Photo by MDC.
Help provide wildlife habitat in local lakes by donating your Christmas tree.
Information from the Missouri Department of Conservation for donations from now to January 16, at the August A. Busch Conservation Area in St. Charles and Blackjack Lake at the North County Recreational Complex and Spanish Lake Park.
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That reindeer Rudolph’s red nose is blinking on and off up at the North Pole this season. It’s blinking out a danger; it’s blinking out a warning; it’s blinking all over the Arctic – as Peter, Paul and Mary might have sung.
Santa is stuck singing the blues. That’s because Rudolph is refusing to pull the jolly fat man’s sleigh. The defiant deer’s red nose is now on the blink – literally. What’s the problem?
Missouri Gov. Nixon released information about three new state parks.
“Missourians are gaining three new state parks in southern Missouri that will have some of the state’s most distinctive natural landscapes and features on their more than 8,000 acres, Gov. Jay Nixon announced today (December 16, 2016.) The addition of Eleven Point State Park in Oregon County, Bryant Creek State Park in Douglas County and Ozark Mountain State Park in Taney County will bring the total number of state parks in Missouri to 91.”
To read the full release CLICK HERE.
Interested in learning more about starting a community garden?
Check out Gateway Greening’s “Garden Project Orientation.” Learn more about building an inclusive space where a community can come together and grow their own healthy fruit and veggies.
Upcoming Orientation Dates:
– Saturday, January 14, 10-11 a.m., at Main Office, 2211 Washington Ave, 63103
– Saturday, February 25, 10-11 a.m., at Carriage House, 3815 Bell Avenue, 63108
Find more information about attending the upcoming orientations and the online interest form from Gateway Greening HERE.
Domien and Eileen Meert at their Christmas tree farm near Festus, Mo. Domien holds the first tree dibble he ever used when he started his tree farm. Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.
The Missouri Department of Conservation offered a few tips on how to choose an environmentally friendly Christmas Tree for the holidays.
Photo by Diana Linsley, Webster-Kirkwood Times.
Found in Carl’s Climate Letters …
Here is an interesting tidbit from Carl that he found in his daily environmental information search about what scientists have learned from a preserved 45 million-year-old fly – which just might lead to more efficient “energy harvesting” in solar cells.
Carl Campbell, who is a retired petroleum investment advisor, spends every morning searching for climate and environmental information. By early afternoon, he releases an analysis of his most important finds of the day in a newsletter named Carl’s Climate Letters.
Do you have questions about the science or reality of global warming? This presentation by noted educator Jeffrey Bennett should answer them, while showing that the solutions to this important problem are ones that people of all political persuasions can agree on. The event is sponsored by Climate Reality-St. Louis.
When: Thursday, December 8, at 7 to 9 p.m.
Place: Pat Connelly’s, 6400 Oakland Ave., St. Louis, Mo, 63139. (Just south of Forest park.) The group is asking for a voluntary donation to cover the cost of room and appetizers.
It’s never too soon to get a jump start on spring clean-up after the holidays…
If you have items cluttering up the garage, such as unused pesticides, motor oil, alkaline batteries, pool chemicals, and driveway sealants that you may not know how to properly dispose of or where to dispose of them – there is a once-a-year option that can help.
Residents in Saint Louis County, St. Louis City and Jefferson County can participate in the St. Louis Hazardous Waste program. Once a year, residents in St. Louis City and Jefferson County can dispose of items that are harmful to health and the environment at two locations, Lemay and Florrisant facilities. St. Louis County residents have additional drop-off times due to how the program is funded.
Reservations are required, and some items/weight may have a charge attached. Please see below for more information.
Activists Julia Eddy and Jonah Liebman show their support for protecting the Grand Canyon. Photo: Environment Missouri
“The Grand Canyon is one of the most amazing places on earth, and it’s part of what makes America so special,” said Erin Goodyear, an organizer with Environment Missouri. “But, without action to stop it, toxic uranium mining could ruin the area for future generations.”
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