Greater Fort Worth Group

 
 ALERT: due to extreme cold  February 19 General Meeting will be ZOOM only
see below for Zoom details

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GREATER FORT WORTH SIERRA CLUB 

Next monthly meeting in Fort Worth is detailed below.
Also, check out the Outings and Events pages for other Club activities.

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General Meetings

FEBRUARY 19 GENERAL MEETING on ZOOM only due to weather

Time: Feb 19, 2025 06:45 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 827 4117 1735
Passcode: GFWSC

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photo courtesy of Betsy Marsh, TRWD Education & Outreach Program

 

January Club Meeting .... Program topic:  TRWD Education

Join us on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 7:00 PM on ZOOM (no in-person meeting).  Our guest speaker is Betsy Marsh, an environmental educator with the Tarrant Regional Water District, speaking of opportunities and techniques for reaching and inspiring the next generation of water champions. Conserving and protecting water is everyone’s responsibility, and young people can be powerful advocates for water in our community.

 

Future meetings will again be at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden is located at 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, just north of I30 on University Drive.  All are welcome!  Please RSVP on either Facebook or  Meetup.  Admission is free.  Be sure to join us!  
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Action Alerts

 

JOIN THE FIGHT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN FORT WORTH!

Fort Worth Environmental Coalition of Communities (FWECC), a collaboration of environmental and social justice organizations including Echo Heights/Stop Six Environmental Coalition, Northside Fort Worth Air, the Greater Fort Worth Sierra Club and other neighborhood associations, are advocating the City of Fort Worth to ensure Environmental Justice is considered in everything it does. We need your help getting the City Council’s attention.

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Member Opportunity

SOLD OUT!   Stay tuned for information sharing after the conference.

Earth, Wind & Fire Conference

March 1, 2025
Brookhaven Community College

The Earth, Wind, & Fire Conference hosted by the Dallas Sierra Club.  The one day event will be at the Brookhaven campus of Dallas College on Saturday, March 1.  Get the Early Bird registration rate of just $55 (includes lunch) before the price increases on January 15.  Special student rates (with ID) are available.  Timely and important topics include our future water supply, the invisible danger of Ethylene Oxide, forever chemicals in our drinking water, the Texas electric grid, urban fracking, clearing the air for DFW, microplastics, earthquakes and deep injection from oil and gas operations and more!  Visit https://EarthWindandFireEvent.com for the topics, schedule, and speakers!  Register now before the low rate ends!  Other sponsors include the League of Women Voters of Dallas, Women in the Environment, Greater Fort Worth Sierra Club, Liveable Arlington, Public Citizen, Environment Texas, Oak Cliff Earth Day, League of Women Voters of Tarrant County, the Hill Country Institute, Clean Water Action, North Texas Renewable Energy Group and Greensource DFW.  For more info, contact Rita Beving at rita.beving@gmail.com


Earth, Wind, & Fire Conference Tickets, Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite

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Solar

"Your Solar Expert" provides home solar solutions in the greater Fort Worth area.   CEO Natalia Carter offers GFWSC members best pricing (mention GFW Sierra Club to get our discount) as well as a $1,000 donation to GFW Sierra for each member contract.

Scan the barcode in the flyer, or click here to get started on the website.

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