School Yourself for a Sustainable Home and Environment!

Sighing with relief to send the kids back to school soon?  Time to think about how to spend that free time with educational opportunities offered for homeowners by several municipalities. Sustainable living is the theme for many of the educational events in the fall curriculum.

For example,  the city of Plano offers residents free workshops on how to increase your home's energy efficiency.  Another workshop features how-tos. for for the not-so-handy. Learn how to:  

• Use a caulk gun
• Install weatherstripping
• Repair a leaky duct
• Use outlet insulators
• install a door sweep

Visit the Plano website for the August dates and times.

September brings the Autumn Landscape education series in the city of Allen. Edible Landscaping and How to Make a Rain Barrel are two of the classes being offered.  There is a fee for materials for the rain barrel class.  Check out the details here. 

The fall also brings a line-up of "green" events and seminars for McKinney residents. Scheduled  in September and October, featured topics include composting and picking up litter.  Register online and view the full line-up of these events on the city of McKinney website.