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July
July is National Parks and Recreation Month
Tuesday, July 1st – Friday, August 1st
Student Conservation Association’s Hike and Trail Building Project
Rochester Park
7000 Bexar Street, Dallas, TX 75215
8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Email mytrinityriver@dallascityhall.com or call (214) 671-9500
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is a nonprofit organization that offers conservation internships and summer trail crew opportunities to more than 3,000 people each year. SCA members complete projects in every conservation discipline - from archeology to zoology - and everything in between. The City of Dallas is proud to host a SCA team during the month of July in support of the new trails system for the Trinity River Corridor Project.
Thursday, July 10th
Construction Fair
Dallas City Hall - L1FN Auditorium
1500 Marilla, Dallas, TX 75201
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Contact ( 214) 948-4022 to RSVP
Construction operators in Dallas can attend the City of Dallas Storm Water Management’s free educational workshop covering the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) construction permit requirements. New permit changes will be presented. For more information, visit wheredoesitgo.com.
Saturday, July 12th
Intercity Community Development Corporation Housing Fair
Martin Luther King Recreation Center (Senior’s Bldg)
2901 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Dallas, TX 75215
10:00 am to Noon
Contact Katrina at (214) 915-9903
Up to $30,000 is available for new 3- BR, 2 -Bath energy efficient homes in South Dallas. Appliance packages include washer & dryer, range, dishwasher and refrigerator. Homes are near DART Transit Stations, model schools and have easy access to major freeways and are minutes from downtown.
Saturday, July 12th
Safety Fair
Wal-Mart
3155 W. Wheatland Rd,
Dallas, TX 75237
8:00 am - Noon
Contact DPD Senior Corporal Anthony C. Allen at (214) 671-4528
Saturday, July 12th
Community Leasing Fair
Solano Ridge Apartments
8039 Chariot Rd,
Dallas, TX 75227
11:00am - 2:00 pm
Contact Sheena Miracle at (214) 381-1134
107.1 FM Estereo Latino will be broadcasting live from the
event. Local vendors and businesses can participate.
Saturday, July 12th
Groundwork Dallas and the Green Team Trail Work
Rochester Park
7000 Bexar Stree,
Dallas, TX 75215
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
For more details email groundworkdallas@yahoo.com or
call (214) 269-5692
Don't miss this opportunity to clear and reshape the Texas Buckeye Trail in the Great Trinity Forest. Join the volunteers from Groundwork Dallas and the Green Team and make a difference for the environment.
Tuesday, July 22nd
Sustainable Landscaping Brown Bag Luncheon
Dallas City Hall-L1FN Conference Room A
1500 Marilla, Dallas, TX 75201
NOON - 1:30 pm
The worm, nature’s workhorse, does wonders for our environment and agriculture. Charles Darwin considered the worm the most important living thing on the planet. In its natural setting, a worm breaks down organic matter, tills, fertilizes and creates new topsoil.
Deborah Hair, CEO of the landscape design company OM Studios will present a thermal composting workshop, designed to provide a better understanding of the eco-system of worms. The program will include a demonstration of vermicmpostting (a compost system using worms) and how to create a vermicomposting bin. The presentation will show how Eisenia Fetida, a native Texas worm, processes materials to create organic soil and how to easily and effectively manage these worms to reduce everyday waste.
An educator for 20 years, Hair has started schoolyard gardens, written curriculum to support school gardens and been a contributing writer for Worm Digest and numerous webzines. Formerly a consultant for the City of Coppell and the Coppell Community Garden, she is currently a Master Composter Trainer for the state of Texas.
