May 7 2025

Lights Out Texas: Spring Migration - Texas (March 1- June 15)

Mar 1 2025 - 11:00pm to Jun 15 2025 - 6:00pm

Texas is a major flyway for migrating birds. Outdoor lighting can be deadly for the wildbirds who mostly travel by night. The lights distract and disorient them leading to exhaustion and building collisions. Houston and Dallas are ranked in the top three most dangerous cities for migrating birds.

Building owners, businesses, developers and homeowners can help protect migrating birds by turning off all non-essential nighttime lighting on buildings and other structures from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night.

Migration season runs March 1-June 15. Peak migration is April 22-May 12.

Event Website:

https://tx.audubon.org/urbanconservation/lights-out-texas

Fort Worth Botanic Garden: Blooms and Beats - Fort Worth (March 14-May 9)

Mar 14 2025 - 6:30pm to May 9 2025 - 8:30pm

Fort Worth Botanic Garden

3220 Botanic Garden Blvd

Fort Worth , TX

See map: Google Maps

Enjoy live music in the Garden. Food trucks, adult beverages.

March 14 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

• Performing Artist: The Seven6 Band
• Food Trucks: Gordo’s Mexican Cantina & Mission Burgers

April 11 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
• Performing Artist: Jimmy Barcus and His Rockabilly Band
• Food Trucks: Leo’s Churro Bar & Smackin Mac Gourmet Mac and Cheese Bowls

May 9 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
• Performing Artist: Dalton Torres
• Food Trucks: Monkeyshine’s Smashburgers & Mama Lama

Adults: $15 (Members $10)
Children (6-15): $6
Children (0-5): Free
Members (0-18) Free.

Event Website:

https://fwbg.org/full-calendar/blooms-beats/

Frost Bank: Shred Events - Statewide (April 2-May 16)

Apr 21 2025 - 9:00am to May 16 2025 - 1:00pm

See website for locations TX

See map: Google Maps

Frost Bank is hosting complimentary onsite shredding services. Only paper products will be accepted, with a limit of 10 boxes/bags per visitor. Below are events coming up in North Texas. See website for complete list of dates and locations.

April 21 - The Stockyards Financial Center, Fort Worth, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

April 22 - Tanglewood Financial Center, Fort Worth, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

April 23 - Wylie Financial Center, Wyline, noon to 3 p.m.

April 24 - Mansfield Financial Center, Mansfield, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

April 25 - Kyle Financial Center, Kyle, Noon to 3 p.m.

April 25 - Redbird Financial Center, Dallas, Noon to 3 p.m.

April 28 - Rockwall Financial Center, Rockwall, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

April 28 - Lewisville Financial Center, Lewisville, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. RSVP.

May 2 - Plano Central Financial Center, Plano, 9 a.m. to noon.

May 8 - McKinney South Financial Center, McKinney, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

May 9 - Medical District Financial Center, Dallas, 9 a.m. to Noon.

May 9 - Matlock Financial Center, Arlington, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

May 15 - Keller Financial Center, Keller, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Event Website:

https://locations.frostbank.com/events

North Texas Master Naturalists: Roots for Wings - Farmers Branch & Zoom

May 7 2025 - 7:00pm to 8:45pm

Dallas College Brookhaven Campus

3939 Valley View Rm 125

Farmers Branch , TX

See map: Google Maps

Roots for Wings: A Program to Promote Native Pollinator Gardens in Lewisville

The city of Lewisville’s Mayor T.J. Gilmore will present Lewisville’s award-winning green
centerpiece, Extending the Green and Roots for Wings Initiatives. He will provide a
unique perspective to how Lewisville is creating a path towards progress and native
habitat inclusion for their community. Dr. Jamie Baxter-Slye will engage discussion
about community outreach, specifics on plant choices and how to measure success of
native installations.

See website below for Zoom link.

Event Website:

https://ntmn.org/events/chapter-meeting-placeholder-2025-05-07/

Arlington Conservation Council: Why We Should Care: Covering the Environment at FW Report - Zoom

May 7 2025 - 7:00pm

Zoom TX

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Two Fort Worth Report communication pros will share their North Central Texas experiences and offer tips on how to deliver stories, uplifting and otherwise, that engage readers. Bring your questions as these nonprofit news practitioners describe how the sausage is made — and successfully sold — in a hostile political climate to a largely indifferent audience.

Environment reporter Nicole Lopez emphasizes a variety of issues, from water, conservation and land use to air quality and Tarrant County open spaces. Nicole grew up in El Paso and studied multimedia journalism and creative writing at UT El Paso. She moved to the area in 2022 and reported for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

John Greer is a seasoned digital marketer with over 20 years at DFW ad agencies. Before becoming the Fort Worth Report’s director of audience, he was with the FW agency PMG where he worked across industries with brands such as hotels.com and Consumer Reports, as well as smaller organizations like the Fort Worth Opera. He earned his undergraduate marketing degree at UT Austin and his graduate degree from Texas A&M.

Event Website:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1057553549596174/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_hi…