Sep 11 2021

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

City of Fort Worth: Parks for Pollinators Bio Blitz - Fort Worth (Sept. 1-30)

Sep 1 2021 - 7:00am to Sep 30 2021 - 11:45pm
Fort Worth TX

The Fort Worth Park & Recreation Department is hosting a monthlong BioBlitz event as part of the national Parks for Pollinators campaign, which is aimed at raising awareness of the importance of pollinators and positioning parks as national leaders in advancing pollinator health and native habitat.

Organized by the National Recreation and Park Association and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation, the Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz event is held annually.

Participants are invited to download and use an app called iNaturalist to take photos of plants, insects and animals in all Fort Worth parks during the BioBlitz this September. These reported observations contribute to a nationwide scientific inventory of pollinator species.

Submit photos of plants, insects and more, and the app and other citizen-scientists will tell you the name of those species.

Info: Michelle Villafranca, park operations and natural resources planner for the Fort Worth Park & Recreation Department, michelle.villafranca@fortworthtexas.gov 

City of Arlington: Value of Water Mini Poster Contest - Arlington

Sep 1 2021 - 8:00am to Oct 18 2021 - 5:00pm
Arlington , TX

Art and science kits, water-themed books, and free passes to the upcoming Dinosaur Safari Exhibit at River Legacy Living Science Center are a few of the prizes in store for the winners of this year’s Value of Water Mini Poster contest. The annual art contest is open to Arlington students, pre-kindergarten through 4th grade.

The contest begins Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, and all entries are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. It is sponsored by Arlington Water Utilities, Arlington Public Library, River Legacy Living Science Center, and Tarrant Regional Water District.

See website link below for more details.

Info: Alana Earle, Alana.Earle@arlingtontx.gov, 817-459-6618

North Texas Community Cleanup Challenge - DFW (Thru Oct. 31)

Sep 1 2021 - 8:00am to Oct 31 2021 - 5:00pm
DFW TX

The North Texas Community Cleanup Challenge is a friendly competition among North Texas communities to see who can pick up the most litter per resident from Sept. 1 through Oct. 31, 2021. Communities, churches, boy scouts, girl scouts, companies, activists, or just ordinary citizens can organize litter cleanup events or simply log existing events and efforts as they occur. At the end of the contest, the community with the most litter cleaned up per resident will recieve the North Texas Community Cleanup award that they can proudly display in their city hall. Each year the trophy will move from community to community, each adding their name to the legacy of litter cleanup efforts.

Texas Eco Alliance: Eugene McCray Cleanup Event - Fort Worth

Sep 11 2021 - 10:00am
Eugene McCray Park
3400 Quail Rd
Fort Worth , TX

Supplies, snacks and water will be supplied! See website link below for details.

North Texas Renewable Energy Group: 2021 DFW Solar Tour and Texas Solar Laws Update - Zoom

Sep 11 2021 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Zoom TX

Join us this Saturday to learn more about the DFW Solar Tour and the new laws impacting (and benefiting!) solar energy in Texas!

Presentation #1: What is the "DFW Solar Tour"?  Every year, the first Saturday of October, NTREG organizes the DFW Solar Tour.  This is a free event where the public has an opportunity to learn about energy efficiency, solar energy, and in some cases alternative transportation.  Information is shared by the most qualified people possible - the owners themselves. Due to continuing public health issues, NTREG has again elected to conduct the 2021 DFW Solar Tour in a "virtual" environment - online. Presenter: Mark Witte, Chair of the 2021 DFW Solar Tour Committee

Presentation #2: In our second presentation, Rosa Orenstein, J.D., NTREG Chair, will give us an update on the new "solar" laws that passed the 2021 Texas Legislature and were signed into law by Governor Abbott.  These laws became effective on September 1, 2021, so Rosa's presentation is very timely.  Better yet, there's good news for the solar industry in the new laws! Presenter: Rosa Orenstein J.D., NTREG Chair

Zoom log in details on website link below.

Info: james.orenstein@ntreg.org