Category: Education
New Conservation Campaign Underway – “Love Lavon Lake”
“Love Lavon Lake” is a new conservation campaign designed to help North Texans know their primary water source. As North Texans get set to dive into longer days and 100 degree-plus temperatures, the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) has... more
News Stream – May 2018
The May edition of News Stream kicks off Drinking Water Week, May 6-12, with a recap of our recent Lavon Lake Watershed Tour that showed participants how we work together to Protect the Source. National Infrastructure Week, May 14-21 reminds... more
Make Everyday Earth Day with a “Green” Life, Lawn and Landscape
In our latest WFAA segment, water expert Denise Hickey and horticulturalist Patrick Dickinson shared how Earth Day is a great time of year for everyone to celebrate our environment. It’s also a great time to take a more “green” view... more
Watershed Protection – the First Line of Defense for Water Quality
Water for our main water source, Lavon Lake, doesn’t just come from rain falling directly into the lake. Water also enters Lavon as it flows across its watershed – an area of about 492,095 acres that drains runoff into creeks,... more
Gifts Ideas for Green Gardeners
This holiday season you can give green while spending your green on those last couple of presents. On our last WFAA segment, Texas A&M AgriLife horticulturalist Patrick Dickinson offered some helpful tips for picking gifts that save water, are sustainable,... more
Planting Fall and Winter Trees (WFAA)
Most people think of spring when they think of planting, but fall and winter is the perfect time to plant new trees in North Texas. Denise Hickey, water conservation expert for NTMWD, and Patrick Dickinson, horticulturalist for Texas A&M AgriLife,... more
Wings Over the Wetland Fundraiser 2017
The John Bunker Sands Wetland Center recently held its annual fundraising event – Wings Over the Wetland. This event helps support this thriving educational outreach center that provides a growing number of programs for schools, educators, researchers, environmentalists, and nature... more
Holiday Composting Tips (WFAA Channel 8)
Almost 40 percent of all food produced in the U.S. is wasted, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. With holiday parties coming soon, along with the extra trash produced during gift-giving season, it’s a good opportunity to see how... more
Applying Pre-Emergents for a Healthy Lawn (WFAA Channel 8)
As summer comes to a close and the days get shorter and cooler, it’s a good idea to apply pre-emergent herbicides to your lawn to prevent the germination of weed seeds. Combined with fertilizer, you can keep your lawn healthy... more