On 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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ImageLocal Event: The Butterfly House Kicks Off Project Pollinator
Annual Sustainable Backyard Tour Set For June
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.
NAMES WILL NEVER HURT US, IGNORING SCIENCE WILL …
“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 …”
EVENT: History Celebration of CCC Company 1743 at Washington State Park
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.
Don Corrigan’s Speaking Event Calendar Updated
New event dates have been added to Don Corrigan’s speaking appearances for February 2016. For more information about the events CLICK HERE.
Missouri Prairie Foundation Announces 18 awardees For 2015
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.
It Was A Packed House At The “Can You Dig This” Premiere
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.
Local Event: “Can You Dig This” St. Louis Premiere
“I put a carrot in the ground and all hell broke loose” – Ron Finley
In South Los Angeles, a handful of “gangster gardeners” started something beautiful where beauty was in short supply. They planted vegetables in abandoned spaces, along curbs, and in other unused spaces. What grew out of the ground was a whole lot more than fresh produce.
The Eagles Are Coming
A Bald Eagle takes a flight early in a morning in searching for fish along Mississippi river in Clarksville, MO. Photo by Noppadol Paothong, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.
Eagles were almost wiped out in the last century by destruction of their habitat, excessive hunting, and use of harmful chemicals such as DDT. Major efforts by scientists, wildlife experts and environmentalists have brought the eagle population back from precariously low numbers.
We may not be able to smell the roses in the Midwest this time of year, but we should sure take time out to eye the eagles and appreciate that they have made a comeback…
Local Event
Local Event: Don Corrigan talks about his book, “Environmental Missouri” Wednesday, November 4, 2015.
Webster Groves Nature Study Society will host Don Corrigan on Wednesday evening, Nov. 4, as part of the regular meeting of WGNSS. Corrigan will speak on his book, “Environmental Missouri.” For details, go to the website, WGNSS.org or contact Rich Thoma at: <thomarkas4@sbcglobal.net>
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