Monthly Archives: June 2016

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Missouri’s Invasive Feral Hog Issues: Illegal Activities Help Spur Change In Regulations

A female Feral Hog is caught on a snare in a wood near Taum Sauk Mountain in Ironton County, MO. Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.

A female Feral Hog is caught on a snare in a wood near Taum Sauk Mountain in Ironton County, MO. Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.

The Missouri Conservation Commission approved changes to prohibit the hunting of feral hogs on lands owned, leased or managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) beginning September 30, 2016.

The new regulations do not apply to privately owned property in Missouri.

The new regulations are in response to a public comment period,  research from other states, and issues with efforts by MDC staff to trap and eliminate groups of the feral hogs, according to information contained in an MDC press release.

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Posted on June 30, 2016 in Home, Outdoor/Nature

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Local Reverend Talks Climate Change and Religion

Pictured: Pamela Dolan, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Town and Country.

Pictured: Rev. Dr. Pamela Dolan, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Town and Country.

The Rev. Dr. Pamela Dolan, the rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Town and Country, talks to Don Corrigan about the idea that religion and science, specifically climate change science,  can coexist.

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Posted on June 27, 2016 in Environment, Home, Podcasts

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Gateway Greening Has The “Perfect Picks” For Your Garden

 

PP_GreenscapeGateway Greening, St. Louis’ expert in community gardening, is helping backyard and community gardeners find the perfect vegetables and herbs for their gardens this season through the “Perfect Picks” program, a retail produce line that began in 2015 and features vegetables and herbs that are “Gateway Greening Approved.”

Find out where you can purchase Gateway Greening’s “Perfect Picks” and how to register for an upcoming Perfect Pick Autumn Garden Workshop at the Science Center’s GROW Exhibit below.

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Posted on June 26, 2016 in Environment, Local Events

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Our Beautiful National Parks: Seen From Behind The Wheel Of A 1925 Model T

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Steve and Diana Thum of Webster Groves alongside their Touring Model T. Photos provided by Steve Thum.

Environmental Echo is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service and our national parks by periodically posting stories about how much people enjoy these environmental assets with their natural beauty and abundant wildlife.

This story features the head of the St. Louis Model T Club and hits adventures driving his Model T through some of our great national parks.

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Posted on June 24, 2016 in Outdoor/Nature

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GROW – Bridging The Gap Between Farm and Fork

Pamela Braasch, SLSC education director and the GROW exhibit operations manager. All photos by Holly Shanks.

Pamela Braasch, SLSC education director and the GROW exhibit operations manager. All photos by Holly Shanks.

By Holly Shanks

Pass by the front lobby, the ticket lines and concession stands, and the watchful predatory eye of the T-Rex, and you’ll find a different kind of exhibit at the Saint Louis Science Center. It’s an exhibit, complete with chickens, vegetable gardens and tractors, and it tells the modern-day story of how our food makes it from a farmer’s hands all the way to our dinner table.

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Posted on June 20, 2016 in Environment, Local Events, Outdoor/Nature

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Celebrating Our National Parks: 11 Lesser-Known Hikes In Popular National Parks

Photo credit: NPS

Photo credit: NPS

The National Park Service celebrates its centennial this year! Here is another look at some interesting facts inside our National Parks.

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Posted on June 20, 2016 in Outdoor/Nature

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Let’s GROW! Sights From New Exhibit At The Saint Louis Science Center

GROW, the newest exhibit at the Saint Louis Science Center. The exhibit opened June 18, 2016. Photos by Holly Shanks.

GROW, the newest exhibit at the Saint Louis Science Center. The exhibit opened June 18, 2016. Photos by Holly Shanks.

Here is a look at the sights you’ll find at GROW, the newest exhibit at theSaint Louis Science Center. The exhibit opened June 18, 2016.

Check back soon for Environmental Echo’s latest article that will have insights about the exhibit, what it took to bring the exhibit to life, and the collaboration between scientist and local farmers that brought accuracy and truth to the story of local agriculture.

See more photos from the GROW exhibit by visiting Environmental Echo’s new Facebook page HERE. Be sure to “like” our new Facebook page! 

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Posted on June 18, 2016 in Environment, Local Events, Outdoor/Nature

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RIVERS ARE NOT OBEYING OUR RULES, MEEA POINTS OUT

2016meeaoakManaging rivers with dams, levees and channelization has always been a bit of an exercise in futility. Just ask the residents of the abandoned floodplain site of the old Valmeyer, Illinois. The Mississippi River did the town dirty in 1993.

More recently, residents of Fenton got a bad taste of Meramec River water when flooding in December and January overwhelmed the MSD sewage treatment plants.

Environmental Echo (EE) is posting a link to the June issue of the Missouri Environmental Educators Association (MEEA) newsletter. It has some great information on the regional history of trying to manage rivers and a map rendering that should not be missed.

EE Editor Don Corrigan has been a member of MEEA for several years and is always in awe of Missouri teachers and their commitment to teaching environmental issues and sustainability to students in the state.

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Posted on June 18, 2016 in Environment, Home

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Environmental “Lunch and Learn” Sessions At Webster University

Web U lunch leran June 2016Learn about strategies and solutions being created and used right here in our local community to improve environmental, social and economic sustainability on Wednesdays from 12pm-1pm at Webster University. This series of special presentations are FREE and box lunches will be provided!

All sessions will be held in room 202 of the East Academic Building located at 545 Garden Ave, Webster Groves, MO 63119. Please RSVP for each session to help provide accurate attendance numbers. Parking is available in Garden Park Plaza parking garage. The sessions run through August 10, 2016.

For more information, the speaker schedule, or to register for a session CLICK HERE.

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Posted on June 17, 2016 in Home, Local Events

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Don’t Forget About The “Jens Jenson The Living Green” Screening June 18

Microsoft Word - NPD Fact Sheet.docxA screening of the award-winning documentary “Jens Jensen The Living Green,” will be held at the Nine Network in the Public Media Commons on June 18.

The screening about the ground-breaking landscape designer Jens Jensen is in celebration of the Missouri Prairie Foundation’s 50th Anniversary. The event is FREE and open to the public.

Where: Nine Network in the Public Media Commons, at 3653 Olive Street in the Grand Center Arts District, St. Louis

When: 7:00 p.m., Saturday, June 18, 2016.  RSVP Here for the free event.

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Posted on June 17, 2016 in Local Events