December 8: Up for a Clean Stream Challenge? Volunteer at Lower Meramec Park!
Are you up for a winter challenge that will help improve the Meramec Watershed? Join us for a special Operation Clean Stream winter cleanup on Saturday December 8th in Lower Meramec Park. This cleanup is focused on recovering large, difficult items left from dump sites and flooding, and requires volunteers to have strength, endurance, and... Read More
Wells Goodfellow Neighborhood Clean-Up with Outdoor Youth Corps
By Nina Mantegna & Alexandria Moore, OSC summer interns Last week on June 20th, 21st, and 22nd, Open Space Council staff headed out of the office and into the field to work in the Wells Goodfellow neighborhood as part of OSC’s Operation Wild Lands Program. With the amazing help of of the Outdoor Youth Corps,... Read More
O’Fallon Park Ecological Restoration Workshop
By Nina Mantegna & Alexandria Moore, OSC summer interns This past Monday on June 18th, 2018, members of the Open Space Council headed out into O’Fallon Park in order to participate in a fun, educational Park Ecological Restoration Workshop about invasive plant species in Missouri. Working with members of the St. Louis Parks Association, Forestry,... Read More
Paddle for a Cause 2018
By Nina Mantegna & Alexandria Moore, OSC summer interns On June 3rd, 2018, friends of the Open Space Council hit the water to participate in our 5th annual family fun float trip! Paddle for a Cause is an annual fundraising event put on by OSC to allow for community members to enjoy a beautiful day... Read More
Don’t De-spare – Properly Dispose of Tires this OCS!
Operation Clean Stream is just around the corner! The 51st Operation Clean Stream will take place this year on Saturday August 25th and Sunday August 26th all around the Meramec River Watershed. Each year, Clean Streamers pull out thousands of tires from the Meramec River. Ensuring that these tires make it to a proper disposal... Read More
Volunteer on land or on the water at OCS!
By Alexandria Moore, OSC summer intern It’s that time of the year when the days are getting longer, sunnier, and warmer. Here at The Open Space Council this means that we are gearing up for our 51st annual Meramec river cleanup event Operation Clean Stream! Every year we welcome volunteers from all across the region to... Read More
Volunteer for Operation Clean Stream 2018
Operation Clean Stream will take place on August 25th & 26th, 2018 at various locations throughout the Meramec Watershed. Join us as a volunteer this year as we celebrate 51 years of improving local rivers and open spaces! We are especially looking for paddlers who can help us collect hard-to-reach debris on the riverways. If... Read More
Volunteers Plant Trees in North St. Louis
On Sunday, April 22 community volunteers celebrated Earth Day by planting trees and shrubs in St. Louis City. Volunteers planted six trees, including Redbuds and a Blackgum tree, and shrubs to restore the Belt Loop Triangle, a historic green space in North St. Louis. Volunteers braved the drizzle and enjoyed a picnic lunch that included... Read More
Volunteers Keep Forest Park Waterways Clean
The Open Space Council and the St. Louis Canoe & Kayak Club held their annual waterway cleanup in Forest Park on Saturday April 14th. Volunteers took to the water in two parts of the park to recover debris and trash that would have been too difficult to remove without the assistance of a boat. The... Read More
Confluence Trash Bash: Litter Pickup Day in Wells Goodfellow
Thanks to everyone who braved the windy, drizzly weather to join us for the Confluence Trash Bash on Saturday March 24th in the Wells Goodfellow neighborhood! Here are the stats from the cleanup which started in Barrett Brothers Park and expanded down St. Louis Avenue: 13 participants, 88 tires collected, and 30 cubic yards of trash removed. Litter... Read More