We will be clearing the trail of tree limbs and removing selected privet (Ligustrum sp.)

NOTE:  Activity involves hiking about two miles into the bottomland forest. Wear sturdy shoes and long pants. Bring water and use sunscreen protection. Bring hand pruners and loppers if you have any.

Meet at Trailhead, 7000 Bexar Street, Dallas, 75215 (automobile GPS use 6911 Bexar). For detailed directions:  http://www.texasbuckeyetrail.org

This month, a large youth group from First Baptist Church will help remove brush (privet) in Rosser’s Meadow. Since they are inexperienced in privet removal, experienced privet removers are needed to guide this group. If you have experience in removing privet (brush) or want to learn how, please stop by.

Please bring your favorite work gloves, or shovel

Water will be available.

O.S. Gray Natural Area has no restroom facilities, but Kroger is nearby. 

Info: friendsofosgray@gmail.com

Computers, laptops, cell & office phones, printers, copy machines, wiring & cables, remote controls, electronics, printers, ink cartridges, wiring, scanners, mouse, keyboards, monitors, TVs wiring, monitors household washers/ dryers, flat irons microwaves, lawn & sound equipment, auto /marine/ATV batteries, Recycle items that operate with an electrical current! NO LIGHT BULBS, ALKALINE BATTERIES, REFRIGERATORS, AIR CONDITIONING UNITS

Recycling fee for TVs & CRTs, cash or check

TVs: $15
Over 30 inches: $25
CRTs: $10 each

4:30 PM | EBOM Committee Meeting

5:30 PM | Networking & Refreshments

6:00 PM | Office Tour 

Parmenter Realty Partners purchased Rambler Park in 2013 and achieved a LEED Platinum EBOM certification in June 2014. Parmenter owns over a dozen office buildings that have achieved LEED EBOM certification and is proud to showcase its commitment to sustainability. Rambler Park is also certified under the BOMA 360® and Energy Star® programs.

Rambler Park has been awarded the first LEED Platinum for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance certification in Dallas and North Texas. The prestigious certification of LEED Platinum highlights the distinctive Dallas office setting offered by Rambler Park with its high quality, sustainable environment and direct DART access.

We encourage tour participants to take public transportation to the tour. Rambler Park is located just a short 5-minute walk from the Walnut Hill DART station (on the Red/Orange lines).

Women in the Environment hosts a film screening of Bat City USA.

Bat City USA tells how a giant colony of bats‚”invaded” an Austin bridge and were met with fear and hostility by residents. When the city threatened to exterminate the bats, a zealous conservationist named Merlin Tuttle stepped in and fought to save them.

Film will be followed by discussion about bats and other pollinators. Bring your lunch and refreshments. Free.

The University of Texas at Arlington Institute of Urban Studies and American Planning Association – Midwest Texas Chapter will host the Climate Resilience and Adaptation Symposium. This one-day symposium will bring North Texas stakeholders together to identify and assess the shared challenges we face given the specific impacts of climate change in our region. The symposium provides a forum for learning about climate vulnerability in the region and sharing best practices in the area of resilience planning here in Texas and throughout the U.S. Most importantly, it provides a space for identifying collaborative solutions for adaptation. 

$95. Membership and student discounts available.

Presenter: ONCOR

ONCOR, the state's largest regulated utility, just stepped forward with an audacious plan to invest $5.2B to install 5,000 MW of batteries on the Texas Grid. This emerging technology will help improve reliability, boost renewable and maybe lower monthly electric bills. If this project goes through it will be the largest project of its kind in the world. 

Related News Article: Texas - A Testing Ground for Energy Storage

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H3: The Responsible Pathway Sustainability Conference

Keynote Speakers: Mr. Trammell S. Crow, Dr. Elaine Ingham

This free one-day conference features two keynote speakers and simultaneous breakout sessions in three tracks: Saving the: People, Planet, and Money. The H3 stands for head, heart and hands because the pathway to sustainability involves a commitment and alignment of these three parts of your body.

Info: Sustainability Program Director Maria Boccalandro at 972-860-5204.

Are you in the landscape industry or a master gardener? Gain CEUs (5) by learning which plants work best in the water wise landscape. Low maintenance plants, proper irrigation and other tips will be covered to create a gorgeous, lush landscape that won't waste resources and will lower your water bill.

Program by Johnette Taylor of Roundtree Landscaping, Inc.

Register for the class by calling 214-904-3050

Pre-registration Fee: $20

Registration at the door $25