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Looking Back, Looking Forward
Looking Back, Looking Forward For 35 years now, the Gardens at Lake Louie have welcomed millions of people into downtown St. Louis with its colorful flower displays. The little lake with the fountain along I-64 eastbound at the Chestnut/20th Street has been a show piece for many years. Exciting changes are coming soon to that highway […]
Life Outside
Life Outside Free festival of the outdoors presented by Great Rivers Greenway The Life Outside festival brings together area businesses, nonprofits and clubs to offer activities for people of all ages. Attendees can see, try and learn ways to spend more of their lives outside. Free activities include tree climbing, kayaking lessons, birdwatching, rock climbing, […]
2019 Green Living Festival
2019 Green Living Festival Help your family live green! Join the EarthWays Center for a hands-on, day-long festival of learning, playing, and engaging with people of all ages and backgrounds with an interest in sustainable, healthy lifestyles. Explore the links between sustainability, energy efficiency, conservation at home and a healthy environment. Talk with green product […]
Recycle Responsibly
Recycle Responsibly Recycle Responsibly is the area’s first, region-wide recycling campaign that will help everyone in the St. Louis area “Stick With the Six” items that can be recycled in our region. Plus learn why it’s so important to keep plastic bags and other contaminants out of recycling bins. Did you know that 2,663 plastic bags […]
Don’t Wait, Water Now!
Don’t Wait, Water Now! One of the warmest years on record in Missouri in addition to an extremely mild fall, leaves our plants at risk during this winter drought. Don’t wait, water your plants now while we have warm days upon us. Click the press release shown below from the Missouri Green Industry Alliance to […]
Fight The Mosquito Bite
Fight The Mosquito Bite With the threat of the Zika virus this year, the most important action you can take to keep you, your family and neighbors safe from mosquito-borne illnesses is to eliminate mosquito breeding areas. Mosquitoes breed quickly in standing water, so eliminating their breeding grounds from your property has a direct impact […]
Brightside St. Louis Summer Youth Employment 2017
Brightside St. Louis Summer Youth Employment 2017 Brightside St. Louis, the City of St. Louis’ cleaning, greening, and beautification organization, is conducting an eight week summer youth employment program, in which high school juniors and seniors will assist with sustainability and conservation activities in the City of St. Louis. This program will be in partnership […]
Nestle Purina Petcare Pride Day Makes A Big Impact
Nestle Purina Petcare Pride Day Makes A Big Impact This week over 100 Nestle Purina employees volunteered with Brightside in the Soulard and Dutchtown neighborhoods. Volunteers cleaned up gardens, mulched and planted flowers in and around Soulard Market Park, Pontiac Square Park and Aboussie Park in Soulard and helped on the Sunflower Project in Dutchtown as […]