Soil and Green

Saturday & Sunday, October 10 & 11, 2009

Nature Fest 2009 at the Trinity River Audubon Center
Connecting people to nature through art, exploration, and sustainable living

Time: Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Trinity River Audubon Center (6500 South Loop 12, Dallas, Texas, 75217)
Website: http://www.trinityriveraudubon.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Explore_SpecialEvents
Cost: FREE admission.  Parking is $5.00.

Trinity River Audubon Center’s first annual Nature Fest is a two-day family festival celebrating the art of nature, sustainable living, and the great outdoors.  We will also be (more…)

Sunday, October 04, 2009

Vegan Buffet every first Sunday at Thai Papaya Garden

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Thai Papaya Garden (1201 W. Airport Freeway, Suite 100, Euless, Texas, 76040)
Website: http://www.thaipapayagarden.com/
Cost: the cost of food

Vegan Buffet every first Sunday at Thai Papaya Garden, on the corner of Airport Freeway (Hwy 183) and Industrial (FM157 also known as Collins in Arlington).  Thai, plant-based, and all-you-can-eat buffet is served from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm.  This larger restaurant means more room for families and other groups.  Ask for Terry at the door to meet/converse with an interesting group of people.  Or sit with your friends and family.  Organizer: Terry Jensen (817) 545-0140 or (972) 251-1532.

Saturday, October 03, 2009

Workday at Trinity River Audubon Center

Time: unknown
Location: Trinity River Audubon Center (6500 South Loop 12, Dallas, Texas, 75217)
Website: unknown
Cost: FREE

October marks the one-year anniversary of the Trinity River Audubon Center (TRAC), a fabulous environmental learning center in South Dallas.  To mark the event, TRAC has planned a large celebration during the second weekend in October.  To help get ready for it, Sierra Club Dallas Group is scheduling a service outing to the facility to help spiff up the grounds and make the whole place shine, in anticipation of the large turnout they are expecting for the anniversary event.  We will be clearing brush, removing any trash, and generally performing tasks that will improve the look of the trails and the waterways encompassed by the center.  No special skills or tools required.  Please contact Teresa Wilkin for further details and to get on the crew list.  Leader: Teresa Wilkin (214) 693-1503 (home).

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
FREE Movie Screening: “Kilowatt Ours”

Time: Doors open at 6:00 p.m.  Movie begins at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Dallas Center for Architecture (1909 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas, 75201)
Website: http://www.usgbcnorthtexas.org
Cost: FREE

Award-winning film “Kilowatt Ours: A Plan to Re-Energize America” is a timely, solutions-oriented look at one of America’s most pressing environmental challenges: energy.

Filmmaker Jeff Barrie offers hope as he turns the camera on himself and asks, “How can I make a difference?”  In his journey, Barrie explores the source of our (more…)

Monday, September 28, 2009

Mid-Suburban Sierra Club Organizational Meeting for Communities Near DFW Airport

Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Sunflower Shoppe Community Room (5100 Highway 121, Colleyville, Texas, 76034)
Website: unknown
Cost: FREE

After having the summer off, the Mid-Suburban satellite group of the Sierra Club will have an informal, organizational meeting to discuss what we can do as a club in the communities surrounding DFW Airport.  Possibilities include: (more…)

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Healthy Living Expo in Garland

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: GISD Special Events Center (Garland, Texas)
Website: http://www.garlandgoesgreen.org/Home/Garland+Goes+Green/gg201_landing.htm
Cost: FREE

Learn how to improve your personal health and the health of the environment all in one event: Healthy Living Expo 2009 – Healthy You, Healthy Earth: Rx for a Better World.
 
The City of Garland, Garland ISD, Baylor Medical Center at Garland and (more…)

Phase One of DART’s Green Line has opened…

…just in time for the Texas State Fair, which starts on Friday, September 25th and runs through Sunday, October 18th!!

Currently, the Green Line runs from Victory Station to MLK, Jr. Station.  The Green Line runs Downtown on the same tracks as the Red and Blue Lines from Victory Station to Pearl Station.  The four new stops on the Green Line are (more…)

Thursday, October 01, 2009

Toward a Water Wise Future: The Rewards of Rain and Grey Water Harvesting

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Wilson Office Interiors (1444 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 545, Dallas, Texas, 75207)
Website: http://www.usgbcnorthtexas.org/
Cost: $10.00 for chapter members, $20.00 for non-chapter-members, and $5.00 for Emerging Green Builders and students

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Green Festival 2009
Sponsored by The City of Dallas Office of Environmental Quality
in honor of National Pollution Prevention Week

Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Bath House Cultural Center (512 East Lawther Drive, Dallas, Texas, 75218).  Northcliff Drive off Buckner Boulevard.  Please note that access to the Bath House via East Lawther Drive is blocked off.
Website: http://www.greendallas.net/pdfs/Green_Festival_Ad.pdf
Cost: FREE.  Parking is also free.

Eco-friendly family fun!  Dallas will kick off National Pollution Prevention Week with Green Festival 2009.  Free to everyone!  There will be face painting, arts and crafts, and lots of (more…)

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Sustainability Brown Bag
Moving Beyond Pollution Prevention

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: City Hall L1FN Conference Room A (1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, Texas, 75201)
Website: http://www.greendallas.net/calendar_sept09.html
Cost: FREE

Go above and beyond the legal requirements for environmental compliance and strive for measurable goals to improve the quality of our (more…)