February, 2012

Evening Stroll with a Naturalist - Ft. Worth

Thu, 02/23/2012 - 4:45pm - 6:15pm
Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
9601 Fossil Ridge Road
Fort Worth, TX 76135
Phone: (817) 392-7410
See map: Google Maps
website

 

Evening Stroll with a Naturalist: Come and enjoy an evening stroll on the Nature Center's trails as we explore nature before nightfall. Evening provides a unique opportunity to view animals that make the Nature Center home. Bring water and wear weather appropriate clothing. 

Pre-registration required and ends 2/22. $10 (includes admission)/MEMBERS $5. 5:45- 7:15 p.m.

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Budding Trees - Fort Worth

Sun, 02/26/2012 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
9601 Fossil Ridge Road
Fort Worth, TX 76135
Phone: (817) 392-7410
See map: Google Maps
website

 

Budding Trees: They have been hiding all winter long and as we approach spring, they are ready to bud out. Join us as we hike around the Refuge looking for trees that are beginning to bud out. 

$5 (with paid admission)/MEMBERS FREE. 1 - 3 p.m.

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Solar Scoping- Fort Worth

Sat, 02/25/2012 - 11:00am - 2:00pm
Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
9601 Fossil Ridge Road
Fort Worth, TX 76135
Phone: (817) 392-7410
See map: Google Maps
website

 

Solar Scoping: Night time is not the only time you can look through a telescope to see stars. You can do it in the day time with some modifications to see the greatest star of all, the Sun. Stop by the Hardwicke Interpretive Center and take a look at the Sun and gain a different perspective of our source of light and heat. 

 FREE (with paid admission). Noon - 3 p.m.

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Hands-On Organic Vegetable Gardening Class - 2/25 & 3/3 - McKinney

Sat, 02/25/2012 - 7:30am - 11:00am
Creative By Nature
1605 South McDonald Street
McKinney, TX 75069
Phone: (214) 585-0011
See map: Google Maps
website


Saturday February 25 and Saturday March 3, 2012 (8:30am to noon)

Don’t have a lot of time, money, patience, or space…but want a productive vegetable garden?

Learn about DFW’s unique growing season(s), climate, soils, plants, and water resources

Raise safe, nutritious food for your family

Teach children to know and enjoy gardening


What will I do in the class?

Basics: Gain knowledge needed to turn your bare ground or Bermuda grass lawn into raised-garden beds – in the right place, with the right soil, at the right time, with the right plants. Small enough to manage, big enough to provide real food.

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Paddling Basics - REI - Dallas

Tue, 02/21/2012 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
REI Store
4515 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway
Dallas, TX 75244
Phone: (972) 490-5989
See map: Google Maps
website

Before you head out on the water, be sure to learn the PADDLING BASICS. This 2 hour program offers you an overview of information on Canoes, Kayaks and Stand-up Paddleboards.

FREE

Register for this class by clicking here http://www.rei.com/event/31814/session/43767



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Peace Corp Presentation - Dallas

Mon, 02/27/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:30pm
REI Store
4515 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway
Dallas, TX 75244
Phone: 214.253.5411
See map: Google Maps
website

Peace Corps Volunteers perform a variety of jobs in business, education, community development, environment, health, information technology and agriculture. Learn more about these opportunities by joining Linda Tucker, returned volunteer and recruiter, for more information or call 214.253.5411

FREE

http://www.rei.com/event/33909/session/42528


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Geocaching Basics - Dallas

Thu, 02/16/2012 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
REI Store
4515 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway
Dallas, TX 75244
Phone: (972) 490-5989
See map: Google Maps
website

Discover the fun of geocaching! Learn strategies for finding a cache as well as how to hide one yourself. This is a great activity for families.

FREE

Register by clicking here http://www.rei.com/stores/45



Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Conference - Mesquite

Fri, 02/17/2012 - 11:00am - Sun, 02/19/2012 - 11:00am
Mesquite Convention Center at Rodeo Center
1750 Rodeo Drive
Mesquite, TX 75149
Phone: 512-656-2456
See map: Google Maps
website

Once again farmers, ranchers, gardeners, even some consumers will gather for another educational and networking opportunity!

http://www.tofga.org/ for information.

http://www.tofga.org/TOFGA_events?eventId=356325&EventViewMode=EventDetails

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Ecovillage - Building the Off-Grid Home with Compressed Earth Block (CEB) - Dallas

Sat, 02/25/2012 - 9:30am
REI Store
4515 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway
Dallas, TX 75244
See map: Google Maps
website

Building the Off-Grid Home with Compressed Earth Block (CEB)
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Saturday, February 25, 2012, 10:30 am

A building or home from our DFW clay compressed into earth blocks is Natural, Healthy, Inexpensive, Durable, Quiet, Strong, and Super Energy Efficient. And what could be better than building your home out of your own dirt?

This is a mechanized form of adobe that is easy and quick to build. It is naturally cooler than the outside air on a Texas afternoon and also warmer in the winter. Of course in the North Central Texas area, staying cool is of utmost importance. Adobe does this through latent heat.

Latent heat is thermal energy released or absorbed during a phase-change of a substance such as a phase-change material (PCM) like adobe.

Clay, carrying a negative charge, draws water from the atmosphere when relative humidity is highest, as in early morning. When the relative humidity is low, as in later afternoon, water vaporizes out of the adobe as latent heat of vaporization.

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Great Backyard Bird Count - Southwest Nature Preserve - Arlington

Sun, 02/19/2012 - 8:00am - 11:00am
Southwest Nature Preserve
5201 Bowman Springs Rd
Arlington, TX
See map: Google Maps
website

Sunday, February 19

9 a.m. – noon

Southwest Nature Preserve

Meet at the northwest gate on Bowman Springs Rd.  Classic crosstimbers woodlands, grasslands and ponds make this an interesting place to count birds. 

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Walk! Fort Worth Pedestrian Transportation Plan - Public Meeting - Fort Worth

Thu, 02/16/2012 - 5:30pm
Southwest Regional Library (District 3)
4001 Library Lane
Fort Worth, TX
Phone: 817-392-2593
See map: Google Maps
website

About the Plan

The Walk! Fort Worth Pedestrian Transportation Plan aims to make walking around the city safer and more convenient.

By replacing the short vehicle trips with pedestrian trips, Cowtown air will be measurably cleaner and the population healthier thanks to increased physical activity. If that isn't important enough, it also helps reduce congestion on our streets.

Public Meetings

Public meetings will be held at 6:30 pm 

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Great Backyard Bird Count - OS Gray Natural Area - Arlington

Sat, 02/18/2012 - 8:00am - 10:00am
OS Gray Natural Area
2021 W. Abram St.
Arlington, TX
See map: Google Maps
website

The Friends of OS Gray Natural Area will host a Great Backyard Bird Count at O.S. Gray Natural Area, Saturday, February 18th from 9 am to 11 am.  Avid birder Julia Burgen will help with bird identification and counting.  If you wish to participtate bring your binoculars and your bird identification book (if you have one). We recommend dressing for the weather and for walking the trails in a natural area. 

 
What is the Great Backyard Bird Count?

The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes on one day, or you can count for as long as you like each day of the event. It’s free, fun, and easy—and it helps the birds.

We also recommend taking a look at this link for more information about the Great Backyard Bird Count, http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc

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