July 31, 2009

Work will begin on the South Arrival Experience project on August 12, 2009. The first phase of the project will require that Wells Drive be closed to through traffic. Notification of the Wells Drive closure will begin Monday, August 3, 2009. Signage boards that will be progressively updated will be positioned at the intersection of Hampton & Wells, and Tamm & Wells.

July 29, 2009

Forest Park’s Annual Teacher’s Academy, Voyagers comes to a close. To view the projects of the teachers and to learn more about the Teacher’s Academy, click here.

July 30, 2009

The wait is over. If you live in the city, practicing on your golf game just got easier. The Highlands at Forest Park’s driving range opened this week. Formerly known as Triple A, its hours will be 10 a.m. till about 7-7:30 p.m. seven days a week, until the electricity is run for the lighting, said Doug Barnhouse, director of golf at Norman K. Probstein Golf Course. [...] Click here to see the full article at STLtoday.com

July 24, 2009

Picnic site #8 has recently been renovated with a new roof replacing the previous moss roof. Learn more about Picnics in Forest Park Click here for information on how to reserve a picnic pavilion

July 21, 2009

HOK Tops Annual Ranking of Green Design Firms

For the second consecutive year, HOK ranks as the greenest design firm on the planet. A new survey published in the July 6, 2009, issue of Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine ranked the global architectural design practice as the firm engaged in the most sustainable work. [...] Click here to see the full article at HOK

July 10, 2009

Today, the Forest Park Arborists Crew (FPAC) removed a large Cottonwood tree that blew down into the River System. The tree was located next to a bridge on Lagoon west of the Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center.

July 9, 2009

Look Up in the Sky! Purple Martins Are Going Nuts in Forest Park!
By Nicholas Phillips

The purple martins in Forest Park are SUPER active right now. In the video here, listen how the birds are so loud that you can barely hear purple martin enthusiast John Miller do his commentary. [...]

To see the video at the River Front Times, click here

July 8, 2009

Thanks to our horticulturalist staff, two new renovations have been made to the Murphy Lake area.
The Old beach that was on the Southwestern edge of Murphy Lake has been refurbished with Grey Trap Rock.

A new stone path was installed on the Southwest side of Murphy Lake to replace the old mud path.  Two tons of Chilton Flagstone were set in place and leveled off.  The stone has a number of different colors within it that are brought out by the surrounding landscape.

July 7, 2009

St. Louis ideal backdrop for starry night: All-Star Game city steeped in not only baseball history
By B.J. Rains

ST. LOUIS — Fittingly, the most notable feature of the Cardinals’ old home, Busch Stadium II, was the roof’s 96 arches that circled the top of the stadium. Connecting the Cardinals with the city of St. Louis like their rich history has done for more than 100 years, the arches were designed to mirror the iconic Gateway Arch that opened in downtown St. Louis not even a year before Busch Stadium officially opened in 1966. [...]

Click here to see the full article at MLB.com

July 2, 2009

A water main break occurred near the intersection of Union and Lindell, on the far west side of Murphy Lake. The Water Department and the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District are currently working on repairing it.