Jul 13 2021

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.

City of Fort Worth: Environmental Excellence Awards Call for Entries - Deadline Extended

Jul 8 2021 - 7:00am to Sep 17 2021 - 5:00pm

Deadline extended to Sept. 17, 2021

The City of Fort Worth has issued a call for entries for the 2021 Environmental Excellence Awards.

Innovation Awards will be presented in the areas of:

    •    Water Use & Process Improvement

    •    Water Conservation

    •    Stormwater 

    •    Air Quality

    •    Land Redevelopment

    •    Solid Waste Reduction & Recycling

Recognition Awards include:

    •    Fort Worth Friendly Landscapes

    •    SmartWater Award

See website link below for details, eligibility requirements and application.

The awards will be handed out during a luncheon ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 3, at River Ranch Stockyards, 500 N.E. 23rd St., Fort Worth

Info: wpe@fortworthtexas.gov for more information

Dallas Sierra Club :Increasing Urban Ecosystems: Stormwater Best Management Practices - Zoom

Jul 13 2021 - 7:00pm
Zoom TX

Please join us as we welcome our Eco Action Committee colleague Jayce Proctor as he helps us to better understand the relationships with humans, wildlife and stormwater protection in the context of local urban development.  This presentation will first discuss the state of 13 urban wetlands in Frisco, Texas, and their patterns of attracting waterfowl. This will be followed by relating the types of wetland management practices at these sites to the broader perspective of stormwater best management practices to ensure a hearty local ecosystem.

Zoom link on website link below.