Urban Sustainability

North Texas Master Naturalists: Native Plants & Prairies Day - Dallas

Free family event that focuses on Texas flora and fauna and the use of native plants with activities for children, along with experts on birds, snakes, bugs and plants. There will be 30 demonstration and information outreach booths, 30-minute wildflower and prairie walks beginning at 10:30 a.m., and a series of speakers giving short talks/lectures of 25 minutes each on the hour and half-hour starting at 10:30 a.m.

Additionally, there will be a raffle with gifts provided by some of the event sponsors, which include Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Balancing Energy Yoga, Elliott’s Hardware, Gecko Hardware, Pariveda Solutions, Rain Fresh Water, Texas Discovery Gardens, Whole Earth Provision Company and Whole Foods Market – Park Lane. Others sponsors contributing to the raffle are: REI, Rohdes Nursery, North Haven Gardens, Nothing Bundt Cake, Good2Go Taco. Raffle tickets: $1 or $5/7 tickets.

Denton County Master Gardeners: Plant Sale - Denton

In addition to a wide variety of shrubs, ground covers, perennials, annuals, rose herbs and bedding plants, the sale will include Texas natives and pass-along plants from the gardens of Master Gardeners.

Steve Huddleston, one of the authors of Easy Gardens for North Central Texas, will be on hand on share and sign his book. Stan Poole, local Adirondack furniture builder, will offer handmade chairs and benches for sale.

Attendees are invited to bring their own carts and wagons for their shopping convenience. Proceeds from the plant sale help fund horticultural programs throughout the county.

Info: patpape@yahoo.com

Denton County Master Gardeners: Spring Garden Tour - Denton

“In-Town Gardens” is the theme of the 2015 Denton County Master Gardener Association Spring Garden Tour.

Five beautiful private gardens inside the Denton city limits are included on this year’s tour, which raises funds for horticultural education programs. Veteran Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions and point out interesting characteristics of each landscape.

Garden Tour tickets are $10 per person and are available from Master Gardeners, local nurseries and online at www.dcmga.com. Children under 12 are admitted free. Admission to a single garden is $5 at the gate.

“In-Town Gardens” is the theme of the 2015 Denton County Master Gardener Association Spring Garden Tour.

City of Dallas: BOPA Mobile Collection - Dallas

The BOPA mobile will accept ONLY the following items: BATTERIES, OIL/OIL FILTERS, LATEX PAINT and ANTIFREEZE

Containers larger than 5 gallons will NOT be accepted.
No more than 50 pounds of batteries can be dropped off per day.
No more than 25 gallons of latex paint, oil or antifreeze can be dropped off per day.

This service is made possible by:
County of Dallas, City of Dallas, Cities of the Dallas Area, and the Household Hazardous Waste Network

For more information, go to dontwastetoday.com or call 214-670-4475.

FREE to residents of the following cities and areas:

(Please bring driver’s license and a utility bill as proof of residence.)

Addison, Dallas, De Soto, Duncanville, Farmers Branch, Garland, Highland Park, Irving, Mesquite, Richardson, Rowlett, Sachse, Seagoville, Sunnyvale, University Park, Unincorporated Dallas County

The Grove: Five Awesome Five Minute Talks on Sustainability - Dallas

This April, as part of The Grove Dallas’ Sustainability Month, join Grove community members for an afternoon of stories and ideas on how we can not only sustain the lives of future generations, but also make our city and the planet a better place.

Come for the inspiration, stay for the food, drinks, and passionate people!

4:00 - 4:30 Meet & Greet

4:30 – 5:30 Program: Five Awesome 5 minute Talks with Q&A

Good Water Business: How to Economize Your Water Use in Dallas -

Rita Beving, Dallas Sierra Club Conservation Co-Chair, is an environmental veteran, an activist for more than 20 years in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where she has made her mark battling cement kilns and fighting oil pipelines.

Green Buildings & Healthy Workplaces -

Texas SmartScape: Plant Sales - Dallas, Fort Worth & Frisco

Texas Smartscape Plant Sales featuring native and adapted plants will be held in 22 cities between April 11 and Sept. 12.

On April 11, sales will be held at the following garden centers:

The Home Depot, 6110 Lemmon Ave, Dallas, TX 75209

The Home Depot, 7100 North Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76137

The Home Depot, 5995 El Dorado Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75034

See complete list of events.

See list of plants that will be available.

More information about native and adapted plants.

Dallas County Community College District: Sustainability Summit - Dallas

Free event featuring breakout sessions, covering urban farming, fracking, honeybees, corporate sustainability, home energy efficiency and environmental legislation and more.

Field trip to DaVinci School, recycled art show, Earth Day fest and lunch.

Keynote speaker is Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.

Arlington Conservation Council: 'Talking Trash, Wasted Resources, Missed Opportunities and Hope for the Future' - Arlington

Presented by Debbie Branch, Resource Recovery Planner with the city of Fort Worth Solid Waste Services Division.

Join this presentation to consider some low hanging fruit in resource recovery trends in the state of Texas and the country and find out how individuals can make a difference.

Debbie Branch is part of the Fort Worth Sustainability Team working to forward sustainability initiatives in Fort Worth. She has 11 years in the resource recovery industry and received the 2013 Green Source DFW Sustainability Leadership Award for a non-profit professional. Debbie has written successful grant applications totaling more than $430,000 to increase recycling, including electronics, in Fort Worth and the DFW area and is currently the chair of the Texas Product Stewardship Council.