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2018 St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour
2018 St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour St. Louis Audubon’s Bring Conservation Home (BCH) program and the St. Louis Chapter of Wild Ones are collaborating again to present the 2018 St. Louis Native Plant Tour on Saturday, June 16th. This year’s tour is comprised of residential gardens in Dogtown, Richmond Heights, Shaw and Tower Grove areas. Over 700 people participated […]
Sustainable Backyard Tour
Sustainable Backyard Tour The 9th Annual St. Louis Sustainable Backyard Tour is Sunday, June 23rd from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. FREE to all! Take a self-guided tour of private backyards and gardens throughout the St. Louis region. Talk to gardeners about their organic methods and see chickens, beehives, rain gardens, pollinator gardens and much […]
Community Planting Day
Community Planting Day Join us for a community planting day at Our Lady of the Holy Cross Pollinator Garden and support our local pollinators. Help beautify the church grounds with blooming wildflowers and learn about native plant gardening. Sunday, June 3rd from 1-3pM Gloves and tools provided No experience necessary Refreshments provided Download the event […]
May Blitz Events–Volunteers Needed
May 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 May. Opportunities are updated as we receive them, so check back often for updates!
April Blitz Events–Volunteers Needed
April 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 April. Opportunities are updated as we receive them, so check back often for updates!
St. Louis Earth Day’s Recycling Extravaganza!
St. Louis Earth Day’s Recycling Extravaganza! The Recycling Extravaganza is the preeminent recycling collection event in the St. Louis region bringing nearly 20 different collectors of hard-to-recycle materials to one site for public convenience and appropriate disposal. Here is your one-stop shop to responsibly recycle electronics, carpeting, school supplies, mardi gras beads, clothing and much more. […]
The Spring Monarch Migration is Underway!
The Spring Monarch Migration is Underway! With the warmer temperatures, monarch butterflies have started migrating north from Mexico, where they have spent the winter. Over the next several months, they will fly as far as the northern United States and southern Canada, where they will spend the summer before returning to Mexico in the fall. […]
Learn About Native Gardening at SLUGS!
Learn About Native Gardening at SLUGS! The 2018 St. Louis Urban Gardening Symposium (SLUGS) will feature a full morning of native gardening workshops and will be held on Saturday, June 2nd in Brightside’s Demonstration Garden. Participants will learn about the benefits of incorporating native plants into their outdoor spaces, including providing habitat for pollinators and […]