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Columbia teacher will kayak the Missouri River. The whole river. By herself.
One of the first things Janet Moreland did when she moved back to Missouri almost twenty years ago was buy a canoe. A native to California, Moreland had enjoyed playing in water bodies since her childhood in Sacramento. “The American River was my playground,” says Moreland. From floating the American River to windsurfing in the … Continue reading
Mizzou Earth Hour is tonight
This Thursday, from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm, various buildings on campus will be turning out their lights in support of Earth Hour. Earth Hour is an international movement to support environmental sustainability efforts across our planet. Each year, people participate in Earth Hour by turning off their lights for one hour on a day … Continue reading
First Great Outdoors trip of the season
It’s spring! Rain is falling. Robins are warbling. Woodcocks are sniffing around in the mud. No better place to be at a season-switch than beautiful Mid-Missouri, and no better time to go out than THIS WEEKEND! Sustain Mizzou treasurer Andrew has a hike planned to Rock Bridge State Park (details below), so lace up your … Continue reading
In Photos: Columbia’s Recycling Facility
At some point or another, most of us have heard at least something about Columbia’s landfill and recovery operations, where all of MU and Columbia’s waste and recycling is sent. Last week, I had the pleasure of touring the landfill via an Environmental Leadership Office-sponsored event, to finally see (and smell) what all the buzz … Continue reading
From Greenability: Refresh your ozone IQ
Don’t know what causes changes in the amount of ground-level ozone? You need to read this. Columbia is located right in between two elevated ozone concentration areas, and many of our students come from cities high in ozone. Greenability, a green magazine based out of Kansas City, just posted a wonderful article on the basics … Continue reading
Columbia’s very accomplished arborist
A lot goes into keeping our city lush. Check out this sweet profile from former Footprint contributing writer, Cade Cleavlin: Chad Herwald takes care of Columbia’s public trees. Herwald is in the process of compiling a list of trees that do well in Columbia’s urban environment, which would serve as a a landscaping resource on … Continue reading
Tour of Columbia for National Geographic GeoBee
Missouri’s 2012 National Geographic Bee champion, Jack Langen, gives a tour of his home town of Columbia for the NatGeo YouTube channel. Double-fisting Sparky’s ice cream? Walking on the MKT? The kid couldn’t be more spot on. Jack will be competing against the other state champions in Washington, D.C., on May 22-24. The Bee finals … Continue reading
Edible Columbia Tour on May 6
The Center for Sustainable Living will take a caravan tour of the urban gardens of Columbia to learn about edible landscapes, urban farming, herb gardening, rain gardens, raised beds and much more! The tour will run from 2 to 5 p.m. The final stop of the tour is Comedor Popular, the new eatery opened by … Continue reading
A Saturday at the Columbia Farmer’s Market
This past weekend was the second Saturday of the Columbia Farmer’s Market season. Even though a lot of the time it was either raining or threatening to rain, there were still a lot of people who braved the elements to get their local produce. Walking down the lane there was a large variety of produce … Continue reading
Watch out for dancing veggies this week
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