Jun 12 2021

Lights Out Texas: Statewide (March 1-June 15)

Mar 1 2021 - 11:00pm to Jun 15 2021 - 6:00am

Lights Out Texas launched last spring, led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The program encourages homeowners, building managers and businesses to turn out outdoor lights from March 1 to June 15  from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. during the spring bird migration in Texas. Turning off interior lights or closing drapes and shutters will also help to reduce light pollution. The peak migration window is between April 19 to May 7.

 

Fort Worth Botanic Garden/BRIT: Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects - Fort Worth (May 6-Aug. 6)

May 6 2021 - 8:00am to Aug 1 2021 - 6:00pm
Fort Worth Botanic Garden
3220 Botanic Garden Blvd
Fort Worth , TX

Be amazed this summer at the award-winning exhibition by artist Sean Kenney. Kenney uses simple toy blocks to craft plants and animals, birds and insects, playing with our idea of scale and inviting a sense of wonder.

Free with admission.

Native Prairies Association of Texas: Prairie Bird-a-Thon - Online (May 13-June 14)

May 13 2021 - 7:00am to Jun 14 2021 - 11:45pm
Online TX

Support threatened bird populations and the habitat preservation work of NPAT. Just pledge a selected amount to donate per number of birds counted over a four week period. Pledges can be made from May 13 through June 14.

Friends of O.S. Gray Natural Area: Community Workday - Arlington

Jun 12 2021 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
O.S. Gray Natural Area
2021 W. Abram
Arlington , TX

We invite you to join us this month as we have a lot to do on our to do list.  We will be working on our native vegetation restoration project in Rosser’s Meadow and our pollinator gardens. We’ll also be pulling privet and picking up litter.

Even though state mandates have been removed we encourage everyone to adhere to safety guidelines - observe social distancing, wear a mask if you can't maintain distancing, please stay home if you are not feeling well.

Come join us for all or part of the morning.

Info: FriendsOfosGray@gmail.com

North Texas Water Garden Society: 30th Annual Tour of Ponds - DFW (June 12-13)

Jun 12 2021 - 10:00am to Jun 13 2021 - 11:00pm
See map for locations TX

The 30th Annual Tour of Ponds is a two-day self-guided tour of 36 members ponds all across the entire Metroplex. The tour also consists of several ponds that are on the enchanted night tour that are open till 11 p.m. 

North Texas Renewable Energy Group: 'Disruptive Energy Futures' with Rocky Mt Institute Cofounder - Zoom

Jun 12 2021 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Zoom TX

Presenter: Amory Lovins, Cofounder and Chair Emeritus of Rocky Mountain Institute

Presentation: Disruptive Energy Futures

As it confronts troubling fundamentals, the oil industry’s most basic challenge is not lowered prices but weakening demand as customers find powerful new ways to save or displace oil. Oil suppliers are more at risk from competition with those new technologies than from climate regulation.

The pace of transformation may exceed what oil companies’ culture can manage. As the world begins to embrace a low-carbon future, global “peak oil” demand in as few as five years, and the prospect of profitably getting off oil by 2050, what are the strategic implications and opportunities?

Details on how to join Zoom meeting on website link below.

Climate Reality DFW: Dallas Red Black & Green New Deal - Dallas

Jun 12 2021 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Pan African Connection
4466 S Marsalis Ave
Dallas , TX

Sponsors: Climate Reality DFW, Commissary is Very Necessary, Sierra Club, Suits for Judah, Diaspora United, DSA NTX, Daughters Across Diaspora, Skip Shockley Foundation.

Info: Olinka Green, oyinkagee09@gmail.com