Dallas County Now Sports Two Audubon Centers
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he beautiful, 205-acre Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center at Cedar Hill, a part- nership between the city of Cedar Hill and the National Audubon Society, opens
to the public with a free weekend of fun and festivities, to be held September 10 and 11. Dallas County, which already hosts the Trinity River Audubon Center, the only county in the country served by two Audubon centers. The event includes workshops, tours, trail hikes, children’s nature play activities, puppet shows, and more. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Located 16 miles south of downtown Dal-
las, in Cedar Hill, Dogwood Canyon is part of the White Rock Escarpment. The canyon con- tains the widest variety of rare species in North Texas as plants and animals from east, west and Central Texas converge there. As a result, the Canyon is the only place in the world where one can find certain plant and animal combinations, such as the Black-chinned hummingbird of west Texas nesting in the flowering dogwood tree of east Texas. In keeping with the Audubon mission, the center is a sustainably built structure,
from the architectural and systems design to the selection of eco-safe paints, sealants and other materials. Inside, the center contains two classrooms, a viewing room with tall windows that look out onto the canyon, administrative offices, and a reception/ gathering room. The center will begin a full slate of programs after the grand opening. Audubon’s science-based programs improve critical thinking skills and focus on local ecology and habitat study, scientific observation and identification, and stewardship of natural resources. The true stars of the center are the miles of trails that take visi- tors through the forest and throughout the canyon. A half-mile ADA accessible trail is opening soon next door.
Location: 1206 W, FM1382, Cedar Hill. For more information call 214-309-5851 or visit
DogwoodCanyonAudubon.org.
HealthWorks Store Open in Plano G
Dallas Green Festival Merges with State Fair of Texas
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he second annual Dallas Green Festi- val, held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sep-
tember 14, at Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, intends to demonstrate ways to increase your family’s sustainability and reduce your environmental footprint. Visitors will enjoy musical entertain-
ment, a children’s activity area, classes and lifestyle demonstrations to help live a greener, healthier life. Vendors will be on hand with healthy refreshments and environmental products to showcase.
Activities and demonstrations in-
rand Opening festivities for the HealthWorks Store and Learning Center, in Plano, are scheduled for September 9, 10 and 12, with free samples, prizes, special
savings, demonstrations, refreshments and a live remote broadcast of the “Healthy by Nature” show September 10. The outlet store stocks the products sold in the popular
RealFoodGrocery.com on-
line catalog store, in addition to many unique items, including nutritional supplements, facial toning equipment and skin care products, books, pet products and household gardening products recom- mended by organic expert Howard Garrett. They also carry items seen on Doug Kaufman’s TV show, “Know the Cause,” and those discussed on the “Healthy by Nature” show, with Martie Whittekin, CCN. At the store, customers get Internet prices without the wait.
HealthWorks Center is located at 3221 Independence Parkway, in Plano. For more information call 877-673-2536.
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clude energy efficiency, energy conser- vation, water conservation, alternative transportation, bicycle touring and safety, composting, organic gardening, bee and chicken keeping, general recycling, elec- tronic recycling, rainwater harvest and use, and sustainability. Texas Discovery Garden will extend
the Dallas Green Festival on September 24 to merge with the Green Exhibit at the State Fair of Texas, from September 30 to October 23. Both events present exhibitors, interactive presentations and hands-on demonstrations aimed at re- newing the message of living sustainably with a minimal environmental footprint.
For more information, call 214-428-7476 ext. 260 or email SLee@TexasDiscovery-
Gardens.org. See ad on page 28.
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