Hedge ball. Photos provided by Dan and Sharon Perry.
On the Illinois River summer 2012. Photo by Jill Moon/The Telegraph, Alton, IL
The invasive Asian Carp is the topic of discussion on this week’s “Behind The Editor’s Curtain.” For the last several years, Jill Moon, a reporter and editor for The Telegraph, Alton, IL, has followed the Asian carp issue.
Moon talks with Don Corrigan about the carp invasion, the environmental and economic issues they create, and a few of the efforts underway to curb their spread.
The preliminary concept of a “night zoo” to see nocturnal animals would allow the Saint Louis Zoo and Grant’s Farm to reach more people with conservation messages and provide opportunities for people to connect with nature. Photo credit: Night Safari in Singapore
UPDATE: Article from the Webster-Kirkwood Times with more information on the Grant’s Farm possible acquisition.
Read the article HERE.
Environmental Echo is ecstatic about the idea of the St. Louis Zoo establishing another presence in the St. Louis area at Grant’s Farm.
The St. Louis Zoo has been a leader on so many fronts, from promoting science education to protecting the environment. In recent years, it has been a leader in warning about the impact of climate change and the imperative of addressing global warming.
Knox County, Mo, 2003. Photo provided by St. Louis National Weather Service.
Tornadoes get people’s attention in a way that a discussion of global warming just cannot do. However, what if a hotter climate means more energy in the atmosphere and more violent weather as a result? Like tornadic storms? This is one of the topics I was able to discuss with scientists at the National Weather Service in October. The visit was part of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) Conference and inspired this column in the Webster-Kirkwood Times and South County Times.
Pictured Above: Eddy Harris
Pictured: John Vogel. Photo provided by John Vogel.
Don Corrigan talks with John Vogel, the wildlife regional supervisor for the Missouri Department of Conservation, in this edition of “Behind the Editors Curtain.” The conversation includes information about the St. Louis area’s many outdoor activities, organizations that help protect our outdoor environment, and the October 24, 2015, event, Explore the Outdoors: St. Louis.
Photo by Holly Shanks
A local program initiated by the St. Louis Audubon Society offers the chance for residents to help pollinators feel at home – right in their own backyard.
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Don Corrigan at Rocky Falls. Photo by Emery Styron
Outdoor/nature research sometimes must be interrupted by efforts to preserve the environment, such was the case on my recent float trip to the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. On the August day my research was taking place, several empty plastic water bottles were discarded and left in the crevices of the boulders of Rocky Falls. It’s not that big of a hassle to clean up after others, but it’s disappointing to see a natural place of such beauty disrespected.
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Peanut the turtle. Photo: John Miller / Missouri Department of Conservation.
Recently, Don devoted one of his South County Times columns to Missouri’s turtles. In “Please, Brake For Turtles!” he described incidents of “turtle highway carnage” and the sometimes “deadly” consequences of plastic pollution.
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