Operation Wild Lands Honeysuckle Hack at Forest River Trail Park- March 11th
We need your help to restore the new, and not yet open to the public, Nancy Eschbach Forest River Trail Park on Saturday, March 11th from 9am-12noon. Interested volunteers can register to attend on our Eventbrite page. Volunteers will remove invasive bush honeysuckle and perform trail maintenance in this conservation area with bluff overlooks along... Read More
Operation Wild Lands Honeysuckle Hack at Forest River Trail Park- March 25th
We need your help to restore the new, and not yet open to the public, Nancy Eschbach Forest River Trail Park on Saturday, March 25th from 9am-12noon. Interested volunteers can register to attend on our Eventbrite page. Volunteers will remove invasive bush honeysuckle and perform trail maintenance in this conservation area with bluff overlooks along... Read More
Operation Wild Lands Honeysuckle Hack at Forest River Trail Park- April 22nd
We need your help to restore the new, and not yet open to the public, Nancy Eschbach Forest River Trail Park on Saturday, April 22nd from 9am-12noon. Interested volunteers can register to attend on our Eventbrite page. Volunteers will remove invasive bush honeysuckle and perform trail maintenance in this conservation area with bluff overlooks along... Read More
How do you feel about losing 40 Acres of Public Parkland?
What is going on? St. Louis County Government is considering giving away 40 acres of public parkland to become a private ice hockey training and practice facility. The land is currently a part of Creve Coeur Lake Park in the St. Louis County Park system. What will the 40 acres be used for? The St.... Read More
Operation Clean Stream 2016 WrapUp
The 49th annual Operation Clean Stream is in the books and it was another successful year for the Open Space Council’s premier event. Despite the extreme rains leading up to Operation Clean Stream, volunteers from Arnold to Glencoe, Bourbeuse to Kirkwood worked to remove tires, trash and other debris to restore the Meramec Watershed. In... Read More
Lower Meramec River Update
We’re excited to share that the most recent water quality data has allowed the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) to lift the Meramec River Advisory. Operation Clean Stream is a go, with the exception of George Winter Park (read about that here.) We encourage you to read and share MSD’s press release below…. For Immediate Release... Read More
Operation Clean Stream Will Continue!
Is Operation Clean Stream still happening? Yes, with the exception of George Winter Park in Fenton. We are thrilled to let you know that the majority of sites will be participating on August 27th, with the exception of George Winter Park in Fenton. Because of the unique logistics & number of boaters who travel from... Read More
Important Message Regarding Operation Clean Stream
Recent heavy rains across the Meramec Watershed produced significant amounts of storm water, flooding the Metropolitan Sewer District’s sewage treatment plant in Fenton. The primary and secondary treatment processes at the plant are fully functioning; however, the ultraviolet light treatment used to disinfect the water is offline. The Metropolitan Sewer District is working to bring this... Read More
50 Years of the Open Space Council
The Open Space Council is completing our 50th year of land and water conservation in the St. Louis area. To celebrate, we’ve compiled a collection of photos from over the years. We hope you will enjoy this trip down memory lane. Of course, there is always more work to be done. Please join us for... Read More
2nd stage of treatment restored at Fenton wastewater treatment plant
> For background information, view OSC’s original report here. With repair work continuing, the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) announced Thursday, March 28th that secondary treatment has been restarted at its Fenton Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). E.coli levels in the Meramec should return to normal once the Fenton plant is fully treating wastewater. MSD will continue... Read More