Footprint Magazine
Outdoors
Big Tree owner in the Big Muddy Speaker Series
The presentation will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8 at the Les Bourgeois Bistro in Rocheport. John Sam Williamson’s family has been farming the McBaine bottoms along the Missouri River for six generations. They’ve fought floods, droughts and the changes of the river while taking care of the rich bottomland and growing food for … Continue reading
Spring Flowers: Falling by the Minute
During my spring break my family and I went to Dallas Blooms. It was this fantastic display of all different kinds of spring flowers at the Dallas Arboretum. While we were there we got to see all different kinds of tulips, azaleas, daffodils, snapdragons, with other flowers, but it was mostly tulips. Getting to see … Continue reading
You are not a bear: 8 outdoor safety tips for Spring Break
Sustain Mizzou will be in Stotler Lounge today from 10-2 for the Wellness Center’s Safe Spring Break resource fair. Come by to get free pizza, a free Wellness Center t-shirt AND a free Sustain Mizzou t-shirt! Rule #1: We don’t demand that you hold hands while crossing the street (nor are we opposed to it), … Continue reading
Spring abounds at Pinnacles Youth Park
This past weekend I was lucky enough to visit Pinnacles Youth Park, located about 12 miles north of MU’s campus off U.S. 63, on two separate occasions. As a recent immigrant from Texas, I’m enamored with the concept of spring. This season, and any other besides stifling summer, is a phenomenon that is largely absent … Continue reading
A quick guide to the Missouri night sky
One of the most under appreciated benefits of warmer weather in the spring is how bearable the outdoors become after sundown. With the absence of the sun’s direct radiation, winter nights have little going for them – nobody wants to be dark and uncomfortable. But for those of us without aversions to late nights, spring … Continue reading
Get wild. See some scenes. Film festival this Saturday!
Join Missouri River Relief at The Blue Note in Columbia THIS SATURDAY, 2-6 P.M. as they kick off another year of river clean-up and education with a showing of select films from the travelling Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Films to open your eyes and stimulate your mind. Films like this: Africa Revolutions Tour Journey … Continue reading
“Bicycle Dreams” shows at the Blue Note this Thursday
The PedNet Coalition is sponsoring this film about Race Across America, a 3000-mile bike race that challenges riders to pedal across the country in just ten days. Looks pretty rad. Inspiring, even. Shoot, I watched this and then biked to school this morning. Take a look. Oh, and word on this street is that the … Continue reading
Urban Cycling for anywhere
A graduate student from Academy of Art University in San Francisco created this beautiful publication. If you like art but not biking, maybe now you’ll like both. Here’s what the page says: Urban Cycling is a book dedicated to addressing the problems of biking in urban areas by suggesting alternatives and solutions to problems.
Free Mizzou Event: See “The Work of 1000″ and meet Marion Stoddart, the film’s inspiration
By Steve Johnson, director of the Missouri River Communities Network The Work of 1000 is a 30-minute documentary film that tells the inspiring story of Marion Stoddart, a citizen leader committed to a lifetime of grassroots organizing and coalition building around her local Massachusetts river. The movie will be shown Tuesday, January 17 at 7:00PM … Continue reading
You Can Never Fail at Gardening When There Are So Many Chances: An Amateur Gardener’s Experience With Cool Season Planting
Many aspiring gardeners don’t realize the harvest doesn’t end when the weather becomes cooler and the days get shorter. Don’t abandon the garden just because fall is rolling around! Missouri does tend to have longer summers, which extends the production of peppers, tomatoes and other warm season vegetables well into … Continue reading
