Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) offers a few tips about where to enjoy Missouri’s spectacular and colorful fall display.
Predicting the peak of fall color can be difficult. Missouri is blessed with a great variety of trees, shrubs, and vines. Their leaves turn at different times, so Missourians enjoy a fall color season that may last four to six weeks.
Find out more from the MDC about where to visit this fall below.
That Uppity Theatre Company, in conjunction with US Green Building Council-Missouri Gateway Chapter, and Missouri Interfaith Power & Light present “Playhouse Emissions: A Climate Change Theatre Action”
Climate Change Theatre Action is a worldwide series of readings and performances of short climate change plays, presented in support of the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP meetings).
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Photo courtesy The Missouri Department of Conservation.
The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Powder Valley Nature Center is hosting a program that will empower visitors with new skills to discover nature in a safe responsible way. Into the Woods is a free family event being held at the nature center Saturday, Oct. 14 from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.
“It’s all about helping people to discover nature with confidence so they can have more adventures outdoors,” said MDC Naturalist Rebecca Rodriguez.
Read more from the MDC below.
Photo by Holly Shanks
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages teachers to get connected with conservation-education by using its new Discover Nature Schools (DNS) teacher portal.
The new portal is available to Missouri teachers who participate or have an interest in MDC’s Discover Nature Schools program. The DNS program began in 2007 and provides instructional materials for teachers and students from pre-K through high school about Missouri’s native plants, animals, and habitats and connects them with nature. It also provides grant funding for classroom supplies and field trips in nature. There are more than 1,600 Missouri schools that take part in the program.
Find more information from the MDC below.
Webster University’s 2017 Annual Human Rights Conference considers challenges associated with “Environmental Justice and Human Rights” on October 11-12. The conference provides intersectional analyses of environmental racism, sexism, classism, and colonialism with the aim of raising critical awareness of the human rights violations caused by environmental degradation. Sponsored by the Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies, this on-campus event is free and open to the public.
When: Wednesday, October 11, 2017, and Thursday, October 12, 2017
Where: Browning Hall Auditorium (Room 160, 8274 Big Bend Blvd.)
For more information and conference schedule CLICK HERE.
Photo: Lloyd Todd.
Residents of our area keep a wary eye on what’s coming down local railroad tracks. Maybe this can be traced back to the 1980s, when radioactive rubble from Three Mile Island (TMI) passed through on the way to Idaho.
That rubble caused an uproar. Protests resulted in railroads making a number of concessions. For example, the canisters of deadly materials were put on dedicated trains. Buffer cars were placed on either side of shipment railway cars as a safety measure in case of collisions.
In recent weeks, we’ve had several inquiries about huge tubes passing by on the rails. What do they contain? Do they pose any hazard?
Here’s your chance to learn about everything from butterflies to birds, crickets to katydids! Citizen science at its best! Everyone is welcome to join in this Citizen Science project. No experience necessary!
When: Saturday, September 23 @ 7:00 am-12:00 pm
Where: Shaw Nature Reserve, 307 Pinetum Loop Road, Gray Summit, MO 63039
FREE and open to all. Registration is required. Teams are filling up fast! Register now to reserve your spot. See below for more details.
DATE AND TIME: Sat, September 23, 2017, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT
LOCATION: CommuniTree Gardens in Creve Coeur Park, 2194 Creve Coeur Mill Road, St. Louis, MO 63146
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