Webster-Kirkwood Times Editor and Webster University Journalism Professor Don Corrigan will speak about the new book, hot off the presses, “Images of America; Forest Park,” which he co-authored with journalist Holly Shanks. Corrigan will offer up some of those images in a PowerPoint presentation and also will talk about some of the great happenings in the park, including the April Earth Days, July 4th Fairs, the Great Balloon Race, LouFest, Shakespeare In the Park, KSHE Kite-Flying contests, sled riding on Art Hill and boating in Post-Dispatch Lake. This will be a nostalgia-fest. Corrigan will invite his audience to share their memories from these events, as well as from their visits to The Muny opera performances, Missouri History Museum, the Science Center, St. Louis Art Museum and more.
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Image“Forest Park” Book Events: Sept., 12 – noon – Kirkwood Chamber of Commerce; Sept. 14 – noon – Kirkwood Rotary
Native Trees and Shrubs Available From MDC State Forest Nursery
Native trees and shrubs can help improve wildlife habitat and soil and water conservation while also improving the appearance and value of private property. The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) George O. White State Forest Nursery offers a variety of low-cost native tree and shrub seedlings for reforestation, windbreaks, erosion control, wildlife food and cover, and other purposes.
This year, the State Forest Nursery is taking orders starting a couple months early, beginning on Sept. 1 instead of in November. Orders are being accepted through April 15, 2018. Supplies are limited so order early. Orders will be shipped or can be picked up at the nursery near Licking from February through May.
More from the MDC information release below.
Carl’s Climate Letter Has Been Following The Flood Waters
Water over the top of Marshall Road in Kirkwood. photo by Diana Linsley.
Check out Climate Carl’s recent flooding analysis and commentary.
“How often can you expect to see a 500-year flood? This article in Vox has all kinds of interesting commentary on the subject of flood probability. One spot in the Houston area has had three of the 500-year type in just five years. New definitions are needed, and they are likely to have an effect on things like community preparations and property insurance rates.”
Find more interesting and informative environmental analysis from Climate Carl at Carl’s Climate Letters.
Archaeology Day celebrated Sept. 9 at Washington State Park
Aiming the ATLATL. Photo courtesy MDC.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources released information about an upcoming event at Washington State Park to celebrate Archaeology Day.
Visitors are invited to celebrate Archaeology Day 2017 with an event Sept. 9 at Washington State Park near De Soto. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the park’s Big River day-use area.
Demonstrations of flint knapping and atlatl throwing will be held throughout the day. Children’s activities will include making petroglyph necklaces, corn grinding and other crafts. Staff will lead a tour to the park’s petroglyph site at 2 p.m.
Local Event: Take Action to Protect Creve Coeur Lake Park
The Open Space Council for the St. Louis Region has released information about a protest to protect Creve Coeur Lake Park. The event will be held Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at the County Government Building, 41 South Central Avenue in Clayton, MO 63105.
The protest will start outside the building at 5 p.m., and at 5:30 p.m., the protesters will move inside for the County Council meeting.
More information about the event can be found HERE.
The St. Louis Ice Center is under construction and 40 acres of the park have already been cleared. The work has been done without the necessary approval from the National Park Service as pointed out in this article by the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Since then, legislation has been introduced calling for a halt to construction and a hold on any further advancement of this project until decision makers can review this project further.
Additional St. Louis Post-Dispatch article HERE.
Catching Up With Heather Navarro: The Environment, The City of St. Louis, And Working For A Better Tomorrow
Pictured: Heather Navarro, Missouri Coalition for the Environment executive director and newly elected to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen for the 28th Ward.
Heather Navarro shares information and insights into the CLEAN Missouri Initiative and the Missouri Coalition for the Environment. She was also recently elected to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen for the 28th Ward, which filled the seat formerly held by Mayor Lyda Krewson.
In this wide-ranging interview, Navarro talks about the importance of the City of St. Louis becoming sustainable and combating the effects of climate change, the idea of urban and rural areas working together, the safety of residents living near the radioactive waste in North County, and the measures that will be on the ballot for St. Louis City in 2018.
To hear the podcast interview with Navarro and Don Corrigan click on the audio below.
The American Burying Beetle: Back From The Dead?
Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.
The American burying beetle disappeared from Missouri decades ago. Once found in 35 states, the federally-endangered beetle is now struggling to hang on in less than seven. The dead flesh eating beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) is the largest class of carrion beetles.
In 2012, MDC entered into a partnership with the St. Louis Zoo, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the Nature Conservancy (TNC) to bring the beetle back from extirpation within the Show-Me-State.
“It’s not every day you get to work with federally-endangered species. It’s really exciting to have a role in the nation-wide conservation of this animal,” MDC’s St. Louis Regional Natural History Biologist Andrea Schuhmann said.
See more from the MDC update below.
Get Ready – The Historic 2017 Solar Eclipse Is Here!
Click on the Webster-Kirkwood Times eclipse image to read the article “Get Out & Enjoy The Solar Eclipse”
The 2017 solar eclipse is set to be a once-in-a-lifetime event! Several local watch events have been scheduled. Check out the article from the Webster-Kirkwood Times about where to find an event and a few eclipse tips. Find article HERE.
NASA’s website also has a large amount of interactive data to explore, such as eclipse path maps, eclipse history, and eclipse safety. Find the NASA Eclipse 101 information HERE.
Local Environmentalists Oppose Easing Coal-fired Plant Wastewater Regulations
Local environmentalists, such as Nancy Luetzow of Kirkwood, are telling Environmental Protection Agency Head Scott Pruitt that they strongly oppose EPA’s rolling back existing and imminent wastewater regulations. The regulations restrict allowable ppm’s of heavy metals in industrial waste water and drinking water sources.
Please do not roll back new wastewater regulations for levels of heavy metals is the loud and clear message of all Missouri environmentalists.
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