City’s Butterfly Gardens Ready for Monarch Migration
Monarch butterflies have begun their annual southbound migration, heading from Canada and the northern/Midwest U.S. to their winter home in Mexico, and have already begun showing up in Texas.
Dallas County Master Gardeners Offer Free Advice via E-mail, Website
If you’re getting outside to garden now that temperatures are cooler and need some “socially distanced” gardening advice, The Dallas County Master Gardener Association, through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Center, offers free advice via its website and through e-mail.
World Environmental Health Day is Sept. 26
When it comes to emergency and disaster planning and response, staff members with Richardson’s Health Department are on the frontlines educating the community and investigating outbreaks of communicable diseases such as salmonella, influenzas and COVID-19.
New Air Monitoring Network Now Live
The SharedAirDFW Network debuted this week, the result of a three-year high-tech collaboration between several entities including Dallas County and UT Dallas that provides increased, more precise air quality monitoring than what had previously been available in the area.
Order by Sept. 20 for “UPlantIt” Pollinator Garden Box
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s Water University is making it easy for gardeners (and non-gardeners) to design and plant a garden that attracts butterflies, bees, hummingbirds and other pollinators with its latest UPlantIt garden-in-a-box.
Reminder: Keep Paint Away from Storm Drains
In light of recent rains as well as the current popularity of home buying/remodeling, the City is reminding residents to be sure that “paint wash” remains out of streets and yards.
World Ozone Day is Sept. 16
World Ozone Day is recognized annually Sept. 16 and was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1994 to raise public awareness of the depletion of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere and encourage solutions to preserve it.
Time to Make a Rain Barrel—Free Online Class Sept. 8
With rain back in the forecast more frequently comes the opportunity to collect rain via a rain barrel, a great way to conserve water, capture water for outdoor irrigation and foundation watering and lower water bills.
Plastic Grocery Bags Needed at Network
Though the City does not currently accept plastic grocery/retail bags in its recycling program, you can donate them to Network of Community Ministries.
Air North Texas Offers Air Quality Alerts, Ways to Reduce Emissions
Though March-November is considered “ozone season” in the DFW area, hot temperatures and the resulting higher ozone concentrations in our air usually make August the month with the most “high-level” days.