YR0141 – 6 km 10 km & 16km  - Dallas Co. Rated 1



START: Doctors Hospital, 9330 Poppy Drive, Dallas, TX.

DIRECTIONS: From I-30 Exit 53A (N
Buckner Blvd/TX Loop 12 N), go north on Buckner Blvd. Turn left on
Poppy. From I-635 Exit 14 (Plano Rd), go south on Plano Rd, which turns
into Lake Highlands Dr. Turn left onto N Buckner Blvd/TX Loop 12 S.
Turn right on Poppy. Take the second turn-in for the hospital. Note:
The hospital is on the left, and offices with attached garage are on
the right. Park in Lot A or the free garage. Enter the automatic door
below the “Hospital Entrance” sign; go to the Communication Office on
the left, Room 112, across from the women’s restroom. Ask the hospital
operator for the walk box, register in the lobby, and then return the
box to the operator.

GROUP WALK: E-mail point of contact about Sunday morning group walks.

Every 2nd and 4th Thursday (June through September) evening
starting after 5:00 P.M.

Sessions will be at Lake View Park on Grapevine Lake

Map Link: Map to Lake View Park

Contact Keith Smith
(940)566-4869
E-mail:keith_ccw@yahoo.com

Volunteers remove non-native plants, restore trails, and work in the butterfly garden. Repairing trails reduces erosion trouble spots and removing non-native plants clears crowded trail edges. We'll provide snacks, water, pruning shears, shovels, and work gloves. All you need to bring is sun screen and bug repellent. Rain or shine.

If you'd like to make new friends who share your love of paddling, or want to learn a new river sport, then join us. Beginner or expert, single or family, young or just young at heart, if you're looking for wild whitewater exhilaration or quiet flat water floats, we look forward to paddling with you! Dallas, Texas is certainly no Mecca of river sports, but some folks who insist on living here do manage to find time and places to paddle anyway. If not the nearby flat water streams of East and North Texas, then a 3-5 hour drive to Arkansas, Oklahoma or the Hill Country will usually do the trick. There's Saturday morning "Urban Paddles", weekend or multi - day base camping and river camping trips, fishing expeditions, summertime Moonlight Floats, the Trinity River Challenge, Caddoween and much more. There are occasionally even expedition trips to The Boundary Waters, Big Bend, New Mexico, Colorado...all over the country.

Every day in August, enjoy admission to the garden for just $1 per person for adults and children. Parking not included.

3rd ANNUAL Octoberfest 10K DAYHIKE Hike 10K (6 miles) on the Lake Ray
Roberts Greenbelt Corridor. This is an easy trail running along side the
Elm Fork of the Trinity River. No reservations required, just show up.
Well behaved pets on a leash are allowed. Bring water and snacks. Meet
at 9:00 AM at the Highway 380 Trailhead Park. Admission to the park is
$5.00 per person or free with a Texas State Parks Pass. There will be an
optional lunch afterwards. The Park is on US Hwy 380 2.1 miles west of
Hwy 377 or 2.8 miles east of Loop 288 in Denton. Highway 380 can be
reached from Central Expwy,Preston Rd., or the Tollway. Bring extra
shoes in case the trail is muddy. Leader: Mark Adams 972-658-1281

Free screening of the film Wildflowers: Seeds of History.

Wildflowers is a trip through the legends, facts, and ecological impact
behind Texas Wildflowers.  Discover what wildflowers are really doing,
their historical use for food and medicine, and how they grow.

Produced by KLRU Austin, the film was shot in breath-taking high
definition video in the stellar wildflower season of spring 2010.

Space is limited, so please call the Library at 972-874-6165 and RSVP for this event today.

Escape the Texas heat this Labor Day weekend and join us for
our trip to the cool Colorado mountains of the Weminuche Wilderness.
This trip has mountains, lakes, streams, and valleys. Trips will range
from car camping with day hikes to strenuous long hikes. The Weminuche
Wilderness offers a great diversity and all the miles you want to hike.
It is a hidden jewel and one of our most popular trips.  Here are a few
pictures that will give you a hint of the wonderful scenery in the
Weminuche. Complete information is available here.  To sign up, download
and print the information file, fill in the forms, and send them with
your check to the address provided.  Bus trip leader: Kathryn Hurn 214-321-4030(H)

Dallas Sierra Club September General Meeting:

TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL project is designed to carry
unrefined tar sands oil 1700 miles from Alberta, Canada southward
through several states including Texas to be refined and shipped from
Port Arthur.  Tar sand crude threatens landowners and waterways
throughout the US as it is highly corrosive and acidic compared to Texas
crude.  Tar sands represent an unstable blend of bitumen (which looks
like asphalt) which needs to be liquified with natural gas and other
chemicals, which is then highly pressurized to travel through a single
wall pipeline.

Currently, the US has NO guidelines for tar sands pipelines posing
serious threats and damage to their communities and drinking water.  In
Texas alone, the pipeline crosses rivers and streams more than 32 times.
The U.S. State Department is now under tremendous pressure to grant the
pipeline's permit. Learn more about how this pipeline puts US taxpayers
at risk while allowing Canada and foreign buyers of oil all the reward.

Celebrating Life ~ Embracing Balance ~ Fostering Peace

Presented by Earth Rhythms

Free – donations accepted.

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