From the Sierra Club's Austin Environmental Justice Team - Feel free to bring a dish or drink to share (no alcohol please). Thx to the organizing working group for pulling together this agenda: Facilitated by Victoria Jara & Ben Hirsch Ground rules and conversation contract...

From the Sustainable Food Center - Join Sustainable Food Center to learn how you can help foster a brighter, healthier future for children in Central Texas through school gardens. This 2-part training is for teachers, parents, and community members interested in starting (or reviving) and...

From the Austin Area Tree Huggers - Join fellow tree huggers for an evening of networking and fellowship.  Each month we get together at various locations around town so we can get to know each other and share ideas and stories. This month we'll be...

The University of Texas Energy Institute is hosting the following free event - World-renowned artist Victor Pérez-Rul will hold a conversation panel at the Energy Institute about his new installation Placeholder. Pérez-Rul focuses on merging the movements of humans, sun and wind in order to...

From Huston-Tillotson University and the Sustainable Food Center - Huston-Tillotson University is hosting a free Intro to Organic Food Gardening class Sept 15 and Sept 17 led by the Sustainable Food Center. Come learn about gardening techniques and go home with organic plants, compost, and...

From the Austin Parks Foundation - Movies in the Park is a series of free films brought to you by Austin Parks Foundation in partnership with Alamo Drafthouse. Each year, APF and the Drafthouse bring you free movies in parks all over Austin. Residents and visitors...

From the Mother Earth Day Festival - Bill Oliver brings together music, puppet shows, murals, interactive booths, games, art, local wildlife, and youngsters to create Mother Earth Day at the Springs.  This would be an “Earth Day” specifically for and about Barton Springs, Barton Creek, and...

From the Natural Gardener - Linda Wall of The Natural Gardener – presents “Organic Veggie Gardening 101.” Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow your own food, but didn't know where to start? Then you need to join us this Friday! Linda will...

From the Sustainable Food Center - If you are a new gardener or new to gardening in Central Texas, and if you are looking for a holistic introduction to organic food growing, then this class is just for you. Taught by expert food gardeners, this...

From the Sustainable Food Center and Huston-Tillotson University - Huston-Tillotson University is hosting a free Intro to Organic Food Gardening class Sept 15 and Sept 17 led by the Sustainable Food Center. Come learn about gardening techniques and go home with organic plants, compost, and...

From the Austin Zoo - Come to the Austin Zoo’s first annual Conservation Day on Saturday, September 17th, 9:30 am -2:00 pm! Meet interesting people from local conservation groups and enjoy fun child-friendly activities. The first 200 visitors will receive a free packet of native/heritage...

From the Natural Gardener - Saturday, September 17th at 10am – “Medicinal Plant Wildscaping” with a book signing! What if many of the native plants – and even weeds – in our yard could be tonics and teas for our health and well being? Well,...

From TreeFolks - All of our volunteers are wonderful, but some of our volunteers are super! These are our Volunteer Supervisors – volunteers who receive extra training and then lead smaller groups of volunteers at our planting events. Interested in becoming a Volunteer Supervisor? Here’s...

From the Sierra Club and Smart Charge Residential - Join us for a ride-&-drive, party in a parking lot! Schedule of Events: 10 am – 3 pm Ride & Drive, exhibitor booths & family activities* 10 am – 1 pm Live Music: Kathy & the...

From in.gredients - Ever wonder how the in.gredients garden stays so green during the hot summer months, or how to prevent caterpillars from causing your kale crop to resemble swiss cheese? Wondering when is the best time to get your fall garden growing? Join Sue...

From the Austin Habitat for Humanity ReStore- The dog days of summer may almost be over, but for the ReStore they haven't yet kicked off! Grab Fido and join us for our first ever "Doggie Day." We're partnering with Austin Pets Alive! to host an...

From Brite Ideas - Free Class from Brite Ideas: Aquaponics - Start Small, Think Big Aquaponics systems involve more than a few components and these need to grow together, making a coordinated plan for starting and expanding a system very beneficial. Instead of painting yourself...

Documentary media producer, Karen Kocher, will be showing excepts from Living Spring, a documentary series about the history, science, culture, and spiritual practices at Barton Springs. She will frame the screening with the discussion, “What is the value of Barton Springs?"   For the past...