Texas A&M AgriLife Watershed Steward Workshop NTMWD, in partnership with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board, hosted an educational workshop. This free program was open to the public and focused on how residents... more
Category: Education
Out & About with NTMWD Public Education & Outreach in April
Go n Grow Gardening Made Simple: April 1 – NTMWD Served as a distribution point for the Rooted-In Annual Spring Go and Grow event. This edible kit included Rosemary, Tricolor Sage, Greek Oregano, Pineapple Sage, Cardinal Basil, Garlic Chives, and... more
Out & About with NTMWD Public Education & Outreach in March
NTMWD Celebrated World Water Day with Water Trivia World Water Day was March 22nd. NTMWD celebrated the day with water trivia at Herman Marshall Whiskey in downtown Wylie. Over Fifty people came to the new tasting room and tested their... more
Out & About with NTMWD Public Education & Outreach in February
Rotary Club Presentation: Defend your Drains Rotary Club of Wylie East Fork invited Helen Dulac, Public Education Manager, to their meeting on February 9th to hear the Defend Your Drains message and the impact of flushables on our wastewater infrastructure.... more
Out & About with NTMWD Public Education & Outreach in January
2022 Holiday Grease Round-up Recap – NTMWD received 113 gallons of leftover cooking oil through the “Holiday Grease Roundup” program compared to 55 gallons last year and 56 gallons the year before that. The program helps to keep fats, oils,... more
Out & About with NTMWD Public Education & Outreach in December
The 2022 Holiday Grease Roundup runs through January 9th, 2023. There are many donation sites across Texas including the North Texas Municipal Water District, and Environmental Services building at 201 E. Brown St., Wylie, TX. Check out this video where we... more
More Than Water: North Texas Campaigns Educate Customers on Water Rates
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
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