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Bees Are The Focus For Kirkwood’S Earth Day

Photo by Diana Linsley, Webster-Kirkwood Times.

Photo by Diana Linsley, Webster-Kirkwood Times.

By Don Corrigan ( Webster-Kirkwood Times)

Experts from more than 20 green organizations will be ready to tell you about the “birds and the bees, and the flowers and the trees,” at Kirkwood’s 7th annual Earth Day on Apri1 16.

Most activities will be focused in the Farmer’s Market Greenway area, although an Arbor Day tree planting ceremony across from the city’s train station will get things started at 9 a.m.  Kirkwood in Bloom will contribute a landscape-sized Wildfire black tupelo tree for the occasion.

Read more about the honey bees struggle and Kirkwood’s Earth Day below. Also, hear Bill Ruppert share what you’ll find at the event.

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Posted on April 14, 2016 in Home, Local Events, Outdoor/Nature

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Fenton Wastewater Treatment Plant Repair Update & Public Meeting Scheduled

FB MeetingThe Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) says secondary treatment operations have restarted for the Fenton Wastewater Treatment Plant. A community update meeting has also been scheduled for Friday, April 8, 2016, at 6pm.  The meeting will take place at the City Hall for the City of Arnold.

More information and a video showing some of the repair process from MSD can be found below.

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Posted on March 29, 2016 in Local Events

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“Kirkwood In Bloom” Contributes To Special Tree Planting Event

bee-649952_1280Kirkwood in BLOOM, in association with the 2016 Kirkwood Earth Day Festival celebrating “The Beauty of the Bees,” will contribute a Wildfire black tupelo tree to be planted as part of Kirkwood’s annual Arbor Day tree planting.

 

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Posted on March 25, 2016 in Local Events

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Local Event: The Butterfly House Kicks Off Project Pollinator

Butterfly BlueOn March 15 at 10 a.m., the Butterfly House, St. Louis County Parks and Libraries, will kick off Project Pollinator a new initiative to protect pollinators and their habitats. (Continue reading below for more details.)

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Posted on March 6, 2016 in Local Events

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Annual Sustainable Backyard Tour Set For June

Photo by Holly Shanks

Photo by Holly Shanks

The Sustainable Backyard Tour is scheduled for Sunday, June 12, 2016.

“The tour showcases yards and gardens that demonstrate features of sustainability, urban homesteading, and organic gardening. The spaces featured on the tour show that from townhome lots to acre-sized plots, beautiful and sustainable yards can be created by anyone with the right guidance and motivation!”

For more information about the tour CLICK HERE.

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Posted on February 26, 2016 in Home, Local Events

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NAMES WILL NEVER HURT US, IGNORING SCIENCE WILL …

Show_Me_NW“Tree-Hugging, Green-Shirt, Compost-Head, Climate Freak, Enviro-Nut, Weather-Wanker, Eco-Nazi, Eco-Fascist, Eco-Freak, Gang Green Member, Planeteer-Primitive, Eco-Nanny, Eco-Mystic, Eco-Terrorist, Climate Crank, Eco-Warrior, Ecolo-jista, Eco-Druid, Warm-Alarmist, Global Warmist, Carbon Crank …”

 

 

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Posted on February 9, 2016 in Environment, Local Events

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EVENT: History Celebration of CCC Company 1743 at Washington State Park

Photo by Holly Shanks

Photo by Holly Shanks

In honor of Black History Month, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is holding an event for the public at Washington State Park to learn more about Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 1743. The CCC Company 1743 was an African American company, and the DNR says that their “Craftmanship can be seen throughout the park.”

Find more information about the event on the DNR press release posted below.

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Posted on February 1, 2016 in Local Events

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Don Corrigan’s Speaking Event Calendar Updated

Environmental Action for Home & House of Worship Flyer 7.1.15

New event dates have been added to Don Corrigan’s speaking appearances for February 2016. For more information about the events CLICK HERE.

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Posted on January 21, 2016 in Local Events

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Missouri Prairie Foundation Announces 18 awardees For 2015

Photo by Holly Shanks

Photo by Holly Shanks

The Missouri Prairie Foundation and its Grow Native! program recognizes “outstanding efforts to conserve prairie and to use and promote native plants” by awarding efforts by individuals around the state. This year, there were 18 awardees.

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Posted on December 30, 2015 in Local Events, Outdoor/Nature

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It Was A Packed House At The “Can You Dig This” Premiere

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By Holly Shanks

The St. Louis screening of “Can You Dig This” was a packed house. The film followed several community members of an often violent, gang inhabited, and poverty stricken, South Central Los Angeles neighborhood. The common factor between the characters revolved around the often harsh daily realities they face, and the positive influence of urban gardens.

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Posted on December 3, 2015 in Environment, Home, Local Events

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