Kirkwood events honoring naturalist Edgar Denison

The life of Edgar W. Denison (1904-1993), late resident of Kirkwood, MO, amateur naturalist, botanist, artist, and early leader in environmental sustainability, will be celebrated in Kirkwood this spring with events promoting education and appreciation of Missouri’s natural assets. All events are free and open to the public. Edgar Denison…

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What is this?

By Kathy Bildner We saw these yesterday in a shallow puddle of water on a glade on Johnson Mountain which is the most northwest of the St. Francis Mountains. I am pretty sure they are spring peeper eggs, as they were making lots of noise before we walked up on…

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Are we really helping?

Marilyn Chryst shared this blog post by Susan J. Tweit from the Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens website. When we garden or landscape with the aim of restoring habitat for wildlife, are we really making a difference? There’s precious little research quantifying the effects of our hard work, but new studies…

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St. Louis Audubon spring stewardship projects

The snow is finally melting, days are getting longer, and temperatures are beginning to rise.  It’s time to begin thinking about “spring cleaning,” and the St. Louis Audubon Society has several opportunities for you to help. Saturday, March 15th Confluence Trash Bash. Watershed Cleanup. All ages welcome. Register Saturday, April…

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Bring Conservation Home – Habitat Advisor training, April 5

by Betty Struckhoff 2014 is the third year of Bring Conservation Home, a program encouraging homeowners to support our local ecosystem by using more native plants in their landscapes.  BCH is sponsored by St. Louis Audubon and St. Louis Wild Ones is a supporting partner of the program. For a nominal fee, two…

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