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To submit your organization's events, send details to:
laura @earthsharemo.org
(remove the spaces between laura and @ -- spaces are here to minimize spam trolls.) Other Organizations' Web Sites with Event Calendars |
| Feb 3rd, 2010 (Wed) -- Feb 5th, 2010 (Fri) |
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Missouri Natural Resources Conference 2010 (Lake of the Ozarks)
Theme: Purposeful Risk Taking: Making Decisions in Dynamic Times. For details visit http://www.mnrc.org/
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| Feb 3rd, 2010 (Wed) |
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM |
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Conservation Lobby Day (Jefferson City)
Governor Office Building, Room 450, 200 Madison Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101. You will meet with lawmakers who hold key positions on various legislative committees, as well as your own state senators and representatives. Carpools are forming in a number of Missouri cities. The event is free; lunch is provided for a small fee. Join MVC, Missouri Coalition for the Environment and Missouri Sierra Club in Jefferson City on Wednesday February 3rd. For more information and to register, please visit http://www.moenviron.org/Lobbyday.aspx.
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| Feb 6th, 2010 (Sat) |
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM |
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Backyard Bird Festival
At the Missouri Botanical Garden on Saturday, from 7:30 am to 3 pm.
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| Feb 6th, 2010 (Sat) |
8:00 AM |
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Birding Field Trip (Riverlands/St. Louis County)
A St. Louis Audubon program to Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary and Columbia Bottom Conservation Area. Bill Rowe will lead this full-day trip. Meet at 8 am (note early time) at Riverlands. From I-270, take Hwy 367 north. Turn right on last road before the Alton Bridge—at the Fiska Gas Station. Turn right on the first road after the station to the Teal Pond lot to meet. Free. Reservations not required. Call (314) 359-9364 or find out more at http://www.stlouisaudubon.org/index.php.
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| Feb 6th, 2010 (Sat) |
8:15 AM |
| Feb 6th, 2010 (Sat) |
6:30 PM |
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Sustainability Awards Dinner (Edwardsville, Illinois)
The Friends of the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability will present their annual Sustainability Award to Dr. Peter H. Raven, Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden and their annual Spiritual Leadership Award to Ms. Doris Gvillo, columnist for the Edwardsville Intelligencer at this Awards Dinner. Honored guest will be Allegra Fuller Snyder, Professor Emerita of Dance and Dance Ethnology at UCLA, who is the daughter of R. Buckminster Fuller. Fuller designed the Center's beautiful, unique geodesic dome which was built in 1971. Cost $50. For details and reservations (618) 650-3246, jjacobso@siue.edu
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| Feb 7th, 2010 (Sun) |
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
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Missouri Mycological Society Luncheon (St. Louis County)
Learn about mushrooms and enjoy the pot-luck luncheon at the annual Missouri Mycological Society Luncheon in Webster Groves. For details go to: http://momyco.org/calendar.html.
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| Feb 7th, 2010 (Sun) |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
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Tea to benefit Children's Eternal Rainforest (St. Louis)
Help save critical habitat for endangered species like beautiful Resplendent Quetzal and Bellbird by sharing delicious tea and home-baked treats to benefit the Monteverde Conservation League US, for the Children's Eternal Rainforest of Costa Rica. Hear from others working for this cause. Call (314) 997-6677 for details.
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| Feb 7th, 2010 (Sun) |
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
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The Green Center: Stories in the Greenhouse (University City, MO)
Spend an evening listening to nature stories in a Geodome Greenhouse! As the sun sets, the greenhouse will be lit by candles and storytellers will capture your imagination. All ages are invited. At The Green Center, 8025 Blackberry Avenue in University City, MO 63130, http://thegreencenter.org/home/ Cost: $2 per person; pre-registration is required (314) 725-8314 x 105.
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| Feb 9th, 2010 (Tue) |
5:30 PM |
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Challenges & Successes in Design and Construction (USGBC)
Join the Green Building Council at Harris-Stowe State University for a presentation on challenges and successes in the design and construction of the HSSU Early Childhood Development/Parent Education Center, currently seeking LEED Gold certification. During the design of the project the Owner had yet to determine if the project should be LEED certified and at what level. After several meetings to discuss the pros and cons of certification it was determined to pursue a Silver level when the design was nearly 95% complete. Behind schedule and over-budget according to the Construction Manager's estimates, the project team faced major challenges. Learn how these challenges were overcome and how the building is now expecting Gold level certification, while being completed on schedule and nearly a million dollars under budget. After the formal presentation, attendees will have an opportunity to take a self-guided tour through the building with designated stops including classrooms, the pervious paved drive, and rain garden. Presenters: Don Koppy, Vice President and Director of Architecture, KAI Design & Build; Mike Kozeny, Vice President, Kozeny-Wagner, Inc. Free to USGBC-STL members and students; $20.00 for non-members. Harris-Stowe State University's Early Childhood Development/Parent Education Center, 10 N. Compton Ave. St. Louis, MO 63103. Park and enter on the east side of the building. From the east parking lot, walk up the stairs to the entrance of the east educational wing. 5:30-6:00 pm Registration & Networking; 6:00-7:00 pm Presentation; 7:00-7:30 pm Self-Guided Tour. Questions? Contact USGBC-STL staff at (314) 577-0225.
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| Feb 9th, 2010 (Tue) |
7:00 PM |
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Films: “King Corn” & “Big River” (Kirkwood, MO)
Films: “King Corn” & “Big River” investigate the environmental impact an acre of corn on people and places downstream, from the heartland to the Gulf of Mexico. Track fertilizers, soil, herbicides and a cancer cluster. Free. RSVP (314)965-3700, at the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 335 S Kirkwood Road,St. Louis, MO 63122
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| Feb 10th, 2010 (Wed) |
6:30 PM |
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Green Drinks St. Louis
If you are interested in the future of green jobs, in starting a green business yourself, or in learning who the socially and environmentally responsible businesses are in St. Louis, please come for an informative and hopefully, inspiring, evening! “Green” can mean a lot of things, from preserving the planet to the color of money. February's Green Drinks shines a spotlight on local entrepreneurs and businesses who are attempting to merge the two to build an eco-friendly economy. From architects and energy auditors to organic, local and alternative retailers—find out who is doing what and why. This Green Drinks event will be at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood. Doors open at 6:30, discussion gets underway at 7. Suggested donation $3. Sign up for Green Drinks St. Louis' mailing list at www.stlgreendrinks.org.
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| Feb 12th, 2010 (Fri) -- Feb 15th, 2010 (Mon) |
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Great Backyard Bird Count (across North America, St. Louis event details)
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) involves tens of thousands of volunteers, at all levels of birding experience, who count birds in their own backyards, local parks or wildlife refuges. St. Louis Audubon Society will host a Winter Birding Warm-up at Creve Coeur Park on February 13th or 14th to introduce folks to the GBBC. “Citizen scientists” help researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society learn more about how birds are doing—and how to protect them. Details at www.birdsource.org or St. Louis Audubon.
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| Feb 12th, 2010 (Fri) |
6:30 AM |
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Ozark Trail Association Trivia Night (South St. Louis)
The First Ozark Trail Association Trivia Night will be at the American Legion Post 162, 9305 S. Broadway in Lemay, Missouri. Cost $20 per person. For details go to http://www.ozarktrail.com/ .
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| Feb 13th, 2010 (Sat) |
9:00 AM |
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St. Louis Audubon Birding Field Trip
At Baldwin Lake in Illinois. Torrey Berger will lead this all day trip to Illinois to see waterfowl. To carpool, meet at 9 am at the commuter lot at I-270 and Hwy 30. To drive, take I-255 to Hwy 3 in Illinois. Follow to Redbud, then take Hwy 154 to Baldwin. Follow signs to Lake Baldwin. Meet in the parking lot inside the gate. Free. Reservations not required. (314) 359-9364 or http://www.stlouisaudubon.org/index.php for more info.
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| Feb 16th, 2010 (Tue) -- Feb 18th, 2010 (Thu) |
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James River Basin Partnership: Christian County Watershed Festival
Christian County (Missouri) Watershed Festival will be held at Nixa Community Center on February 16, 17, 18, and February 24, 25. Call (417) 836-8878 or visit http://www.jrbp.missouristate.edu/Default.htm for details.
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| Feb 16th, 2010 (Tue) |
7:00 PM |
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Interior Least Tern Floating Habitat Project Presentation (St. Louis County)
Sarah Miller, biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, presents the first year's results of the Interior Least Tern Floating Habitat Project, located at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton, Missouri. This project experienced dramatic success with over 20 nestlings from at least 12 nesting pairs of Terns. This is a joint meeting of the St. Louis Audubon Society and Webster Groves Nature Society, held at the Creve Coeur Government Center, 300 N. New Ballas. Community Center is in the northwest corner of the lower level (closest to Olive and Ballas). Free, membership not required. Questions, call (314)-599-7390 or visit http://www.stlouisaudubon.org/index.php.
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| Feb 19th, 2010 (Fri) -- Feb 21st, 2010 (Sun) |
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Ozark Trail Building Outing
The Sierra Club will again join the Ozark Trail Association in a joint outing to maintain the Ozark Trail from Hwy E to Owls Bend. Free camping at Powder Mill, free lunches and a barbecue on Saturday night. All tools furnished. To sign up go to the Ozark Trail web site or call (636) 296-8975 or rgestel@sbcglobal.net.
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| Feb 21st, 2010 (Sun) |
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
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The Green Center: Stories in the Greenhouse (University City, MO)
Spend an evening listening to nature stories in a Geodome Greenhouse! As the sun sets, the greenhouse will be lit by candles and storytellers will capture your imagination. All ages are invited. At The Green Center, 8025 Blackberry Ave., University City, MO 63130, http://thegreencenter.org/home/ Cost: $2 per person; pre-registration is required (314) 725-8314 x 105.
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| Feb 25th, 2010 (Thu) |
6:30 PM |
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REI Presentation: The Southern Illinois River to River Trail (St. Louis)
Learn about backpacking on the Southern Illinois River To River Trail. This well-marked 150-mile trail travels through the Shawnee National Forest from the Ohio River on the east to the Mississippi River on the west. The trail has a lot to recommend it for beginners through experienced thru-hikers and mountain bikers. Along the way are waterfalls, dramatic bluffs and vistas, lakes, a number of state parks, campgrounds, secluded canyons, many striking and unusual rock formations and protected wilderness areas. The presenter, John Voigts, has hiked sections of the trail many times, mountain-biked nearly all of the trail as well as completing an end-to-end thru-hike in ten days in the fall of 2007. Location: REI. Cost: free. Registration required - call (314) 918-1004. More information about the Southern Illinois River To River Trail Pocket Guide can be found at www.rivertorivertrailguide.com and at www.rivertorivertrail.glogspot.com.
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| Feb 26th, 2010 (Fri) |
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
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The Wal-Mart Sustainability Index. Is Your Business Ready?
Impact of sustainability rating of consumer products on St. Louis business. A panel of sustainability experts (John W. Traeger www.gjn.com , Tony Calandro www.voxglobal.com , Eric Olson www.bsr.org) will present an overview of Wal-Mart's efforts to develop a “Sustainability Index.” This index is a first step towards providing consumers with the ability to comparison shop based on, among other things, the amount of carbon used to deliver a product to a Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club store. The panel will discuss the reasons behind Wal-Mart’s efforts and how the index and sustainability labels will be developed. The panel will also discuss other key initiatives and trends that are driving corporate sustainability programs including: (1) growing interest with mainstream investors; (2) the recent Copenhagen Accord; (3) corporate disclosure obligations; and, (4) marketing opportunities that advance the sale of products/services and enhance a company’s public image. Finally, a case study of AT&T’s sustainability initiatives will be discussed. The case study will look at the reasons behind these efforts; the ways in which sustainability is being integrated inside the company; and, the opportunities the company sees in a low carbon economy. At St. Louis RCGA Regional Collaborative Center; One Metropolitan Square, Suite 1300; St. Louis, Missouri 63102. This is a free event; please RSVP Michele Kingsley at (314) 615-6094 or MAKingsley@gjn.com.
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| Feb 26th, 2010 (Fri) |
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
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Salamander Habitat Exploration (Rosebud, MO)
Scope out the breeding grounds of salamander at Earth's Classroom. For details and to register, visit http://earthsclassroom.org/.
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| Feb 27th, 2010 (Sat) -- Feb 28th, 2010 (Sun) |
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| Feb 28th, 2010 (Sun) |
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
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The Green Center: Stories in the Greenhouse (University City, MO)
Spend an evening listening to nature stories in a Geodome Greenhouse! As the sun sets, the greenhouse will be lit by candles and storytellers will capture your imagination to create an unforgettable experience. All ages invited. Cost: $2 per person; pre-registration required. (314) 725-8314 x105. For details visit http://thegreencenter.org/home/.
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