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.

Family-friendly event which includes 1K, 5K, kids' fun area, exhibits from the Dallas Arboretum, Museum of Nature & Science, and Dallas Zoo, face painting, other children's activities, and music provided by Brian Prescott of Simply Music Events.

 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).

Kids in the Garden Classes

Begins Wednesday, March 23rd— Every WEDNESDAY 3:30pm-5:00pm; March 23rd
through May 11th
2nd through 4th graders will experience the world through an exciting
hands-in-the garden program. This imaginative curriculum shows children that
growing and eating nutritious fruits and vegetables reaps its own rewards.
Participants will complete activities towards a Junior Master Gardener
certification.

Environmental Education Center (City Of Plano)
4116 W. Plano Parkway
Plano, TX 75093

$5 per class for Plano residents; $9 per class for non-residents
Additional fee of $25 paid to instructor on first day of class.

Registration begins March 2011:
Register online @planoparks.org; Course #118389 or contact Erin Hoffer at
erinhof@plano.gov or 972-769-4228

Celebrate Birds Festival  April 2
Trinity River Audubon Center
6500 South Loop 12
Dallas Texas 75217
10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. FREE PROGRAM
A free extravaganza for the whole family awaits bird enthusiasts and nature lovers at the Trinity River Audubon Center. As the country looks toward Earth Day, Celebrate Bird Fest showcases the power and diversity of birds with an opportunity for children and adults to Meet Birds of Prey up close, Fly Homing Pigeons, Dissect Owl Pellets (What?), and take guided birding hikes. There will be craft stations to create bird art and learn about binoculars and spotting scopes! The celebration features an additional earth-friendly element as participants build bird houses and make bird feeders.

SO SAVE THE DATE
 
Oak Cliff Earth Day 2011
Sunday April 17, 2011
Noon to Five (12 - 5)
Lake Cliff Park
 
The registration forms are being put on the web site, so stay tuned.
The cost of the event remains the same: free for non profits; 25.00 for
businesses or for profit groups; 30.00 for food vendors.
If you have attended OCED in the past you should be pre approved, all new
vendors must complete a simple pre approval form before you can register.
Thanks
Roger Bolen, Co Chair
Oak CLiff Earth Day, 2011
www.oakcliffearthday.com <http://www.oakcliffearthday.com/> 

Plano Centre   •   2000 E. Spring Creek Pkwy.   •   Plano, TX  75074

April 16, 2011 - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.