Gateway Greening and Operation Food Search are happy to announce the 2016 Cooking Matters Series. In this free course, you will learn how to prepare healthy and delicious meals on a budget, using fresh produce from the garden!
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Image ImageTHE ART OF RECYCLING AT THE MAGIC HOUSE
Turn today’s trash into tomorrow’s treasures at The Magic House!
On Saturday, October 8 from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday, October 9 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, art educators from Perrenial will be at The Magic House teaching visitors how to reduce waste by turning recyclable materials into eco-friendly masterpieces such as jewelry, décor and stationery.
Recycled Art is part of The Magic House’s Visiting Artist Series. This drop-in workshop is free with Museum admission and no reservations are required.
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Local Event: The Natural Living Expo In Webster Groves Sept. 25, 2016
Enjoy The First Weekend Of Autumn
At The Natural Living Expo In Webster Groves Sept. 25
The Healthy Planet magazine is proud to host its 32nd Natural Living Expo, Sunday, Sept. 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Webster Groves Recreation Center, 33 East Glendale Road in Webster Groves
“We are very excited to be hosting our 32nd expo in 19 years,” said J.B. Lester, Publisher of The Healthy Planet magazine. “ We love offering the community the opportunity to find the resources they need to make their lives healthier and more sustainable.”
The First Secret City: Documentary Film Explores Harmful Legacy Of Nuclear Waste In STL
Pictured: C.D. Stelzer.
C.D. Stelzer, a local investigative journalist, has spent years following and reporting on nuclear waste issues in the St. Louis area.
Stelzer spent five years creating, “The First Secret City,” a documentary film that tells the story of St. Louis’ radioactive history and the resulting harmful legacy.
In Don Corrigan’s latest podcast, he talks with Stelzer about the documentary film, the effort it took for Stelzer and project partner to create the film, and the continuing issues with nuclear waste contamination at the Westlake Landfill and Coldwater Creek areas.
A screening of the film is planned for September 14, 2016, at UMSL’s Gallery 210. (find screening information below.)
DISCOVER THE OUTDOORS WITH A CAMPOUT IN FOREST PARK
Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.
Discover camping and outdoor skills in St. Louis’ Forest Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and other partners have joined to offer an affordable way for families to discover the outdoors.
Celebrate Our Prairie Heritage At Shaw Nature Reserve September 17th
Photo by Holly Shanks
Prairie Day is a family-friendly celebration of the nature and culture of our grassland heritage. Shaw Nature Reserve’s 250-acre restored prairie is the backdrop for a day of fun and educational activities for the whole family where visitors can relive the days of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
The biennial event is Saturday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is located at Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit. (directions are listed below) The event is presented by the Missouri Department of Conservation and Shaw Nature Reserve.
Advanced reservation is not required. The Shaw Nature Reserve admission fee is $6 for adults, $2 for children (ages 15 and under) and $3 for Missouri Botanical Garden members. For more information CLICK HERE or call 636-451-3512.
LOCAL EVENT: URBAN SUSTAINABILITY SERIES
To find more information, or to register for the Urban Sustainability series, click continue reading below.
LOCAL EVENT – Zika and Heat Waves: New Public Health Challenges and Climate Change
The Sierra Club and Washington University’s Global Health Center at the Institute for Public Health are hosting an event on August 18, 2016, to highlight the public health impacts of climate change, including the expansion of vector-borne illnesses, like Zika. Also, the topic of heat deaths – the Harvard School of Public Health has generated estimates of the increase in heat deaths in metro St Louis due to rising temperatures.
WHERE: Washington University Institute for Public Health, 600 So. Taylor Avenue Building, STL MO 63110 – Room 2131
WHEN: Thursday, August 18, 2016, starting at 12 Noon to 1 p.m.
THE MDC WILL BE AT THE MISSOURI STATE FAIR TO HELP YOU “DISCOVER NATURE”
Peanut the Turtle photo courtesy MDC.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) brings nature to the State Fair, August 11 – 21, 2016, held in Sedalia, Mo. Families can “enjoy conservation-related demonstrations at the Department’s outdoor pavilion.”
Peanut the Turtle will be absent this year at the State Fair. He has been retired and is living life at Powder Valley Nature Center in Kirkwood, Mo.
Continue reading to see what the MDC will offer at the State Fair, including schedules and times. Also, find more information about Peanut the Turtle’s condition.
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