Attend a town hall meeting to add your input on the city’s budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-24. See dates and locations on website link below.
Aug 16 2023
City of Dallas: Budget Town Hall Meetings - Dallas (Aug. 10-24)
Lights Out Texas: Fall Migration (Aug. 15 - Nov. 30)
Lights Out Texas is a campaign to turn off lights at night between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. during spring and fall wildbird migrations to help protect nocturnally migrating birds.
Originally launched in 2017 by Houston Audubon, Lights Out Texas has grown statewide and is facilitated by Audubon Texas in collaboration with conservation non-profits, universities, governmental organizations and Texans dedicated to the conservation of birds.
The full fall migration starts Aug. 15 and ends on Nov. 30.
The peak fall migration is Sept. 6 through Oct. 29.
Stephen F. Austin State University: Fall Sustainability Registration Courses - Online
Sign up for online sustainability courses available for the fall semester. Courses include:
SUST 3330 Fundamentals of Sustainability;
SUST 4340 Sustainable Energy Science and Policy;
SOCI 4177 Environmental Justice;
SUST 5375 (Graduate course) Sustainable Agriculture-Food Systems.
Available online are a BA, minor, four-course certificate (graduate and undergraduate), and a Master of Interdisciplinary Studies with a Concentration in Sustainability Management.
Info: Dr. William Forbes at forbesw@sfasu.edu
Greater Fort Worth Sierra Club: The Science of Climate Change and Its Impact on Weather - Fort Worth
Guest speaker Ernest (Buddy) McIntyre will talk about how climate change is affecting our everyday weather from heat waves and forest fires to severe weather such as floods, tornadoes and hurricanes.
Keep Grapevine Beautiful: Fall Vegetable Gardening - Grapevine
Keep Grapevine Beautiful’s August ECO Talk speaker Loretta Bailey will tell you the type of plants to choose, soil preparation and other valuable details to have a thriving vegetable garden.