Title: Trees For Houston Conducts Education CourseLink out: Click hereDescription: HOUSTON, September 11, 2012 –Urban ForesTree Keeper, (UFTK) Trees For Houston’s continuing education course in tree care and urban forestry, is offered each fall to Houstonians. Classes teach the basics of tree identification, proper planting techniques, site suitability and planting care. The course also focuses on the environmental role of…
Title: Green Apple Day of ServiceLocation: Herod Elementary SchoolLink out: Click hereDescription: On Sept. 29, 2012, the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council will host the first ever Green Apple Day of Service. For one day, advocates from across the country and around the world will come together in support of healthy, sustainable schools by taking…
Title: Park(ing) DayLocation: NationwideLink out: Click hereDescription: About PARK(ing) Day Providing temporary public open space . . . one parking spot at at time. PARK(ing) Day is a annual open-source global event where citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into “PARK(ing)†spaces: temporary public places. The project began in 2005 when Rebar, a San Francisco…