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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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Don’t Miss The 2016 Sustainable Backyard Tours This Sunday

Fred and Susan Burk of Kirkwood with some of the native plants they plan to give visitors at the June 12 Sustainable Backyard Tour. photo by Diana Linsley, Webster-Kirkwood Times.

Fred and Susan Burk of Kirkwood with some of the native plants they plan to give visitors at the June 12 Sustainable Backyard Tour. photo by Diana Linsley, Webster-Kirkwood Times.

The 2016 Sustainable Backyard Tour is all set for 11 a.m., this Sunday, June 12. Find out what fun you can expect this year by reading this overview!

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The 2016 Sustainable Backyard Tour: More Than Veggies and Compost

Above: A scene from last year’s Backyard Sustainability Tour. Photo provided by Terry Winkelmann.

Ever drive by a neighbor’s yard or see a backyard garden in your local area that makes you think – “I wonder how much work it takes to maintain a backyard garden or I wonder what type of grass is in that yard because they only mow a couple times each summer?”

Well, here is your chance to find out the answer to those questions and much more during the 2016 Sustainable Backyard Tour coming up June 12.

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“Jens Jensen The Living Green” Documentary 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.

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Celebrate Pollinator Week With Dinner At The Zoo

bee-649952_1280Pollinator Dinner in celebration of National Pollinator Week  will be held, Tuesday, June 21, at the St. Louis Zoo in The Living World. Reservations are required by noon on June 9. Find more information below.

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The Great Race For Modern Transit Is Over – We Have A Winning Team

Don Corrigan at The Great Race. Photo by Ursula Ruhl, Webster-Kirkwood Times.

Don Corrigan at The Great Race. Photo by Ursula Ruhl, Webster-Kirkwood Times.

Notice the medal hanging around Don Corrigan’s neck? Yes, that’s right, Team West won the transit challenge. Corrigan was scheduled as one of the media personalities that participated in the Great Race.

Stay tuned for a short recap from Corrigan in the near future.

 Citizens for Modern Transit organizes the race each year. Find out more about “CMT’s Great Race 2016: Linking the Last Mile” and the media personalities who participated on Team East and Team West – CLICK HERE.

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Save the Meramec River Route 66 Bridge Photo Shoot

Route 66 Bridge. All photos provided by Jo Schaper.

Route 66 Bridge. All photos provided by Jo Schaper.

A photo opportunity to help save the Meramec River bridge in Route 66 State Park will happen at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, May 14, and the public is invited to be part of the event.

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The Great Race For Modern Transit

CMT Executive Director Kim Cella (far left), Jacque Lumsden with CBB and Mayor Francis Slay.

CMT Executive Director Kim Cella, Jacque Lumsden with CBB and Mayor Francis Slay.

Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is holding its fifth annual Great Race competition on Thursday, May 12, 2016.

Kim Cella, executive director of CMT, is the guest on this edition of “Behind the Editor’s Curtain” with Don Corrigan.

Corrigan  and Cella discuss the meaning behind the race, the positive environmental impacts of public transportation,  and he might even try to uncover a few race strategy ideas from Cella.

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Local Event: Climate Change Solutions and Communications

Pictured above: Brian Ettling.

Pictured: Brian Ettling.

The Eastern Missouri Group Sierra Club will be hosting a panel discussion on Climate Change, Climate Solutions, and How to Communicate Climate issues. The event is being held on Thursday, April 28, at 7 p.m., at the Sierra Club Headquarters located at 2818 Sutton, Maplewood, MO 6314.

This is a unique opportunity, not only to learn about how to communicate climate but also to discuss it and ask questions directly to leaders and professionals about how to talk with others about climate change. (See a list of panel participants below.)

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Event: Native Pollinator Symposium At Mizzou

 

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