Urban Solutions Center in 2012.  Visit http://urbansolutionscenter.tamu.org to see the complete listing.

The Urban Water Program at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas has several water conservation and water quality demonstrations and programs for use at schools, organizations or any educational event.  Demonstrations include the Stream Trailer, EnviroScapes, Rainfall Simulator, Irrigation Equipment, Dual Flush Toilet and a Rainwater Harvesting system. Programs include the Incredible Water Journey and Freddy the Fish. Demonstrations and Programs are available by reservation at no cost.  Participants will also get the chance to visit the Center's resources efficient landscape, rainwater harvesting systems and rain garden.

Hello Partners and Fellow Youth Educators - 

The Texas Wildlife Association Youth Education program called L.A.N.D.S. (Learning Across New Dimensions in Science) has 3 upcoming field days that will be held at Cedar Mountain Lodge in Scurry, TX.  http://www.cedarmtnlodge.com/

Are You Available To Help?

*  January 18, 2012 /285 - 7th graders from Adams Middle School in Grand Prairie
*  February 28, 2012 / 360 - 7th graders from Coyle Middle School in Garland

We will start around 9:30am and finish by 2pm each day.

Students will rotate through 4 stations which are 30 minutes each.  Since we have so
many kids, we are trying to put together enough volunteers to offer 2 sets of stations / rotations:

* Quail CSI / Scent Station
* Native Plant ID / Nature Walk
* Radio Telemetry