More than environmentalism, this was a lesson in audience awareness. MU Environmental Studies director (and an invaluable advisor to Sustain Mizzou) Jan Weaver gave a short speech last night at the League of Conservation Voters‘ kickoff meeting for the Clean Energy Missouri Campaign. Its simplicity and eloquence impressed me–she knows infinitely more about environmental issues, [...]
Tina Casagrand's Salus Populi
Missouri Culture, Sustainability and Topohilia – Under Construction!
Missouri
Missouri River Relief
This weekend, I had a rare chance to connect to the Missouri River, and I want to share my experience with you. The opportunity came through another Sustain Mizzou executive member, Billy Froeschner, a man of the coolest connections from recycling to veteran’s affairs. This time it was with Steve Schnarr, the Lower Reach Manager [...]
It’s Bluegrass Season
Conway, Missouri’s Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival offers 3 days of pickin’ and singin’ (and plenty of grinnin’). And, though their website might indicate otherwise, it’s a very clean, well-run festival that just finished its 24th year. It reminds me of the Roots N’ Blues N’ BBQ Fest in Columbia . . . if the median [...]
Sporophytes and Crystal Water
photos from Graham Cave State Park.