Visitors can tour native gardens outside, including the stunning Grande
Allee fountain. Inside, a tropical butterfly house includes hundreds of
free flying butterflies with daily butterfly releases at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The annual monarch tagging demonstrations will take place at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
New in 2011, the Texas Discovery Gardens Green Exhibit celebrates
fun, easy ways to live more sustainably. Multiple vendors will be on
hand with natural treats, eco-friendly transportation, and more.
Sculptures and paintings throughout Texas Discovery Gardens connect art
with nature, featuring the work of Silvia Thornton, Anne Neal, Dan and
Lori Dudley, student sculptors at El Centro College, and more. We are
also proud to unveil a public art display with the City of Dallas from
Vancouver artists Michael Vandermeer and Cheryl Hamilton, featuring
stunning glass and steel nature-themed pieces that hang from our two
story lobby ceiling. Open daily from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. $3 admission.

ECOFEST ARLINGTON is September 17, 2011 10 am - 10 pm
Founders Plaza and Levitt Pavilion

[ibimage==2091==original_size==none==self==ibimage_left]Ecofest, a free, family oriented event, helps build a sense of community, stimulates environmental awareness, and promotes stewardship across North Texas.

We are inviting local businesses to showcase their green products and practical do-it-yourself solutions for home improvement and maintenance.

They will be lined up on the festival streets surrounding Founder’s Plaza.

“DFW Greenweavers is a
power group of local, sustainable businesses that have been operating in
the Metroplex as experts in their given Green fields.”

Registration required, seating limited to 25, cost $50 (per rain barrel) - Register now.

Solar Power International (SPI) is North America's largest, most
comprehensive solar power trade show and conference. This annual,
business-to-business event was the first of its kind in North America
and grows bigger and better every year.

Nearly 24,000 professionals from 125+ countries attend. With one out
of five attendees coming from outside the United States, SPI is truly a
global event.

In 2011, over 1,200 companies from all vertical markets in the solar
power spectrum will exhibit in a space of more than 1 million gross
square feet.

Growing New Markets

SPI is presented by two non-profit organizations, SEIA and SEPA,
whose mission is to advance and support the solar power industry and to
promote the growth of U.S. solar markets. Fulfilling this commitment,
SPI will take place outside of California for the first time in 2011. In
Dallas, Texas, show participants will gain exposure to new products,
service providers and professionals from a new horizon of the industry.

Who Attends:

Meet other singles interested in environmental awareness and activism.

We will learn to
construct a beautiful, natural, earth friendly, energy
efficient building!  Foundation, walls, windows, framing, and roof
construction will be taught. We will be teaching the Nebraska Style of Straw
bale building, which is also termed "Load bearing".  Natural plasters will
also be covered for the interior while the exterior will be Stuccoed. 
Sheet Rock Wall Interface will also be demonstrated. 

This “Green”
Building method will provide the Camp with an ‘Arts and Crafts” structure, to be
used for both storage and a work area.

Join a multi-city clean up focusing on communities served by the Trinity
River watershed. Volunteers will contribute to make the city cleaner
and prevent litter flowing into rivers, streams, and lakes. Volunteers
are needed to clean up by canoe or along the banks of the river. Volunteers must register. To participate, contact Alma Pohler at 817.860.6752 or by e-mail at alma@riverlegacy.org.  Registration Form Here.

8 am to 1 pm – Volunteers with experience in canoeing who will help with clean up from on the river. 

10 am to 1 pm – Volunteers who want to help clean up the banks of the river, get trash from canoes and clean the canoes.

Bring your lunch and stay for lunch in the park and games.

Bath salts, and oils and fizzies, oh my!
Everyone loves bath products, and what better time than the holidays to
start working on your own signature blends. David Fisher, Guide to
Candle & Soap Making at About.com, will demonstrate how easy it is
to get started making your bath items to help melt away the stress of
the season.  Learn about and make your own products to keep for
yourself or give as gifts for the holidays. Go home with samples and

Compost is an invaluable ingredient in a successful garden. By
duplicating nature’s recycling process you can turn leaves, grass
clippings, yard trimmings and kitchen scraps into dark nutrient-rich
humus that is great for your garden. Join John Hunt, local garden
writer and Dallas County Master Gardener, as he shares the importance of
using compost to build your soil, how to use compost in the garden,
which materials can be used, techniques to ensure great results and
much more! Come find out how to create a gold rush in your backyard! $25 or $22.50 for Members