Citizens of the West County area will have an opportunity to comment on recommended land use and roadway improvements generated by the Great Streets Project. The project is a cooperative effort of the communities of Ballwin, Ellisville, Manchester, Wildwood and Winchester, the Missouri Department of  Transportation and the West County Chamber of Commerce to make Manchester Road a Great Street and a great destination in West County. Don't miss out on this important opportunity. At Crestview Middle School, 16025 Clayton Road, Ellisville, Missouri. More information at Manchester Road Great Streets Project Website  or download the PDF.

At Busch Memorial Conservation Area. Sue Gustafson and John Solodar will lead. Meet at 5 pm. Take Hwy 94 south from Hey 40. At 1.3 miles, turn right at light for Hwy D. Go two miles to entrance on right. Turn left at T to Hampton Lake and meet in lot.

Help us to thank Metro riders for helping to keep our air clean at the National Clean Air Day event at the Civic Center MetroLink Station. Sierra Club, Metro, the American Lung Association in Missouri, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and other clean air advocates join together for a fun media event and action to keep our air clean. Participants will be on hand to thank Metro riders with an "I Heart Clean Air" gift. This is one of many National Clean Air Day events being held throughout the nation to support a proposal by President Obama's EPA to set stronger standards for ground-level ozone, one of the main contributors to smog. Coal-fired power plants and cars are the two biggest sources of smog pollution. Let me know if you can attend the event and help out by contacting melissa.hope@sierraclub.org or (816) 806-6965. At Civic Center MetroLink station, 1413 Spruce Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103. Note: we will meet on the corner of 14th Street & Spruce (look for the "NATIONAL CLEAN AIR DAY" banner). Metro link station list and directions at:

http://www.metrostlouis.org/MetroLink/stationlist.asp

Used electronics have become one of the world’s fastest growing and most toxic waste streams. Computer monitors and older TVs contain an average of four pounds of lead; and old electronics can contain toxic chemicals such as chromium, cadmium, mercury, beryllium, nickel, zinc and brominated flame-retardants. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that each year, more than 2 million tons of computers and other electronics are disposed of improperly and a mere 20 percent are recycled. Missouri Department of Natural Resources Environmental Specialist, Linda Wegrzyn, talks about e-waste in Missouri and the U.S., how to prevent heavy metals and other toxic electronics materials from polluting our environment, and the Missouri Computer Equipment Collection and Recovery Act which goes into effect in July 2010. At OASIS St. Charles Community College, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, Cottleville, Missouri 63376. Free to the first 10 registrants, $9 per person thereafter. Open to all. Space is limited. Registration required; call (314) 533-8586, or email events@academyofsciencestl.org to RSVP. OASIS is a national nonprofit providing lifelong learning and service opportunities for older adults.

At  Horseshoe Lake State Park in Illinois . Paul Bauer will lead this trip starting at 8 am. From St. Louis take I-70 east to Hwy 111 (Exit 6) and turn left. Go about two miles to park entrance and meet in first parking lot on right inside park.

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, 10950 Riverview Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63137. Details at (314) 436-1324 or at link below. Help bring back the splendor of our great rivers at the 2010 Confluence Trash Bash. Volunteers are needed to help clean up at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge and sites along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers as well as at Watkins Creek, Maline Creek, Cold Water Creek and Creve Coeur Creek. School groups, service organizations, church and corporate groups, families and interested individuals will be working with area Stream Teams and over 60 municipalities in St. Louis and St. Louis County. Volunteers will be working on the land and from the water. You can choose your place to help! Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes or boots and bring gloves. In case of sites being inaccessible due to flooding, the event will be rescheduled for April 10th. Lunch will be provided to all volunteers from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Register online at:

http://confluencetrashbash.wufoo.com/forms/2nd-annual-confluence-trash-bash-registration/ .

At Memorial Park in Brentwood. Group size: 50. Brentwood Parks & Recreation and REI have once again teamed up for a day of cleaning up our local creeks and parks. We meet at 9:00am at the pavilion in Memorial Park (8600 Strassner Drive, Brentwood Missouri) for orientation, and send you on your way with trash bags in hand. Trash bags will be provided. Please wear proper clothing and shoes to get dirty in, and bring your own work gloves. Lunch provided by the Brentwood Lions Club after the clean up. Please help clean up your local creeks and parks by donating your time and energy. NOTE: time is 9-12 noon Central Daylight Time.