Dallas ISD Environmental Education Center

06/12/2026

Take a chance to go for a family nature walk today. Make mud pies.

06/11/2026

Take a chance to go for a family nature walk today. What animal homes do you see?

06/11/2026

06/10/2026

Dig in! And let Texas Farm Bureau help students make the connection to agriculture through our Learning from the Ground Up Garden Grant Program AND our Homeschool Garden Grant Program.

The deadline for garden grant applications for public and private schools is Sept. 21. Get the details and apply: https://txfb.us/gardengrant26

The deadline for the Homeschool Garden Grant program application is Aug. 17. Get the details and apply: https://txfb.us/homeschoolgardengrant

06/09/2026

Look west Tuesday night to see a "cosmic kiss," as Venus and Jupiter appear extremely close to one another in the night sky. (Adobe Stock) https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/nation-world/venus-jupiter-conjunction-night-sky-june-9/507-e7b5360a-db8c-4dd7-88bb-61e3b7d5c9c2

06/09/2026

Time in nature has lots of benefits for our everyday lives. Research shows kids who have regular access to green space are healthier. Learn more here: https://research.childrenandnature.org/research/higher-school-based-greenness-levels-in-china-are-associated-with-healthier-weight-in-children-and-adolescents/

06/09/2026

Want to learn more about our local birds, events, and Audubon projects around the country? Then listen to the Days at Dogwood Canyon podcast, produced by the Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also find them here:

This podcast will take you into Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center’s 200-acre wildlife preserve in the heart of the DFW metroplex. Take a quick weekly break with us and get outside with the fresh air, the trees, and, of course, the birds.

06/09/2026

It’s Wild Turtle Week! This week, Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC) is hosting a “slow and steady movement” to promote wild turtles! Visit their page to learn more about their campaign!

Looking for more ways to help? Click the link below to learn how drivers can help these cold-blooded commuters make it across roads safely. https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2024/03/18/spring-highways-see-increase-in-cold-blooded-turtle-commuters

06/09/2026

Our Nature Craft of the Month this month is to make sun prints.

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