Enjoy hands-on environmental activities, nature walks, bird watching, kayaking and canoeing demos and wildlife presentations at this 5th annual festival. Info: ScottWhite@BizCompr.com or 214-458-5751.

13th annual mardi gras texas style!  
28 bands * 5 stages * 1 day * saturday february 16, 2013
Fair Park Automobile Building
1010 First Ave
Dallas, Texas 75210
info@bweissent.com
http://mardigrasdfw.com/home-page

Free one-day event. Choose from among five tracks of sessions: 1) Healthy Living; 2) Urban Agriculture; 3) Resource and Energy Efficiency; 4) Smart Cities; 5) Green Careers and Jobs. Keynote speaker: Joel Salatin, a third-generation alternative farmer whose family's farm, Polyface, Inc. has been featured in Smithsonian Magazine, National Geographic, Gourmet and in radio, television and print media. Exhibitors will also be on hand to share their green products and services.

Two-day international conference "Geothermal Energy and Waste Heat to Power - Utilizing Oil and Gas Plays" brings together leaders from business, engineering, finance, law and research to explore specific topics relevant to capturing energy that is often overlooked or discarded during oil and gas production. Contact: Maria Richards, mrichard@smu.edu or 214-768-1975.

Annual green festival featuring free wildflower walks, science-themed hikes, food vendors and environmentally-themed booths. Proceeds benefit Friends of Tandy Hills Natural Area.

Enjoy local brews paired with food created by local chefs at this fundraiser for Connemara Conservancy. $50.

Earth Day celebration hosted by the city of Fort Worth, featuring educational booths, food and entertainment. Follows Cowtown Cleanup.

One of the largest Earth Day celebrations in the U.S., this annual free two-day festival showcases green vendors and organizations. Hours from 10 am to 6 pm. Parking is $10.

Annual green fest hosted by Greenfellows, featuring green vendors and entertainment.

NORTH TEXAS FARMERS MARKETS: COLLIN COUNTY Frisco Farmers Market: http://www.friscofarmersmarket.com/ McKinney Farmers Market at the Adriatica: http://www.chestnutsquare.org/programs/farmers_market.asp Fairview Farms Marketplace, Plano: http://www.fairview-farms.com/2601.html DENTON COUNTY Denton Community Market: http://www.facebook.com/DentonCommunityMarket DALLAS COUNTY Carrollton Square Community Farmers Market, http://www.cityofcarrollton.com Celebration Farmers Market, Dallas: www.celebrationrestaurant.com/farmersmarket/ Coppell Farmers Market: http://www.coppellfarmersmarket.org Dallas Farmers Market: http://www.dallasfarmersmarket.org Four Seasons Market, Richardson: http://www.fourseasonsmarkets.com/ Grand Prairie Farmers Market: http://www.gptx.org/farmersmarket/ White Rock Local Market: http://www.whiterocklocalmarket.com/ ELLIS COUNTY Waxahachie Downtown Farmers Market: http://waxahachiedowntown.com/ ROCKWALL COUNTY Rockwall Farmers Market: http://mainstreet.rockwall.com/faqs.asp TARRANT COUNTY Downtown Arlington Farmers Market: http://www.downtownarlingtonfarmersmarket.com/ Cowtown Farmers Market, Fort Worth: http://www.cowtownfarmersmarket.com/ Elizabeth Anna's Loc