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Goodbye Litter Photo Contest!
Goodbye Litter Photo Contest! Help keep St. Louis clean and beautiful by picking up litter in your neighborhood! We want to see you in action saying, “Goodbye Litter!” Now through May 30th, share a picture of you picking up litter found in your yard, street, alley or neighborhood. All photo submissions will be entered into […]
Spring Blooms Photo Contest Winners!
Spring Blooms Photo Contest Winners! Thank you for everyone who participated in our Spring Blooms Photo Contest! We received over 60 gorgeous photos from across St. Louis! It was a tough decision, but here are the top three entries! Thank you to everyone who helped share a bit of spring beauty together even while we’re […]
New Pick Up Times and Process for Blitz Blooms!
New Pick Up Times and Process for Blitz Blooms! This year, groups that have requested their free flower seedlings, can pick up their Dianthus on either Friday, May 15th from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. or Saturday, May 16th from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at the Greenhouse in Forest Park. To pick-up your Blitz […]
March Blitz Events – Volunteers Needed!
March Blitz Events – Volunteers Needed! What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for March. Opportunities are updated as we receive them, so check back often for updates!
Volunteers Needed! Sow Blitz Blooms!
Volunteers Needed! Sow Blitz Blooms! Every year, well over a hundred thousand flower seedlings are planted around the city in public spaces. This is thanks to neighborhood groups doing Blitz Clean-up projects and then organizing planting days to help beautify thier neighobhoods. To have these seedlings ready, Brightside needs your help! What: Sow Blitz Blooms seedlings […]
“Green Dogs” St. Patrick’s Day Clean Up in Dogtown
“Green Dogs” St. Patrick’s Day Clean Up in Dogtown **EVENT CANCELLED** Volunteers Needed! Purpose: Although the city cleans up Dogtown after the celebration, hundreds of bottles and cans still run into the sewer during the festivities. The Green Dogs are there to prevent those party fouls! Last year, they diverted about 1,000 cans and bottles […]
February Blitz Events – Volunteers Needed!
February Blitz Events – Volunteers Needed! What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for February. Opportunities are updated as we receive them, so check back often for updates!
2020 Sustainable Garden and Kitchen Seminar
2020 Sustainable Garden and Kitchen Seminar “A topic and expert for every interest” Join MU Extension specialists and experts from around the region for a day packed with 16 different class options, lunch sourced from local farmers, and a keynote address from Author/Farmer/Artist Crystal Stevens on “Reducing the carbon footprint of your home and garden.” […]