In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the City of St. Louis, the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park recently opened its latest exhibit, which is titled 250 in 250. The exhibition tells 250 intriguing stories about the city’s past across five categories: 50 people, 50 places, 50 moments, 50 images and 50 objects. The exhibit — which is free to the public — will be on view through February 14, 2015. Jody Sowell, Director of Exhibitions and Research at the Missouri History Museum, recently sat down with Forest Park Forever writer Dale Hart to discuss some of the ideas behind the exhibit.
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On March 11, 2014, Forest Park Forever and DJM Ecological Services, with funding support from the Missouri Department of Conservation, teamed up to conduct a controlled burn of three different sites within Forest Park’s Nature Reserve. In all approximately 7.5 acres of wildlife habitat was burned....
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We were very pleased that two members of the FPF team — Park Ecologist Peter VanLinn and Nature Reserve Steward Josh Wibbenmeyer — were recent guests of Jean Ponzi's on her popular radio show "Growing Green St. Louis."...
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Bloodroot is a small woodland flower that blooms for only one to two days. During the past two years in Forest Park, the bloom has come at the exact date of the vernal equinox (the first day of spring). We may not see that kind of constancy this year with the cooler weather, but visitors will want to keep their eyes peeled ....
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Earlier this week, we were thrilled to announce that Emerson, a longtime supporter of Forest Park Forever, had committed a $5 million gift to the organization. In addition to our press release about this remarkable gift, we encourage you to read coverage from ....
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Our dedicated Nature Reserve Volunteer Team is anxious to get out in the Park to care for and improve the native flora in the 170 acres called the Forest Park Nature Reserve. Yesterday, some of our volunteers attended a training to prep for the 2014 season. Now all we need are some warmer temperatures so they can get to work tacking invasive species removal!
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The Forest Park Forever Nature Reserve staff joins forces with Wash. U student Rebecca Savitt to help combat an invasive plant that strangles the natural communities in Forest Park.
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Note: This is the second post in our "Species of the Month" series, written by Park Ecologist Peter VanLinn. It's one of several 2014 initiatives meant to share knowledge we have about the Park with those who love it.
American Mink (Neovison vison) — Park Locations: This species can be found throughout Forest Park along the waterways and forests, particularly Successional Forest, Kennedy Woods and along the water way from Deer Lake to Steinberg Prairie.....
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With this post, we kick off a new blog series called 5QS. It gives us the chance to ask our fellow Forest Park Forever staff and volunteers five questions about themselves and their work ... and it gives you the chance to get to know them — and the Park — better. Kicking off the series: Amy Witt, Nature Reserve Steward and organizer of this Thursday's Birding Basics gathering, which takes place ....
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The team here at Forest Park Forever is very pleased to be welcoming you to our redesigned and rebuilt website. We'll be brief (we'd prefer you spent your time poking around elsewhere on the site), but here are a few bullets we'd like to share about some of the new features:
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