Sep 4 2024

Fielder Museum: The Seashores of Ancient Arlington - Arlington (July 21 - Sept 28)

Jul 21 2024 - 11:00am to Sep 28 2024 - 3:00pm

Fielder Museum

1616 W. Abram

Arlington , TX

The Seashores of Ancient Arlington: A Rich Fossil Record exhibit will run daily from July 21 to the end of September and will feature fossil displays and special presentations on Arlington's unique significance in Texas geology and paleontology.

Opening Day Reception: Sunday, July 21, at 2 p.m. Special presentation and fossil showing by Art Sahlstein, discoverer of the Arlington Archosaur Site.

The museum is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and other times by appointment. Admission is $5 for ages 12 and over. Free for children under 12.

Info: [email protected]

Event Website:

https://www.facebook.com/events/287311974426835/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_his…

Lights Out Texas: Fall Migration Season - Texas (Aug. 15-Nov. 30)

Aug 15 2024 - 11:00pm to Nov 30 2024 - 6:00am

Statewide TX

See map: Google Maps

Lights Out Texas organizers ask that residents, building managers and businesses turn off their outdoor lights from 11 p.m. till 6 a.m. from Aug. 15 to Nov. 30 to prevent bird deaths. Outdoor lighting distracts and confuses migrating birds who typically fly at night.

Peak fall migration season is Sept. 5 to Oct. 29.

Event Website:

https://greensourcedfw.org/articles/darker-skies-help-migrating-birds-find-their…

North Haven Gardens: Deep Dive Into North Texas EcoTone - Dallas

Sep 4 2024 - 11:00am to 1:00pm

North Haven Gardens

7700 Northhaven Road

Dallas , TX

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Why is North Texas an epic ecotone and how is that special? What is the Great Trinity Forest the easternmost example of? How do tilted layers of bedrock shape our three ecoregions, foster a plethora of soil types, and lead to our plant and wildlife diversity? From the ancient inland ocean and melting ice caps that forged North Texas, to the goliath creeks and many forks of the Trinity, get clear on how water shapes our local landscape.

Discover places to experience these tenets firsthand. Enjoy astounding photography by skilled naturalists of hardwood bottomland forests and Eastern Cross Timbers, soaring limestone escarpments, lush wetlands, and rare remnants of Blackland and Fort Worth Prairies. Get to know a diverse community of volunteers working for nature.

Get your rock nerd on! From the geology/paleontology chapter of Amy Martin’s Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature Around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Event Website:

https://www.facebook.com/events/254368591038576?acontext=%7B%22event_action_hist…

Keep Grapevine Beautiful: Trinity Metro and Texrail - Grapevine

Sep 4 2024 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Grapevine Public. Library

1201 Municipal Way

Grapevine , TX

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Learn about Grapevine's rail service and history, its benefits and future prospects.

Event Website:

http://keepgrapevinebeautiful.org/texrail

Arlington Conservation Council: Engineers Without Borders Brings Hope in Guatemala - Zoom

Sep 4 2024 - 7:00pm

Zoom TX

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The 115 families living in La Fe community of Solola department in southwestern Guatemala — a cloud forest settlement at 8,700 feet — toiled for years under a very limiting agreement with nearby villages that gave them access to potable water only one day a week.

The La Fe leaders reached out for help from the Milwaukee professional chapter of Engineers Without Borders-USA. Its engineers designed and installed a system — it connects to a spring — involving conduction lines, suction tank and pumping, distribution/storage tank, and distribution lines to 120 tap stands within the community. The project vastly improved the lives of about 600 residents. It makes for quite a tale!

6:30 p.m. Social
7 p.m. Meeting

Event Website:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1562429588033584/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_hi…