From the Sustainable Food Center - Community and school gardens are a lot like miniature, volunteer-run organizations, and to thrive longterm, they need leadership from strong, constructive teams. However, with a variety of personalities and priorities in the mix, working together is not always easy!...
From TreeFolks - Heading to the Earth Day celebration at Mueller starting at noon? Head over to the neighborhood early to learn about Austin's trees and take home a sweet prize at Little Walnut Creek district park! Join us at Little Walnut Creek park to map trees...
The Austin Earth Day Festival is Saturday, April 23rd from 1pm to 7pm. Here's what you can expect: A Conversation Stage featuring panel discussions amongst Austin's leading environmentalists A Kids Zone with yoga, live music, and a park ranger program An aerial photo project with...
The City of Austin will host two Mobility Talks Live community meetings later this month to seek public input on improving Austin's transportation network. The April 20th and April 23th come-and-go, open house events will include general informational displays as well as facilitated, small-group discussions....
From the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin - The Buddha identified appamada, typically translated as “diligent care,” as the chief good or highest virtue in his teaching and practice. He likened appamada to the elephant’s footprint—just as the feet of all creatures fit into...
From Ten Thousand Villages - Join Ten Thousand Villages, Genesis 7 Image Consulting, and Dress Well Do Good for an ethical shopping and educational extravaganza! April 24 is Fashion Revolution Day; the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, and a day of...
From Solar Austin - Plan to be inspired by the solar opportunity within the Living Building Challenge™. LBC is the built environment's most rigorous performance standard. It calls for the creation of building projects at all scales that operate as cleanly, beautifully and efficiently as nature's architecture. The certification...
From Net Impact Austin - This month we're hosting Melissa Miller, standing board President of TREIA (Texas Renewable Energy Industry Alliance) and wind power developer, who will speak with us about the current wind power climate in Texas and how the PTC extension has spurred development of...
From the Austin Zero Waste Alliance - Please join AZWA for it's Earth Month meeting to discuss Zero Waste strategies and plan for civic actions around keeping residential curbside composting programs alive through the Austin City Council budget process.
From the Austin EcoNetwork, University of Texas, and National Parks Conservation Association - Come out to WCH 1.120 on the University of Texas campus on Tuesday, April 26th at 7pm for a free screening of the National Park Service's 100th Anniversary documentary entitled "The National...
