Butterfly Monitoring
This post was written by LREC Volunteer Educator Donna Bourisaw. Pam Walsh looks for butterflies with visiting students at LREC…
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My Summer at LREC
My internship at the LREC was filled with knowledge, experience, and friendship. The thing I was most looking forward to…
Phenomenal Problem-solving Preschoolers
Submitted by Peggy Knock of Sacred Heart Villa. About two weeks into the school year, the preschoolers at Sacred Heart…
Reflections on LREC
This piece was submitted by Lauren McDaniel, a grad student in Wash U’s Landscape Architecture program. She interned at LREC…
Selecting Plants for Connecting Children with Their Environment
As presented at the 14th Annual National Children & Youth Garden Symposium, July 2006, by David Bruns, Conservation Education Consultant,…
That’s One of Our Scientists!
As I check how much rain fell at the volunteer cabin from a storm the previous night, I hear a…
Announcing New Web-based Master’s Program
Teachers examine and discuss field specimens gathered during exercise. Open to any applicant with a bachelor’s interested in advancing their…
New Volunteer Educator Training
Litzsinger Road Ecology Center will soon be training new Volunteer Educators to work with students who visit the site. Training…
Visualizing Biodiversity
Missouri Botanical Garden is offering a free educator workshop on July 24–26 for teachers of grades 4–12
Volunteer Enrichment Correction
The Owl Volunteer Enrichment will be on THURSDAY, March 16 (not Tuesday as written in the newsletter).
Staff Updates
Left: Stacey; Right: Danelle Stacey Carman: Stacey joined Litzsinger Road Ecology Center team in June as coordinator of the Model-BEST…
Expanding Adult Programs
We’re excited to expand our adult program offerings at Litzsinger! Internships: We currently offer summer horticulture/restoration internships, but we’ll be expanding…