Urban Sustainability

The City of Dallas Environmental Education Initiative is accepting applications for its summer Team Waterworks program for high school students to be held June 16-20.

 

Alexandria Beck has accepted a summer internship at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington, DC, a nonprofit organization that promotes a vegan diet and alternatives to animal research.

Left, Beck with family pet chicken.

Photo courtesy of Alexandria Beck.


 

 

 May 20, 2014

Last month,  80 turbines were installed on the roof of El Centro College in downtown Dallas. Photos courtesy of El Centro College.

May 19, 2014

Photos by Scooter Smith 

More than 5,500 people in DFW have pledged to pick up 10 pieces of trash every Tuesday as part of an area-wide anti-litter campaign. Courtesy of Reverse Litter.

May 13, 2014

You may have noticed the slogan lately on billboards, buses and in TV and radio ads. Friendly folks of all ages are touting that they "took the pledge to pick up 10.”

Bill Neiman, owner of Native American Seed, at his seed-cleaning facility in Junction. The former Flower Mound resident became an advocate for landscaping with Texas natives while operating a nursery in Argyle. Courtesy of Callie Richmond/Texas Tribune.

May 12, 2014

This 13-acre site in Richardson is one of the few remaining remnants of blackland prairie in Texas. A local developer has plans to build high-end homes on the property. Photo courtesy of Eric Reed. Additional photos by Karl Thibodeaux.

Laura McCavit of Stonewall Gardens in Dallas, worked with Tony Napolillo, Sun Club program manager, to purchase solar panels recently installed at Stonewall Gardens in Dallas. 

The Sun Club is accepting applications for its 2015 grants until June 15. 

Photos courtesy of the Sun Club. 

May 6, 2014

Mushroom Burger with Barley.

This vegan recipe uses potatoes rather than eggs to bind the ingredients.

See recipe.

Courtesy of Mother Jones.com

Learn about North Texas native prairies on Saturday, May 3, at two free events: Native Plants and Prairies Day in Dallas and Prairie Day in Fort Worth.

Photo courtesy of North Texas Master Naturalists.

April 30, 2014

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