Species of the Month, 02/14: American Mink
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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5QS: Meet Amy Witt, Nature Reserve Steward
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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Welcome to the Brand New Forestparkforever.org
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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Species of the Month, 01/14: Ozark Witch Hazel
Note: With this post, we kick off a new "Species of the Month" series, written by Park Ecologist Peter Van Linn III. It's one of several 2014 initiatives meant to share knowledge we have about the Park with those who love it.
Are you longing for even the slightest hint of spring during these cold winter months? Fear not, Forest Park Forever’s “Species of the Month” has your cure.
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Interns Learning, Shaping the Park
This fall, Saher GhulamMohammad (front) and (L to R) Raheem Woods, Byron Davis and Booker Thomas have been working alongside the Forest Park Forever Land Management team as part of their horticulture internship through Gateway STEM High School. Gateway’s mission of preparing students for employment and further education is enhanced by the real-world experiences provided during internships...
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Remembering Caroline Loughlin
Forest Park Forever has been saddened to learn of the passing of Emeritus Board Member Caroline Loughlin, who died last week at the age of 72. An obituary published in the Post-Dispatch on Monday can be read here....
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Volunteer John Powers Earns Community Service Award
Forest Park Forever salutes Land Management Volunteer John Powers (second from left), winner of the Commerce Bank 2013 Community Service Award. John has donated more than 900 volunteer hours to Forest Park and Forest Park Forever.....
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