Sep 15, 2026 · 35 min · 12 segments
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This new documentary film, directed by Ben Masters and narrated by Ethan Hawke, celebrates the rivers and waterways that define the Lone Star State.
Featuring a soundtrack recorded by the Dallas Chamber Symphony, the film will hit theaters across the state on September 25th.
Prices are $39 to $75 for reserved seats.
Click the link in the digital version of the newsletter or go to dcsymphony.org. Upcoming Chapter Meetings September Chapter Meeting and Presentation Thursday, September 17th, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Denton County Administrative Courthouse, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 1 Courthouse Drive, Denton Presentation, Hidden Partners, The Role of Fungi in Plant Growth, by Bob Ritchie, Urban Forager, TMN, North Texas chapter.
This presentation will explore the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi.
We will look at how this relationship was created and how both sides benefit.
We will also explore what that means to us as humans living on planet Earth.
Bob Ritchie is a Dallas native who has raised almost every insect, mammal, reptile, plant, and fungus that can be kept legally, and some that cannot.
He likes birds, bugs, plants, fish, fungus, herps, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, fly fishing, anthropology, archaeology, and more.
An amateur naturalist from an early age, Bob has spent much of his life outdoors.
As an urban forager, Bob teaches classes about edible and medicinal native plants and regularly appears on spring schedules at local nature preserves, parks, and environmental centers.
He is the father of two grown children, an avid bicycle rider and commuter, and a registered yoga instructor.
October Chapter Meeting and Presentation Thursday, October 15th, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Denton County Administrative Courthouse, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 1 Courthouse Drive, Denton Presentation John Bunker Sands Wetland Center, A Nature-Based Solution by Kaylee Bukar, Executive Director, John Bunker Sands Wetland Center www.wetlandscenter.com Learn how this leading water conservation area plays a crucial role in the way 2.3 million North Texans get their drinking water, and how this wetland also provides a vital habitat for an impressive diversity of bird species.
Kaylee Buchar is the executive director of the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center, the educational component of a unique public-private partnership between the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Rosewood Corporation.
Located within a 2,000-acre constructed wetland designed to naturally polish and recycle water before it returns to Levon Lake, the wetland center serves as a living laboratory for water conservation, wetland science, and environmental education.
Caylee holds a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife and fisheries conservation from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and brings more than a decade of experience in environmental education and non-profit leadership.
Her career has included work with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Trinity River Audubon Center, and the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas.
She is also a Texas Master Naturalist and Northeast Texas Master Birder and is passionate about connecting people to nature while building environmental literacy and stewardship.
Outside of work, Kaylee enjoys camping, hiking, and birding with her husband and their two dogs, Pudge and Lady Bird.
She is an avid reader who is working toward a Goodreads challenge of reading 26 books this year, enjoys gardening and experimenting with a carnivorous plant terrarium, and is a beginner stained glass artist.
This new documentary film, directed by Ben Masters and narrated by Ethan Hawke, celebrates the rivers and waterways that define the Lone Star State.
Featuring a soundtrack recorded by the Dallas Chamber Symphony, the film will hit theaters across the state on September 25th.
Prices are $39 to $75 for reserved seats.
Click the link in the digital version of the newsletter or go to dcsymphony.org. Upcoming Chapter Meetings September Chapter Meeting and Presentation Thursday, September 17th, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Denton County Administrative Courthouse, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 1 Courthouse Drive, Denton Presentation, Hidden Partners, The Role of Fungi in Plant Growth, by Bob Ritchie, Urban Forager, TMN, North Texas chapter.
This presentation will explore the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi.
We will look at how this relationship was created and how both sides benefit.
We will also explore what that means to us as humans living on planet Earth.
Bob Ritchie is a Dallas native who has raised almost every insect, mammal, reptile, plant, and fungus that can be kept legally, and some that cannot.
He likes birds, bugs, plants, fish, fungus, herps, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, fly fishing, anthropology, archaeology, and more.
An amateur naturalist from an early age, Bob has spent much of his life outdoors.
As an urban forager, Bob teaches classes about edible and medicinal native plants and regularly appears on spring schedules at local nature preserves, parks, and environmental centers.
He is the father of two grown children, an avid bicycle rider and commuter, and a registered yoga instructor.
October Chapter Meeting and Presentation Thursday, October 15th, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Denton County Administrative Courthouse, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 1 Courthouse Drive, Denton Presentation John Bunker Sands Wetland Center, A Nature-Based Solution by Kaylee Bukar, Executive Director, John Bunker Sands Wetland Center www.wetlandscenter.com Learn how this leading water conservation area plays a crucial role in the way 2.3 million North Texans get their drinking water, and how this wetland also provides a vital habitat for an impressive diversity of bird species.
Kaylee Buchar is the executive director of the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center, the educational component of a unique public-private partnership between the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Rosewood Corporation.
Located within a 2,000-acre constructed wetland designed to naturally polish and recycle water before it returns to Levon Lake, the wetland center serves as a living laboratory for water conservation, wetland science, and environmental education.
Caylee holds a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife and fisheries conservation from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and brings more than a decade of experience in environmental education and non-profit leadership.
Her career has included work with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Trinity River Audubon Center, and the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas.
She is also a Texas Master Naturalist and Northeast Texas Master Birder and is passionate about connecting people to nature while building environmental literacy and stewardship.
Outside of work, Kaylee enjoys camping, hiking, and birding with her husband and their two dogs, Pudge and Lady Bird.
She is an avid reader who is working toward a Goodreads challenge of reading 26 books this year, enjoys gardening and experimenting with a carnivorous plant terrarium, and is a beginner stained glass artist.
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