From Austin Resource Recovery - Join the Composting Community! Register today for a free composting class presented by the City of Austin Composting is nature's way of recycling. Rather than sending your food scraps and lawn clippings to the landfill, you can compost them to create...
From TreeFolks - For this TreeFolks tree walk, Dr. Kevin Anderson, from the Center for Environmental Research at Hornsby Bend, will lead a walk centered around the "Environmental History of Central Texas Riparian Forests." This is going to be a great walk and a great...
The nonprofit American Botanical Council (ABC) will celebrate the 11th annual HerbDay with a variety of herbal educational activities, including presentations from local and national herbal experts. The HerbDay event occurs at ABC’s headquarters at the historic Case Mill Homestead, 6200 Manor Road in East...
From Brite Ideas - Free Class from Brite Ideas: Aquaponics Quick Start Traditionally, aquaponics is a slow process of building up nutrients for plants and filtration for fish. Slow start-up and disappointing yields can be skipped by employing the "Quick Start" method developed at Brite...
Imagine Austin and the AIA Austin designvoice committee present: Walk the Talk #3 - Panel and Tour of Missing Middle in Clarksville. This is the third in a series of panels and tours of "missing middle" housing in neighborhoods across Austin. The panel will feature...
From Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center - Spring is here! Wildflowers are blooming, the days are warming up, and a tiny songbird has returned to Texas from its wintering grounds in the tropics. Come out to Westcave Preserve for a chance to see one of North...
Sustainable Food Policy Board meeting: Monday May 9th from 6pm to 8pm The general public is invited to attend and provide citizen communication at the beginning of the meeting. Stick around to hear about SFPB progress. Location: 1000 East 11th street, Austin Texas. Street Jones Building. 4th...
Will Climate Change significantly affect your life? Can we together slow down the overheating if our planet by our daily life activities as a person and as a community? If we take action, how do we know we made a difference? Join with the...
From the Austin Mayor's Office - This Wednesday, May 11th is Austin Don't Rush day. Please do everything you can to avoid driving by yourself during rush hour(s). Here are some ideas and resources: Flex your schedule: Instead of driving during rush hour, go to...
The City of Austin Zero Waste Advisory Commission (ZWAC) meets each month to review policies regarding recycling, composting, and other areas of waste diversion. This commission's decisions become recommendations for the Austin City Council to consider when voting on Zero Waste policy. These events are...
