Grab your friends and your four-legged companion and join us in Forest Park on Saturday, May 21st for the 27th annual Bark in the Park, presented by Purina!

All your favorite activities are back: 5K Race, One-Mile Walk, and Pet Festival for you and your furry friends to enjoy.

Early Bird Registration is $25 ($35 after May […]

By Sophie Watterson

Communities across Missouri are impacted by air pollution: whether poor air quality is driving up asthma rates or the odors from a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) are driving down property values. We know the importance of clean air, and yet we have shockingly little information about what we’re breathing. There are 63 […]

By Dan Zarlenga, Missouri Department of Conservation

Photo Caption: The morel mushroom is a fantastic fungus, but there’s more than meets the eye.  Photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Conservation

There’s a saying that beauty is more than skin deep. It turns out the mysteries of nature can be more than surface deep too. That’s […]

By Jean Ponzi

Once in the summer I went with friends to a farm with a beautiful swimming pool. This pool was built out on a sunny plateau with a long view of Ozark hills. A glorious holiday time and place.

Frolicking toward a morning swim, friend Joyce and I were shocked to discover a small brown […]

By Karen Luning, Reading Specialist, Crestwood Elementary

Crestwood Elementary School in the Lindbergh School District is amidst a green tidal wave! Crestwood students who are part of a group called the Planet Protector Squad, the school’s environmental club, have been campaigning to turn the school and its community more “Green.” Crestwood has been a proud participant […]

By Tom Braford

In classical Greece, “corporations” of metal workers, potters, masons and other craftsmen trained apprentices and spread innovations. In the Middle Ages, guilds played similar roles. Today’s version of Communities of Practice is different and continues to evolve in several fundamental ways. 

Instead of working on their own in isolation, today’s Communities of Practice most […]

By Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky, Healthy Planet Arts Editor

Photo Captions: top, Classical guitarist Ana Vidovic performs at the Ethical Society. bottom, Sculpture in Odessa, Ukraine protected from bombings.

(Please note: Covid-19 restrictions continue to change. Please check provided websites for up-to-date guidelines. Be prepared to show proof-of-vaccination at most venues. Masks are still required at many locations.)

Just […]

At Republic Services, we believe in partnering with customers for a more sustainable world. Often, that starts right in our own homes. When the weather gets warmer and the flowers start to bloom, that is also the time to dust off your spring-cleaning checklist and get to work sprucing up your place. 

When you’re clearing out […]

The 3rd Annual Sunset Hills Makers Market is a one day event featuring a variety of artists, crafters, and makers. It is part of a larger vision to support and implement creativity throughout the City of Sunset Hills and Neighboring Communities. This is a free event for everyone rain or shine

The Makers Market mission is […]

With their white blooms, Callery pear trees are most obvious in spring. This highly invasive tree threatens native wildlife and causes difficulties for private and public landowners. Homeowners are invited to cut down their Callery pears and receive a free, non-invasive tree at this event.

The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP), in partnership with Forest ReLeaf […]

By Judy Good

I’ve become a homebody over the past two years. And not just because of the pandemic. It’s an ever-increasing longing to connect with nature. I’m one of those nuts that views yard care as a valuable way to spend time rather than one more chore. My husband agrees. Especially with the part about […]

Perennial City was founded in 2017 with a mission to help transform vacant, unused land into beautiful and productive urban farms through full circle food production. Now into their fifth year, founders Beth Grollmes-Kiefer and Tim Kiefer, along with their team of couriers diverts would-be waste from area landfills and transforming it into nutrient rich […]

Most people know that recycling is good for the planet and that it’s the right thing to do. People also understand they play a role in recycling efforts, that’s why so many people regularly participate in recycling programs offered in their communities. But few people are sure of what exactly to do with the various […]

I think we take our planet for granted. Earth offers us an abundance of food, fuel, habitat, etc. It provides us like a mother provides for her children. And yet we often don’t show our appreciation. In fact, we continue to take, take, take and give little in return. As new telescopes are shot into […]

The St. Louis – Jefferson Solid Waste Management District is a regional agency that was created in 1993 to assist the public, private and nonprofit sectors in establishing and expanding waste reduction and recycling.  The District includes the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Jefferson County and St. Charles County.  These programs and services […]

Building the Future Home of Stray Rescue of St. Louis Sanctuary, Adoption & Humane Education Center

Stray Rescue of St. Louis has been a staple in the metro St. Louis region for a quarter of a century. Throughout that time, the organization has rescued and saved the lives of thousands upon thousands of at-risk dogs and […]

By Linda Wiggen Kraft, Healthy Planet Green & Growing Editor

As the world focuses on Eastern Europe and Russia wages an evil war against Ukraine, there are many ways to honor and show solidarity to the people of Ukraine. Sunflowers are their national flower and a symbol of peace. In 1966 sunflowers were planted at a […]