Oct 8 2022

Lights Out Texas - Statewide (Sept. 6-Oct. 29)

Sep 6 2022 - 11:00pm to Oct 29 2022 - 6:00am
Statewide
TX

Lights Out Texas is an intiative launched by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology with support from nonprofits including the Texas Conservation Alliance and Texan by Nature to raise awareness about the dangers of light pollution for migrating birds. 

The program asks homeowners, businesses and managers of tall buildings to eliminate or reduce lighting between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. during the peak of the fall migration, Sept. 6 to Oct. 29, 2022. 

City of Dallas: Waterwise Landscape Tour - ENTRIES WANTED! (Deadline Oct. 10)

Sep 15 2022 - 8:00am to Oct 10 2022 - 5:00pm

A call for submissions to the 28th annual Waterwise Landscape Tour.

Deadline to apply extended to Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. The tour will be held Oct. 22.

Info: 214-670-5378 or melinda.magana@dallas.gov

Dallas Arboretum: A Fall Fairy Tale - Dallas

Sep 17 2022 - 9:00am to Oct 31 2022 - 5:00pm
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
8525 Garland Rd
Dallas , TX

The theme of the 17th annual Autumn at the Arboretum is A Fall Fairy Tale.

The fall festival features more than 100,000 pumpkins, gourds and squash from the Pumpkin Capital of Texas, Floydada.  A Fall Fairy Tale showcases the return of Cinderella’s carriage, along with themed pumpkin houses that make up the acclaimed Pumpkin Village. Other “gourd-eous” displays showcase classic tales of Jack and The Beanstalk, The Three Little Pigs and The Sword in the Stone and even a magic carpet ride selfie experience from One Thousand and One Nights.

Fort Worth Botanical Garden: Plant Sale - Fort Worth (Oct. 7-8)

Oct 7 2022 - 2:00pm to Oct 8 2022 - 2:00pm
Fort Worth Botanic Garden
3220 Botanic Garden Blvd
Fort Worth , TX

    •    Members-Only Presale: Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, 2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

    •    Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, 2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 

    •    Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

North Texas Renewable Energy Group: 'The Geothermal Everywhere Unicorn: Synthetic Geothermal Reservoirs' - Dallas & Online

Oct 8 2022 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Vickery Park Branch Library
8333 Park Lane
Dallas , TX

Presenter: Joseph Batir, Ph.D., Petrolern Geothermal Technical Team

About the Presentation:

Geothermal energy is an always on, reliable, resilient power source for electricity, heating, and cooling. It is scalable and available anywhere, provided there are new technology developments. One key to this Geothermal Everywhere future is the Synthetic Geothermal Reservoir. Our presentation will offer a broad overview of what geothermal energy is, explain how it truly is accessible everywhere, and discuss how "SGR" will enable unicorn-style exponential growth of geothermal energy, making net zero possible.

In person and on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88569141842