Apr 1 2023

Dallas Arboretum: Dallas Blooms - Dallas (Feb. 25-April 16)

Feb 25 2023 - 9:00am to Apr 16 2023 - 5:00pm
Dallas Arboretum
8525 Garland Rd
Dallas , TX

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 (March 1-June 15)

Mar 1 2023 - 11:00pm to Jun 15 2023 - 6:00am

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

Tarrant County Master Gardeners Association: Plant Sale - Online (March 20-April 17)

Mar 20 2023 - 8:00am to Apr 17 2023 - 5:00pm

The online plant sale is open to both TCMGA membership and the public. Check out both our Wholesale Nursery Perennials and TCMGA Demonstration Garden Greenhouse Plants. Some plants have a limited availability So for the best selection, order early. Disclaimer: Due to unforeseen circumstances (weather, failure to thrive, insect related damage, etc.), a refund for unfulfilled orders will be given close to the time of pick-up.

Pick-up date is April 28, 8 a.m. to noon.

Native Plant Society of Texas: Native Texas Plant Sales - Statewide (Thru May 6)

Mar 22 2023 - 8:00am to May 6 2023 - 5:00pm
North Texas and statewide
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Each spring and fall, Society volunteers plan and host native plant sales. Texas native plants can be difficult to find at the typical nursery, so these sales are crucial to promoting the conservation, research, and utilization of native plants in Texas yards and landscapes.

See upcoming native plant sales in North Texas in this list compiled by the Native Plant Society of Texas.  If you don’t see a plant sale near you right now, check back later because NPSOT will be adding sale dates as they learn about them. Here are some of the North Texas plant sales:

McKinney 

April 22 – 23: Times vary. At Heard Museum (1 Nature Place, McKinney). Hosted by Collin County Chapter. 

Flower Mound 

April 29: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Flower Mound High School (3411 Peters Colony Rd., Flower Mound). Hosted by Trinity Forks Chapter. The sale will be in the back parking lot, corner of Old Settlers and Sagebrush. 

Dallas

May 6: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Native Plants and Prairies Day, Bath House Cultural Center (512 East Lawther Dr., Dallas). Hosted by Dallas Chapter. 

Arlington

May 6: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Elm Grove Pavilion, River Legacy Park (701 NW Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington). Hosted by North Central Chapter. 

See website link below for details and links.

Joppa Freedman's Town Association: Earth Day in Joppa - Dallas

Apr 1 2023 - 9:00am to 3:00pm
7724 Carbondale St
Dallas , TX

This event will be hosted by the Joppa Freedman's Town Association, Joppy Momma's Farm and The SERUN Foundation. We invite the entire Dallas communtiy for fun, food, and activities for the kids!

Environmentalism goes beyond the protection of our forests and rivers, but also the very cities that we live in. This Earth Day, we want to advocate for environmental justice, clean air, clean water and an overall pollution free urban envrionment. Join the great people of Joppa for a neighborhood clean up and rally for a healthier neighborhood!

Free.

Community Cleanup: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Joppa Event: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

North Texas Renewable Energy Group: Texas Legislative Activities Related to Energy and Conservation - Irving & Zoom

Apr 1 2023 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Dallas College North Lake Campus
5001 North MacArthur Boulevard Building 'G', Room G-402
Irving , TX

About Our Presentation:

Cyrus Reed from the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club will discuss pending Texas legislative activities related to energy and conservation.

About Our Presenter:

Cyrus Reed, Ph.D., is the conservation director of the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club. He has a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Texas at Austin, with a focus on water policy and the dispute over the Rio Grande water with Mexico. Prior to becoming conservation director, he served as Sierra Club's lobbyist on energy and air quality issues during the 2005, 2007 legislative sessions, and directed the Texas Center for Policy Studies, an environmental policy and advocacy organization based in Austin, for five years.

He is presently working on energy issues and their impacts. Cyrus has also worked as a journalist and has spent considerable time in Mexico, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

Hybrid Meeting In-Person and Online. 

Join the Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86921239776?pwd=SjM4T3Zyejk2Q3hlRndHS2xheHZLQT09

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