/tags/habitat-restoration Habitat Restoration en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-12-20/the-river-des-peres-is-a-gross-smelly-eyesore-it-doesnt-have-to-be-that-way Many cities are already investing in nature-based solutions, such as removing pavement, building marshes and making room for rivers to flow. Now, St. Louis is looking to learn from Missouri’s neighbors in Dubuque, Iowa, on what the city can do with the River Des Peres. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-12-20/the-river-des-peres-is-a-gross-smelly-eyesore-it-doesnt-have-to-be-that-way Eric Schmid /health-science-environment/2023-06-29/wetlands-restoration-is-key-to-avoiding-the-worst-of-future-floods-along-the-mississippi The existential threat from flooding is also an economic one for the cities and towns that hug the country's major rivers. In total, flooding in 2019 along the Mississippi and its tributaries caused an estimated $6.2 billion in damage, including millions in the St. Louis region. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-06-29/wetlands-restoration-is-key-to-avoiding-the-worst-of-future-floods-along-the-mississippi Eric Schmid /health-science-environment/2022-03-28/quincy-leaders-hope-restoring-quincy-bay-will-attract-wildlife-and-visitors Congress approved $33 million to restore Quincy Bay, an 8-square-mile backwater of the Mississippi River. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:20:37 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-03-28/quincy-leaders-hope-restoring-quincy-bay-will-attract-wildlife-and-visitors Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2021-09-28/students-and-faculty-want-umsl-to-restore-native-grasses-preserve-wildlife-habitat UMSL students have organized a petition, asking the university to replant native grasses near Bugg Lake after workers mowed the grasses and replaced them with turf. Students and faculty members say the native grasses and wildflowers promote ecological diversity and bolster conservation efforts for local pollinators. Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:20:25 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-09-28/students-and-faculty-want-umsl-to-restore-native-grasses-preserve-wildlife-habitat Niara Savage /health-science-environment/2021-07-25/wildlife-in-missouri-and-around-the-country-could-benefit-from-proposed-federal-law The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act could provide state agencies with money to protect habitats of endangered and threatened plants and animals. Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:22:10 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-07-25/wildlife-in-missouri-and-around-the-country-could-benefit-from-proposed-federal-law Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2020-09-14/the-brown-headed-nuthatch-is-back-in-missouri-after-100-years-away The brown-headed nuthatch is back in Missouri after it was chased out by logging 100 years ago. Mon, 14 Sep 2020 21:27:30 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-09-14/the-brown-headed-nuthatch-is-back-in-missouri-after-100-years-away Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2019-01-23/umsl-aims-to-root-out-invasive-honeysuckle-on-campus The University of Missouri-St. Louis is embarking on a long-term effort to remove invasive plants from forested areas on campus.The university received… Thu, 24 Jan 2019 01:33:42 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-01-23/umsl-aims-to-root-out-invasive-honeysuckle-on-campus Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2015-09-19/national-wildlife-federation-st-louis-leads-in-monarch-habitat-restoration The city of St. Louis is being recognized by the National Wildlife Federation as a leader in the effort to restore the monarch butterfly habitat.At a… Sun, 20 Sep 2015 01:26:33 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-09-19/national-wildlife-federation-st-louis-leads-in-monarch-habitat-restoration