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Trees
Ash Trees in Danger of Emerald Ash Borer Infestation
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has been discovered in St. Charles County and is the first known EAB infestation in the St. Louis region. Now that the insect is in our area, homeowners, businesses and entire communities will need to weigh the costs versus the benefits of protecting trees in the St. Louis area. To […]
2014 Neighbors Naturescaping Program Kick-Off
Join us on Wednesday, June 4th at 5:30 p.m. to kick-off the 2014 Neighbors Naturescaping season! Learn how the Neighbors Naturescaping program can help your community grow. Brightside staff will go through the application packet in detail and explain the judging criteria considered by the Selection Committee. Application packets will be distributed and staff will […]
It’s a milestone year for Forest ReLeaf of Missouri!
A guest blog post by Donna Coble, the Executive Director at Forest ReLeaf. This October marks their 20th year of service. We can’t thank them enough for all that they have done for our city. For the past 20 years our small nonprofit organization has been helping to reforest urban communities throughout Missouri and southern […]
New trees in the Brightside St. Louis Demonstration Garden
And we’re excited about them! On November 3rd, five SLU students and members of the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega worked with Mark Grueber and our very own Mary Lou to plant trees in the Silva Cells in front of our building. They loved being a part of this historic project. GO APO!
Yellowwood tree benefitting from Cornell University Structural Soil
The Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea) tree growing in our Demonstration Garden has the benefit of Cornell University Structural Soil. Researched and developed in the 90s by Cornell University’s Urban Horticultural Institute, structural soil is a mixture of gap-graded gravels and clay loam that work together to provide a very strong pavement system that permits strong root growth […]