Dallas Blooms, the largest floral festival in the Southwest, returns February 25-April 16, with 500,000 spring-blooming bulbs, thousands of azaleas and hundreds of Japanese cherry trees and a new exhibition of Gary Lee Price’s Great Contributors, including Ruby Bridges, Harriet Tubman, Mother Teresa and Amelia Earhart.
The Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden also reopens on Feb. 25.
Lights Out Texas is a campaign of education, awareness, and action that focuses on turning out lights at night during the spring and fall migrations to help protect the billions of migratory birds that fly over Texas annually.
Lights Out Texas advocates say darkening city skies is most crucial during spring migration's peak.
Full Migration Period: March 1 – June 15
Critical Peak Migration Period: April 22 – May 12
P.O.P. is currently holding a St Paddy’s “Green” raffle for a tour for two. Just make a 20-dollar donation in the form on the website link below for a chance to win! Drawing will be held on March 17 and announced on the P.O.P. FW page and website.
Winner gets a POP tour for two that includes a custom garden class abd experience. A tour of the Mineola Nature Preserve , Waldo Way Dairy and historic downtown.
It’s the 150th year of Mineola celebration and beautiful spring presentations of dogwoods and natural beauties!
Contributions will go toward establishing two new food gardens in Mineola!
Contact: Elizabeth at 214-240-9220
Volunteers needed for a special litter cleanup event in the Como neighborhood. Supplies and water will be provided.
Presenter: Philip Timmons, Professor at Collin College
About Our Presentation:
• Brief History of AC, DC, Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution.
• Current Applications in Local (Distributed) Renewable, Utility, and Long-Distance Transmission
• Look ahead.
About Our Presenter: Philip earned a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1995 from the University of Texas at Arlington. He's a Texas Electrical Master Electrician and currently teaches at Collin College in robotics and automation. Philip's areas of specialization include electrical power, renewable energy, instrumentation & controls, programmable logic, and robotics.
Join the meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7917514794?pwd=N0gybkFSb2UwYzF1MWd5RVBvM3lkZz09
Food, Fun, Games and Sisterhood. Wear comfortable clothes.
This is a Harriet House Party in conjunction with Girl TREK Community mini walk.
Info: Olinka Green at 214-489-1047. #weoutside
