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2008 Community Green Calendar
June
June is American Rivers Month
Celebrate American Rivers Month by visiting Dallas’ Trinity River!
June 1st-7th
Cease the Grease Week in Dallas!
Cooking Oil Drive: It doesn't stop at the kitchen sink!
Drop off your used cooking oil for recycling rather than letting it clog up your sink and our Dallas water system! Dallas Water Utilities will set up informational booths, collect used cooking oil for recycling, provide helpful tips, and hand out goodies such as grease bags and scrapers. Those who stop by can also sign up to win prizes such as cooking classes and cookware! For more info. visit the DWU Cease the Grease web site.
Drop-off Locations
Fiesta—5334 Ross Ave. Dallas, Texas 75206
Mon.-Fri. 2:30 PM til 5:30 PM
Carnival—3435 W. Illinois Ave. Dallas, Texas 75211
Mon.-Fri. 2:30 PM til 5:30 PM
Minyard—3230 Martin Luther King Blvd. Dallas, Texas 75210
Mon.-Fri. 2:30 PM til 5:30 PM
Tom Thumb—5809 Lovers Lane Dallas, Texas 75206
Mon.-Fri. 2:30 PM til 5:30 PM
Saturday 10:30 AM til 3:30 PM
Thursday, June 5th
World Environment Day is the principal celebration through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment.
“Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy”
Saturday, June 7th
National Trails Day
Join-up with friends or a local hiking club to get outside and experience everything the great outdoors has to offer!
Saturday, June 7th
Polk St. Beautification Project Community Walk-A-Thon & Health Fair
Twin Falls Park (S. Polk @ Red Bird Lane)
8 AM to 1 PM
Call (
214) 374-0766.
Saturday, June 7th
13th Annual Water-Wise Garden Tour
For locations, visit Dallas Water Utiltiies web site.
9 AM to 3 PM
Dallas Water Utilities (DWU) invites you to attend its 13th Annual Water-Wise Garden Tour. The self-guided, free tour showcases Water-Wise gardens throughout the City of Dallas and in surrounding cities. There will be 26 sites to visit—feel free to choose your own route and visit some or all of the gardens. DWU partners with the Dallas Master Gardeners who will be hosting free, 15-minute microtalks on how to plant a Water-Wise garden. These microtalks will start at the top of each hour at the tour’s three headquarter locations.
Contact Noel Nielson at(214) 670-5378 or call (214) 670-3155.
Wednesday, June 11th
2008 Citizen Forester Program
Wednesdays, June 11th thru November 12th
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Office on Coit Road
Registration Required: The forester program is open to all area residents, no experience is required, and the cost is $75 per person.
Contant Steve Houser at (972) 877-0361.
Dallas’ Urban Forest Advisory Committee (UFAC) is announcing its Citizen Forester Program for area residents interested in trees. The program, in its second year, trains citizen volunteers on how to care for and preserve the city’s trees and urban forests.
The Citizen Forester classes are a combination of classroom instruction and actual field training that enables citizens to learn basic tree skills to protect trees in their neighborhood while also advocating the importance of Dallas’ urban forests. The practical topics include Tree Identification, planting and pruning skills, and the benefits of Dallas trees. Additionally, the program also addresses the important subject of appropriate tree plantings near utility lines—which can prevent unpopular, yet often necessary, tree prunings.
Tuesday, June 17th
U.N. World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
Thursday, June 19th
Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Industrial Workshop
Dallas City Hall, 1500 Marilla St, Dallas 75201
L1FN Auditorium
8:30 AM -12:30 PM
Attention all industrial operators in Dallas. City of Dallas Storm Water Management is offering a free educational opportunity covering the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) industrial permit requirements.
*To attend please RSVP by calling 214-948-4022
Thursday, June 19th
Sustainability Brown Bag Luncheon on Solar Energy
L1FN Conference Room B
12:00-1:30 pm
Quincy Holloway, Speaker
3 Billion Renewable Energy was started by Quincy Holloway in May of 2007. Quincy has owned and operated a 3kW PV array since March of 2007 on his home in Benbrook, Texas. Currently, 3 Billion has partnered with Texas Eagle Construction, Meridian Energy Systems, and Grassroots Eco Advisors to bring PV to the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. Quincy’s discussion and presentation will track the cost of installing a PV system on a typical suburban home in North Texas, its estimated payback, monthly reductions, and some of the behavioral patterns adopted by a family to increase the system's value. In this course you will learn what it will cost to add solar to your home, a general overview of what the systems do, and why it's cheaper to go solar than simply pay your bills month in and month out. Bring your electric bill and find out what you could expect to pay for a system and what it could potentially save you in the long run.
*RSVP to Meghna Tare at (214) 671-8977.
Saturday, June 21st
Mow Down Air Pollution: Lawnmower Exchange Program Day
Dallas City Hall, 1500 Marilla St, Dallas 75201
Horseshoe parking lot
9 AM to 3 PM (or until supplies last)
Dallas residents can trade in their gas mowers for a 50% discount on a new electric mower.
*Reservations REQUIRED—contact Nicole Cooper at (214) 670-6646; must be a City of Dallas resident.
