On the Illinois River summer 2012. Photo by Jill Moon/The Telegraph, Alton, IL
Many news outlets are reporting that the Alligator Gar are being reintroduced into rivers and other waterways and may be an answer to the Asain Carp invasion.
The Asian carp, which are taking over waterways in the Midwest and smothering out native species, are a food source for the gar.
Ameren reaches a settlement agreement with the Sierra Club over numerous “alleged violations” to the environment. The settlement requires Ameren to “establish a $2 million fund for environmentally beneficial projects.”
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Nature programs at Forest Park utilize the park’s many unique natural areas to help teach kids about wildlife and sustainable nature practices. Photo courtesy Forest Park Forever/Cassi Lundeen.
By Don Corrigan (West End Word)
Did you get a cupcake? I didn’t either, but it was my fault for showing up late at Forest Park’s 140th birthday party celebration. I promise to be on time for the sesquicentennial birthday slated for June 24, 2026.
Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Photo credit: National Park Service.
The National Park Service celebrates its centennial this year! Here is another look at some interesting facts inside our National Parks.
These nine parks will spark a love for trees, according to the National Parks Conservation Association!
Photo by Diana Linsley, Webster-Kirkwood Times.
Carl’s Climate Letter #695 has an interesting insight about the loss of insects around the world. Carl gives his analysis of the information and studies overviewed in an “Environment 360” article.
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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.
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.
Managing 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.
Learn 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.
A new state park is about to open. Echo Bluffs State Park, located in Eminence, Missouri, opens July 30. The Park will host a campground and lodging choices, which are now accepting reservations. Find more information from Gov. Nixon’s press release outlining the park’s features below.
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