We’ve been alerted to 2 special Earth Day events that may be of interest Jean Ponzi, one of our newest Wild Ones St. Louis members, alerts us to this interesting virtual presentation:
Homegrown National Park: St. Louis’ Native Plant Movement
Thursday April 22 – Earth Day! from 11 am – noon
Presented by horticulture staff of Gateway Arch National Park, Explore St. Louis and “Green Jean” Ponzi of Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center, this free virtual celebration of native plants will tour the new Lewis & Clark Garden on the Arch Grounds and spotlight ways to join the local native plant movement that is sprouting a Homegrown National Park in yards and public spaces across our region.
Register here
Earth Day Special Panel Webinar: Keeping Our Water Healthy: Native Plants & Watersheds
April 22
The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Grow Native! program will host a Zoom webinar on native plants and watersheds with four native plant and water quality experts.
The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s (MPF) Grow Native! program is hosting a free special Zoom webinar for Earth Day on Thursday, April 22 at 4:00 p.m. with Grow Native! professional member Stream Teams United. Titled “Keeping our Water Healthy” the panel webinar will feature seasoned professionals discussing the importance of native plants for a healthy watershed. Register for this free webinar at moprairie.org. Registrants will receive a link to a recording of the webinar.
The webinar will be moderated by Stream Teams United Executive Director Mary Culler, with panelists Ronda Burnett with the Missouri Department of Conservation;, Dale Blevins, a U.S. Geological Survey emeritus hydrologist and MPF past president; and Dr. Lisa Shulte Moore of Iowa State University. The webinar will begin with Stream Teams United’s new educational video “Keeping our water healthy – it starts with you,” and the panelists will break down how native plants play an important role in providing clean water for people. There will be a question and answer session for registrants.
Learn about actions to keep watersheds healthy by watching Stream Teams United’s video on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?
