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Sun, Sand, and Sustainability – Summer Professional Development Opportunities

posted on 3/22/2024 9:43:00 AM

Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center is offering a wealth of professional development opportunities for educators this summer. Educators can choose from workshops about sustainability, recycling, energy efficiency, clean water, biodiversity, and climate change. Find the dates, times, and topics that work best for you! Send any questions about professional development to Maggie at mmccoy@mobot.org.

| Categories: Sustainable Solutions Highlights, Sustainability in the Community | Tags: professional development, sustainability education, sustainability | View Count: (131)

Sustainability Leaders on the Rise – Outdoor Leadership Crew Impacts

posted on 1/8/2024 12:35:00 PM

Personal growth, teambuilding, and friendships made along the way - these are the achievements that marked this season's Outdoor Leadership Crew who never fail to leave a lasting impact on our environment!

| Categories: Sustainability in the Community | Tags: Outdoor Leadership Corps, OLC, professional development, stewardship | View Count: (290)

Celebrating the OYC Fall 2023 Weekend Work Series

posted on 1/8/2024 9:31:00 AM

Six eager Outdoor Youth Corps members reached new environmental impact heights this fall! There were eight workdays this season with a variety of project host sites, partners, and lessons! This is just a brief recap on the fall-tastic crew of the Fall 2023 Weekend Work Series.

| Categories: Sustainability in the Community | Tags: Outdoor Youth Corps, OYC, career development | View Count: (323)

Reducing Food Waste in the St. Louis Region

posted on 10/16/2023 11:26:00 AM

Reducing food waste is one of the top actions that people can take to reduce emissions that cause climate change, a threat to the health of plants and people. With leadership from earthday365, see how Missouri Botanical Garden's partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) Food Matters Initiative is taking steps towards lowering food waste in the region!

| Categories: Sustainability in the Community | Tags: Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) Food Matters Initiative, food waste, food waste reduction, collaboration, too good to waste, green dining alliance, earthday365 | View Count: (374)

Trash Bash Events with Open Space STL

posted on 6/22/2023 9:37:00 AM

Join Open Space STL for the 56th annual Operation Clean Stream on Saturday, August 26. By boat or boot, you can volunteer to help clean the Meramec River and its tributaries.

| Categories: Sustainability in the Community | Tags: Open Space STL, trash bash, trash pick up, River des Peres watershed, Operation Clean Stream | View Count: (484)

Summer Teacher Professional Development

posted on 3/27/2023 1:43:00 PM

The heat is on this summer for professional development opportunities! Why not incorporate earth-friendly ideas into your curriculum for the new school year?

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Celebrate Earth Month!

posted on 3/27/2023 1:39:00 PM

Earth month is here, and you know the EarthWays Center will be plugged in! Check out how you can get involved this month and where our division will be!

| Categories: Sustainability in the Community | Tags: earth month, earth month activities, STEM Saturday, Earth Day Festival, food waste reduction, stick a fork in food waste, native plants, trash clean up | View Count: (499)

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