/tags/missouri-botanical-garden Missouri Botanical Garden en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:41:08 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-02-19/st-louis-scientist-harvest-invasive-plants-helpful-delicious-ways Wendy Applequist of the Missouri Botanical Garden posits that traditional use of invasive species will bring back native plants and stabilize ecosystems. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:41:08 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-02-19/st-louis-scientist-harvest-invasive-plants-helpful-delicious-ways Miya Norfleet /2024-12-06/best-natural-playgrounds-st-louis-missouri-parents Your kids can trade monkey bars for climbing trees at these Missouri parks — and launch infinite adventures. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /2024-12-06/best-natural-playgrounds-st-louis-missouri-parents Doyle Murphy /health-science-environment/2024-11-11/missouri-botanical-gardens-first-woman-president-focus-climate-change Dr. Lúcia Lohmann is a world-renowned botanist. She’s coming back to her second home, St. Louis, to tackle the climate crisis and lead a community institution as the Missouri Botanical Garden’s first woman president. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-11-11/missouri-botanical-gardens-first-woman-president-focus-climate-change Kate Grumke /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-10-08/monarch-and-firefly-populations-are-in-decline-heres-what-you-can-do-to-help Monarchs are migrating through the St. Louis region now, but residents are seeing fewer of them than ever before. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 22:57:29 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-10-08/monarch-and-firefly-populations-are-in-decline-heres-what-you-can-do-to-help Emily Woodbury /news-briefs/2024-09-04/st-louis-water-lily-reigns-victorious-social-media-competition A Missouri Botanical Gardens Victoria lily held up under 142 pounds, besting water lilies from gardens and zoos around the world. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:47:53 GMT /news-briefs/2024-09-04/st-louis-water-lily-reigns-victorious-social-media-competition Kate Grumke /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-22/cicadas-are-tender-and-savory-heres-how-to-capture-and-cook-them Interested in partaking in 2024’s most unusual culinary experience? We’ve got you covered. Wed, 22 May 2024 22:53:40 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-22/cicadas-are-tender-and-savory-heres-how-to-capture-and-cook-them Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-01/corn-and-its-indigenous-roots-take-center-stage-in-new-mobot-exhibit The exhibit takes a closer look at the global impact of the humble crop. Wed, 01 May 2024 22:39:26 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-01/corn-and-its-indigenous-roots-take-center-stage-in-new-mobot-exhibit Roshae Hemmings /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-04-23/cicadas-st-louis-emergence-insects-periodical-broods It's estimated that there will be 1 million to 1.5 million periodical cicadas per acre in the St. Louis region this spring. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:39:22 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-04-23/cicadas-st-louis-emergence-insects-periodical-broods Emily Woodbury /education/2024-04-16/university-city-preschool-gets-75k-for-outdoor-learning-play-space The PNC Foundation, through a partnership with the Missouri Botanical Garden, is granting the Julia Goldstein Early Childhood Education Center in University City $75,000. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 22:17:20 GMT /education/2024-04-16/university-city-preschool-gets-75k-for-outdoor-learning-play-space Lacretia Wimbley /health-science-environment/2024-04-05/climate-change-causing-missouri-state-tree-bloom-earlier Scientists have looked at decades of data on trees and other native Missouri plants blooming. As the region warms, plants are reacting by changing their bloom times. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-05/climate-change-causing-missouri-state-tree-bloom-earlier Kate Grumke