Explore the nature trails surrounding the Science Center on a family-friendly Naturalist-led Nature Walk. RSVP to 817.860.6752. Free.

Join River Legacy Living Science Center as we celebrate Earth Day with nature walks, story times, crafts, activities and more. Fun for the whole family. Free.

Discover the habits and adaptations of one of our native animals during a live animal observation with a River Legacy Naturalist at River Legacy Living Science Center. RSVP to 817.860.6752. Free.

This is a joint photo safari between the Dallas Zoo and the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center at Glen Rose. The event includes a Photo Safari at the Zoo and an overnight stay with a morning Photo Safari at Fossil Rim. Accommodations are based on double occupancy and include all meals. Transportation between the Dallas Zoo and Fossil Rim is not included. For reservations contact cathy.burkey@dallaszoo.com or (469) 554-7423.

 A Day in the Park
It
is free and open to the public and takes place on Apr 9 between 1 and 6
at Main Street Garden Park. It is organized by AIA, ASLA, and Landscape
Forms. There will be music, children's activities, scavenger hunt,
booths from featured sponsors, and other activities centered around
"celebrating our green spaces". Public green spaces are a valuable part
of the public life. Often parks and other urban spaces are the lowest
priority in city budgets. This event will help serve as a reminder that
our connection to the natural environment and community life are vital.

Bison Feeding Hayride:
Tuesday & Thursday,
March 15 & 17
10 - 11:30 a.m.     1 - 2:30 p.m.

Bison Feeding Hayride: Enjoy an old-fashioned hayride to the bison range where you
will get to see the bison up close and personal as staff assist in feeding them range
cubes. We will visit the hay barn where you can learn about our bison management practices.
During the entire hayride, we will discuss the habitats represented at the Nature
Center as well. Meet at the Hardwicke Interpretive Center. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
MAXIMUM OF 25. $12 per person - 3 years and older (with paid admission)/
MEMBERS $8. Under 3 years old, child must sit in adult’s lap.
(817) 392-7410

Saving the Bay

March 7, 2011
Check-In: 6:30pm
Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion: 7-9pm

Museum of Nature & Science is pleased to present a special preview screening of the upcoming Emmy-winning PBS Series Saving the Bay, followed by a panel discussion about local water issues in Dallas. This free event will be held in MNS's TI Founders IMAX® Theater in the Science Building.

How to Attend
Although this event is free to the public, space is limited. Please arrive on time to claim your seat. Reservations are not available.

The Film
Saving the Bay is scheduled to be broadcast nationally on PBS in prime time to coincide with Earth Week beginning Wednesday evening April 20, 2011 and continuing the next three Wednesday evenings through May 11th. When the series premiered in two parts on KQED/San Francisco October 8, 2009, it had the single highest rating of any PBS program in the nation the evening of its initial broadcast. Saving the Bay received four regional Emmy awards including for Best Documentary in May, 2010.

Earth Day Dallas hopes to catalyze a "green" movement in North Texas by staging a two-day event on April 22nd and 23rd over several city blocks in the Dallas Arts District.  We anticipate 500 civic, corporate and non-profit participants engaged in an event that will be the biggest and best Earth Day celebration in this part of the United States.  Sponsors currently include:

    * The Environmental Protection Agency
    * D Magazine
    * The Nature Conservancy
    * Chevrolet
    * Dallas Independent School District
    * Half Price Books

This will be the seminal event in an ongoing movement to showcase green business and civic efforts that improve North Texas and the lives of North Texans.  Events will focus on entertaining, inspiring and educating attendees with various ways to think, work and live green by showcasing emerging green technology and providing eco-friendly activities. 

    * Up to 50,000 visitors in the downtown Arts District (accessible by DART).

DIY Gardening: Drip Irrigation
Thursday, March 24th, 7:00pm-8:30pm- Are you new to gardening or just looking for
ways to be more successful in the garden? The Do-It-Yourself Gardener classes are a
great introduction to the essentials of gardening. This class will cover drip irrigation.

Environmental Education Center (City Of Plano)
4116 W. Plano Parkway
Plano, TX 75093
Register @planoparks.org, Class #118533
$5 for Plano residents, $9 for non-residents

For more information contact Erin Hoffer at erinhof@plano.gov or (972)769-4228 or
visit www.livegreeninplano.com

Dallas Sierra Club Meeting

Tuesday, March 8, 2011
REI Dallas, Guadalupe Peak Room
4515 LJB Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75244
Phone: 972 490 5989

Smarter Water For North Texas
    The Texas Conservation Alliance invites North Texans to an informative and positive program, "Smarter Water for North Texas."  The good news is that we have enough water in existing reservoirs to meet our water needs for the next 50-plus years.  We can avoid new reservoirs which would destroy many thousands of acres of bottomland hardwood forest, uproot families, and harm existing local economies . . . if we make the right water allocation and use decisions.  This program will allow us to explore low-impact water supply options which will allow us to avoid the monetary and human costs associated with unnecessary new reservoirs.