Learning the basics of kayaking in the medical center’s swimming pool at Jefferson Barracks. Photo Credit: Ursula Ruhl, Webster-Kirkwood Times.
Veterans of all shapes and sizes churned up swimming pool water with their double-bladed kayak paddles on a recent Tuesday. The paddling vets in the recreational therapy program at Jefferson Barracks were preparing for a big kayak trip in Arkansas.
The Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. The organization has established National Prairie Day the first Saturday in June. This year, National Prairie Day is Saturday, June 4, 2016. Find details about the annual Prairie BioBlitz event below.
Photo Credit: Missouri Department of Conservation
The 2016 Discover Nature Schools Science Fair gives Missouri’s K-12 students a chance to get hands-on while learning about nature.
This year’s winners of the program have been announced. The four school winners are Hurley Elementary, Matthew Cook of Lincoln R2 Elementary, Amaya Marion of St. James, and Oakville High School. Read about what the winning projects were below.
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. Photo by Ursula Ruhl, Webster -Kirkwood Times.
By Don Corrigan (South County Times)
The Weber Road Branch of St. Louis County Library was all abuzz with an “A-MAZE-ing Cockroaches” show this past Monday evening. Actually, there was less buzzing and lot more hissing at the creepy-crawly event.
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CMT Executive Director Kim Cella, Jacque Lumsden with CBB and Mayor Francis Slay.
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is holding its fifth annual Great Race competition on Thursday, May 12, 2016.
Kim Cella, executive director of CMT, is the guest on this edition of “Behind the Editor’s Curtain” with Don Corrigan.
Corrigan and Cella discuss the meaning behind the race, the positive environmental impacts of public transportation, and he might even try to uncover a few race strategy ideas from Cella.
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The 650th Climate Letter is out from Carl Campbell. A couple of interesting items he covers gives analysis on the wildfires in Alberta and an updated discussion on what it would take for the U.S. to convert 100% to renewable energy.
Photo by Diana Linsley, Webster-Kirkwood Times.
Carl Campbell, a retired petroleum investment advisor, spends every morning searching the internet for climate and environmental information. By early afternoon, he releases an analysis of his most important finds in a daily newsletter called “Carl’s Climate Letters.”
This past week, Campbell released his 646th climate letter. Here is an excerpt from the current letter.
Pictured: Brian Ettling.
The Eastern Missouri Group Sierra Club will be hosting a panel discussion on Climate Change, Climate Solutions, and How to Communicate Climate issues. The event is being held on Thursday, April 28, at 7 p.m., at the Sierra Club Headquarters located at 2818 Sutton, Maplewood, MO 6314.
This is a unique opportunity, not only to learn about how to communicate climate but also to discuss it and ask questions directly to leaders and professionals about how to talk with others about climate change. (See a list of panel participants below.)
Pictured: John Hickey, Missouri Chapter Director of the Sierra Club.
Meet John Hickey, the Missouri Chapter Director of the Sierra Club, who is the guest on this week’s “Behind the Editor’s Curtain.” Hickey shares his insights into the Missouri Sierra Club – what the organization’s environmental mission is based on, and also the organization’s political advocacy goals and stance on a few current policies. The organization also manages to have a little fun as well, and Hickey tells Don Corrigan how important it is to get out into nature and enjoy what it has to offer.
