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Art Contest - Life in the Rivers photography
Written by Eric Karch Monday, August 19th, 2013 5:18 PM
Last Updated on Friday, February 7th, 2014 8:18 AM
The River des Peres Watershed Coalition is proud to announce the Life in the Rivers photography contest. We want to see your best photos of people and wildlife in the River des Peres as well as other rivers and streams of St. Louis City and County.
Submission guidelines and additional prize information will be available at RiverDesPeres.org in the coming months. In the meantime, we want you to get some great winter and spring shots, so here are the draft guidelines:
Photos must be submitted electronically (on-line or by e-mail) and must be at least 640x480 resolution (900x720 or greater is strongly recommended). Maximum file size is 5MB. JPG file type is preferred. Photos may be taken in St. Louis City or County. Entrants may submit up to 10 photos for judging, but are permitted to submit as many photos as they like for our collection. Each entry must be accompanied by the following information: name and contact information of the photographer, title of the photograph, date and location the photo was taken. The submission may also be accompanied by a description. Employees and board members of the RdPWC and other sponsor organizations may submit photos and become finalists, but are not eligible for prizes. Submission deadline is October 31, 2014.
River des Peres Trash Bash Recap
Written by Eric Karch Monday, August 19th, 2013 5:18 PM
Last Updated on Monday, February 10th, 2014 7:53 AM
Aren’t you excited to know how much trash we removed from the creek at the 5th annual River des Peres Trash Bash? Don’t you want to see the prize-winning trash entries and hear a heart-warming story about a found item? Great Rivers Greenway District, one of our principal partners, wrote an excellent recap of the event that tells it all.
Photo: Carolyn Tiernon, MSD
A word from Steve Nagle, new director of the RdPWC
Written by Eric Karch Monday, June 24th, 2013 6:43 PM
Last Updated on Thursday, September 12th, 2013 5:27 AM
Greetings and thank you for giving me the opportunity to introduce myself as the ne
w Director for the River des Peres Watershed Coalition. As some of you may know I recently retired as the Director of Community Planning at the East-West Gateway Council of Governments. Prior to that position I worked in California for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management and then worked as the Director of Environmental Resources for the Coachella Valley Association of Governments and have enjoyed other positions working in the field of natural resources and community planning. I mention this so you know I am not a stranger to working on environmental and natural resource issues. I guess you could say I’ve been an advocate for stewardship of our nature’s blessings for my entire career.
Bring Conservation Home
Written by Eric Karch Sunday, July 8th, 2012 12:38 PM
Last Updated on Tuesday, September 10th, 2013 11:42 AM
The Coalition is pleased to partner with the St. Louis Chapter of the Audubon Society to promote their Bring Conservation Home program. Activate the conservation potential of your property and you'll improve water quality!
RainScape Rebates Program
Written by Eric Karch Sunday, January 6th, 2013 10:36 AM
Last Updated on Tuesday, September 10th, 2013 11:44 AM
Many of you may have been "on the fence" about upgrading the rainwater pollution prevention capacity of your own backyard. We now is the time to act! See the Deer Creek Watershed Alliance website for all you need to know about the RainScape Rebates program.
http://deercreekalliance.org/rainscaperebates.aspx
This program will give you a rebate for all sorts of rainwater friendly upgrades like the material cost of rain barrels, and the labor cost to hire a contractor to replace those weedy invasive species with beautiful native flowers and shrubs (below is a picture that summarizes all of your options).
Probably the most eco-friendly option is the rain garden. Here is a short, sweet, and simple little animation that tells you just how effective they are and how easy to install they can be. Thank you to our midwest neighbors at the University of Nebraska for this easy-to-understand explanation.
Water,the Hub of Life. Water is its mater and matrix, mother and medium. Water is the most extraordinary substance! Practically all its properties are anomalous, which enabled life to use it as building material for its machinery. Life is water dancing to the tune of solids..
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
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