Monthly meeting.

Collin County Greenweavers is a meetup in Collin Country that is
based on the wildly popular and successful DFW Greenweavers group.

Businesses that market to the "green" and sustainable marketplace are welcome to attend our monthly meetings.

We are dedicated solely to helping each other grow our businesses by
trading referrals and leads and developing our skills for marketing and
business growth.

Please plan to attend the Texas Conservation Alliance training session for Ambassadors in our Smarter Water for North Texas program. TCATexas.org.

The Dallas Paleo Society and the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary present...

Featured speakers:

• 11AM    Ed Swiatovy       
  
  Paleontological advisor to the Sherman Museum and co-author of “A Fossil Collector’s Guide to the North Sulphur River”
• 1PM    Roger Farish      
  
  Co-author of “The Collector’s Guide to Fossil Shark and Rays from the Cretaceous of Texas’

Visitors can tour native gardens outside, including the stunning Grande
Allee fountain. Inside, a tropical butterfly house includes hundreds of
free flying butterflies with daily butterfly releases at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The annual monarch tagging demonstrations will take place at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
New in 2011, the Texas Discovery Gardens Green Exhibit celebrates
fun, easy ways to live more sustainably. Multiple vendors will be on
hand with natural treats, eco-friendly transportation, and more.
Sculptures and paintings throughout Texas Discovery Gardens connect art
with nature, featuring the work of Silvia Thornton, Anne Neal, Dan and
Lori Dudley, student sculptors at El Centro College, and more. We are
also proud to unveil a public art display with the City of Dallas from
Vancouver artists Michael Vandermeer and Cheryl Hamilton, featuring
stunning glass and steel nature-themed pieces that hang from our two
story lobby ceiling. Open daily from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. $3 admission.

Registration required, seating limited to 25, cost $50 (per rain barrel) - Register now.

Costs:  Adults - 17 year olds $75 / 15-12year olds $60 / 11-8year olds $50   ****Call us about large family and group rates.

Length of Time: Begins Sat Morning at 9:30 and ending Sunday Afternoon at 2:30 pm.

Class Description

This class can be taken before or after the Primitive Survival Class
1. The survival sacred order is: Shelter, Water, Fire, Food. This "Class
2" covers the food aspect while "Class 1" covers the shelter, water and
fire.

Nature's Supermarket is always open with a buffet of choices.
Learning to gather and prepare wild edibles throughout the seasons is an
exciting adventure, that includes both plant materials and animals.
Then knowing how to prepare them into palatable meals is the next
important step. The class cover the three aspects of Wild Edible Plants,
Wild Meats, and Primitive Cooking.

This family-friendly fall festival features starlight stroll,
storytelling, karaoke, pumpkin patch, bounce houses and a variety of
children's games, crafts and activities. All proceeds benefit the
environmental education programs of River Legacy Living Science Center.

$7. 
(Concessions and some acitivities have additional costs.)

October 7-9, 5-9pm daily.

Join a multi-city clean up focusing on communities served by the Trinity
River watershed. Volunteers will contribute to make the city cleaner
and prevent litter flowing into rivers, streams, and lakes. Volunteers
are needed to clean up by canoe or along the banks of the river. Volunteers must register. To participate, contact Alma Pohler at 817.860.6752 or by e-mail at alma@riverlegacy.org.  Registration Form Here.

8 am to 1 pm – Volunteers with experience in canoeing who will help with clean up from on the river. 

10 am to 1 pm – Volunteers who want to help clean up the banks of the river, get trash from canoes and clean the canoes.

Bring your lunch and stay for lunch in the park and games.

Explore the nature trails surrounding the Science Center on a family-friendly Naturalist-led Nature Walk. RSVP to 817.860.6752. FREE.