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Innovation
A Video Showcase of Brightside St. Louis
Thank you to the Young Friends of Brightside and Pounds Media for putting together this awesome video showcasing what Brightside is all about!
Rainwater Harvesting Case Study – USGBC
Mary Institute and Country Day School (MICDS) captures rainwater in a 10,000 gallon storage tank, where it is held before being utilized in plumbing fixtures throughout the school. This session will begin with an overview of the system and associated resource savings, followed by a discussion of the day-to-day operations and maintenance, then touching upon […]
Taking Down Graffiti on #GiveSTLDay
Brightside St. Louis is excited to gear up for another amazing Give STL Day, which will take place on Tuesday, May 5th from midnight to midnight. Together we can make this the biggest giving day of the year! This year, your Give STL Day contributions to Brightside will support our one-of-a-kind Graffiti Eradication Program. Every […]
Call For Sustainable Backyards
The Sustainable Backyard Tour returns for the fifth year on Sunday, June 14th, 2015. A free, grassroots, self-guided tour of residential yards (front and back!) throughout St. Louis city and county, the tour showcases a range of green living practices, including low-impact lawn care, composting and using recycled materials, organic gardening, chicken and beekeeping, gardening […]
Perennial reMake + Pints-n-Plants
It’s never too early to start planning your garden goals for the year! Why not focus on increasing the biodiversity and native plants in your garden. Join Perennial’s Director, Jenny Murphy, for a talk about upcycling in the garden and a crafty make-n-take to help get your garden ready for the growing season! Jenny will […]
Take a Virtual Tour of our Garden
Lace up your virtual walking shoes and take a stroll through our newly-upgraded Demonstration Garden webpages. Thanks to the creative team at Wired Impact, you can now visit online and learn about all of our Demo Garden’s environmentally-sustainable gardening and urban-conservation practices from the comfort of your own home. Although, we think you’ll also want […]
Brightside is ready for the Sustainable Backyard Tour
This Sunday, June 24th, The Sustainable Backyard Tour takes place all over St. Louis from 11 AM to 4 PM. Here at the Brightside St. Louis Demonstration Garden we’ve been pruning and watering in preparation for the event; stop by and check out our garden. In addition to what we have on display, more than […]
Porous concrete hard at work in St. Louis
Porous Concrete. Seems like two words that probably shouldn’t go together (unless you like bad concrete). Not anymore, however! This nifty little substance is a great example of how environmental awareness can walk hand in hand with pragmatic efficiency. The beauty of porous concrete is just that – it is porous, allowing rainwater to run […]