Living Green In Watkins Creek Watershed
Supporters for Community Rain Garden Plantings Saturday May 31, 2008
Community projects don’t get done without a lot of help. Here’s the list of funders, volunteers and supporters.
Grants
The Department of Conservation—$15,000 Community Stewardship Grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 through the Missouri Department of
Natural Resources, has ... |
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Saturday April 26:Water Festival at Hazelwood East High School
Rain Gardens, rain barrels, jazz musicians, and fire trucks will highlight the array of topics, hands on learning and just plain fun expected at the Living Green in Watkins Creek Watershed community water festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday April 26 at the Hazelwood East High School, 11300 ... |
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St. Louis Earth Day's Annual Water Symposium
Wednesday May 7, 2008
GREEN SOLUTIONS FOR CLEAN WATER:POLICY & PRACTICE
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Green Solutions for Clean Water: Policy & Practice will:
* Bring together officials, businesses and citizens for a collaborative learning experience
* Identify real and perceived obstacles for water quality solutions
* Define and discuss necessary changes for water ... |
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JACQUELINE TATOM 2008 YOUNG SCHOLAR BEST PAPER $500 AWARD
The St. Louis Metropolitan Research Exchange (STLMRE), in conjunction with the Sam Fox School of Washington University and East-West Gateway Council of Governments, will sponsor an annual award for the best paper on a case or issue in the St. Louis metropolitan area. This award commemorates Jacqueline Tatom, an architect, ... |
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RegionWise and Focus St. Louis Co-Sponsor Affordable Workforce Housing Forum
On October 12th, 2007 some fifty area academics, bankers, developers, elected and appointed officials, investors, neighborhood representatives, planners and realtors met together to discuss the future of affordable workforce housing in Missouri. The primary goal of the Forum was to generate guidelines for extending state policy in the area of ... |
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New Online Community Conversations Forum
FOCUS St. Louis has launched an online forum featuring commentaries from key regional leaders regarding critical community issues. Residents of the Missouri/Illinois bi-state area are encouraged to regularly visit, read, and respond to help develop solutions for regional challenges.
The new online Community Conversations Forum has attracted hundreds of visitors and ... |
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International Adoptions: Development and Relationships
There is a Chinese proverb about a magical red thread that connects those who are destined to meet. Regardless of time, place or circumstances, the thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break. Parents who adopt children believe they have a destiny, an invisible connection to the child they ... |
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Getting with the FLOW
If you don’t believe that today’s young people would get up early on Saturday mornings to learn about such grown-up topics as how to handle personal finances, the basics of starting a business or the importance of investing in their community, then you haven’t met the O’Fallon neighborhood youth corp. ... |
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FOCUS ST. LOUIS-“WHAT’S RIGHT WITH THE REGION!” 2006 AWARDS
The Ninth annual FOCUS St. Louis "What's Right With The Region!" awards celebration was held on May 11th, 2006 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. FOCUS St. Louis honored 20 organizations, individuals, and initiatives that have made a profound difference in the St. Louis region.
Another highlight of the ... |
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Idle-Free Schools Campaign
In the fight against spiraling fuel costs, budget-strapped schools may find help just a switch away. In fact, switching off school bus engines to reduce excessive idling could save all counties a significant amount of dollars based on today’s fuel prices, according to the St. Louis Community ... |
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FOCUS St. Louis 2005 Honorees: What's Right with the Region
The eighth annual FOCUS St. Louis "What's Right With The Region!" awards celebration was held on May 5th, 2005 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. This event recognizes individuals and organizations working to create a thriving and cooperative region. The honorees are listed below by category. Co-chairs of the ... |
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Assessing Impact of the DRIE (Dismantling Racism Institute for Educators)
Issue Statement
Summer 2005
The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) has operated the Dismantling Racism Institute (DRI) annually since 1994. In 2001, it added a specially designed version – DRI for Educators (DRIE) – for educational leaders in the St. Louis region, including Missouri and Illinois. NCCJ ... |
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The St. Louis Metropolitan Research Exchange (STLMRE) Moves to RegionWise Website
 RegionWise welcomes a new partner, The St. Louis Metropolitan Research Exchange (STLMRE), a consortium of academic scholars from universities and research institutions throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. This consortium includes: Saint Louis University, Harris-Stowe State College, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, University of Missouri-St. Louis, ... |
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Economic Development Strategy in St. Louis
An Assessment of Key Industry Clusters
Winter 2004
RegionWise has released a report that documents the economic contribution and significance of the five clusters that are the focus of the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association’s economic development strategy for ... |
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Election Reform in the St. Louis Region
Preparing for Major Changes in the Election Process
Fall 2003
In late 2000, newspapers were filled with stories from the State of Florida about an election debacle unprecedented in American history. As the “dangling chads” began to settle, our national lawmakers took action to reform and upgrade the country’s election ... |
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New EPA Air Quality Standard
St. Louis Regional Residents Dealing with Higher Ozone Standards
Summer 2003
Beginning in summer 2004, St. Louis must comply with new standards established by the Environmental Protection Agency which require that ozone levels not exceed 0.08 parts per million (ppm) of air. Further, that measurement will be determined through new ... |
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St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area Redefined
June 2003
The St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has been redefined to include four more counties. In Illinois, the MSA now includes Bond, Calhoun, and Macoupin counties, and in Missouri, Washington County. Previously, the MSA included twelve counties: Clinton, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties in Illinois, ... |
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STLCalendar.com
May 2003
RegionWise is pleased to be a partner in the marketing of a the regional resource, www.STLCalendar.com. Julie Eckstein’s CommunityCalendars.net, LLC designed and manages the calendar.
It is a centralized calendar of events for the St. Louis region. The calendar has an eighteen-month window to help ... |
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Structural Racism Presentation
December 2002
Stacey Sutton of the Aspen Institute gave a presentation on Structural Racism on December 6th at the United Way of Greater St. Louis. Click here to view slides from her presentation. |
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RegionWise Web Site is Launched!
January 2002
Welcome to the RegionWise web site, a clearinghouse of regional data and Promising Practices. This site is still in development. Data links and Promising Practices continue to be added. Future plans include inviting communities of interest to scheduled online forum events. Please browse the site ... |
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Issue Exploration: The Long Journey to Work
December 2001
Think globally, act locally.
That advice has rarely been more compelling. The stirring issues of international terrorism and the global economy are commanding our attention in new, urgent ways. We are thinking globally. And now we seek ways to act locally.
This is an invitation to act, ... |
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