It's up to each of us to take responsibility for the air we breathe.

Between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on July 7, North Texans will join together in committing to each do at least one thing that will enable us to breathe cleaner air.

One Day, One Choice Gives All a Chance to Breathe Cleaner Air

What clean air choices will you make between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 7?

May is National Bike Month, sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to giving biking a try.

Thousands of bicyclists from all backgrounds participate in Bike Month events in their communities — a number that grows every year!

Whether you bike to work or school; ride to save money or time; pump those pedals to preserve your health or the environment; or simply to explore your community, National Bike Month is an opportunity to celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons we ride.

Hear about the air quality in North Texas and meet with agency, transit and corporate partners doing their share for cleaner air! Special guest speaker - Brian Tulloh, VP Public Affairs, TXU Energy.

Please join us for this free special lunch event.

RSVP at: http://april2011cleanairlunch.eventbrite.com

Space limited.

For more information contact Jennifer W Cohen at jennifer@workingforcleanair.org.

The North Texas Clean Air Coalition Let’s Do Lunch program is a monthly outreach event designed to educate employers about air quality issues including EPA standards, transit solutions, telecommuting and flex-time as well as designing energy conservation measures for their businesses and utilizing sustainable practices to reduce their impact on the environment. The NTCAC works in conjunction with the Founding Member Partners to provide information on clean air initiatives including facts and figures and what they mean for the region now and in the future.

Join the Coppell Community Gardens and the Cozby Public Library for Composting 101 on Saturday, April 23rd.



This FREE class will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the Cozby Public Library (177 N. Heartz) in Coppell.



Diane Lowe, longtime CCG volunteer and current VP of the CCG Board, will
be teaching the class. Please note, portions of this class will be
held outdoors.

Join us for this FREE class on drip irrigation systems. Billy Kniffen will show attendees how to set up a drip irrigation system using both rain barrels and your water supply.

The class will be held at the Fire Training Room, which is located at 133 Parkway Blvd. (on the south side of Fire Station #3).

It is free to attend and open to the public.

The Coppell Community Gardens will be holding another “Make & Take” Rain Barrel class on Saturday, 4/23. The class will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Coppell Fire Training Room (133 Parkway Blvd., on the south side of the Fire Station).

The cost of the class is $30 per person (one barrel per person and per household, please). Pre-registration is required for this class and space is limited! All registrations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. If the class fills, a waiting list will be started.

To register for the class, please send an e-mail with your NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER & E-MAIL ADDRESS to: KCB@coppelltx.gov. You will receive a confirmation verifying your spot in the class or notifying you that you have been placed on the waiting list.

Robert Olivier, one of the inventors of the BioPod compost bin, will be teaching this class. The class will focus on the what, how and why of grub composting; as well as the life of the black soldier fly and growing grubs in Texas. Free and open to the public. CoppellCommunityGarden.org

Create a beautiful and healthy landscape by learning to put the right plant in the right place. Learn about water-saving practices for the landscape and how to incorporate design principles emphasizing the use of native and adapted plants. $5.

Don't let the worms crawl in and the worms crawl out. Put them to work! We'll teach you to use specialized red worms to compost your food waste. Then use their waste as a fertile soil amendment to benefit your plants. Learn to set up and maintain a worm bin and to harvest and use the worm castings. $5.