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This is one of many unnamed tributaries in the Deer Creek Watershed. This picture was taken where this stream flows through Rodes Park in Ladue. | Thank You for Participating in the Deer Creek Tributaries Naming Project!
13 new stream names will be coming soon!
The Deer Creek Tributaries Naming Project has come to an end!
We would like to thank all of you who participated for your creek naming suggestions. We enjoyed reading them, and learning more about the Deer Creek Watershed from your local knowledge.
We are very excited that you took this opportunity to leave your mark on both local geography and history.
We are confident that through the interest of you and the other Deer Creek Tributary Naming Project participants that these unnamed streams will now have a greater sense of identity and recognition in the community. |
| Deer Creek Watershed Alliance has a New Look!
The Deer Creek Watershed Alliance is very excited to announce the launching of our new website, deercreekalliance.org. In addition to more up-to-date information, you can expect to find some great, new stuff we added like a map page with over 20 maps for you to view or download. So, check it out today to see what's new!
A map showing land use in the Deer Creek Watershed. This is one of many maps courtesy of East-West Gateway Council of Governments, that can be found on our map page at our new website. |
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Your Backyard: Upcoming Events In Your Area
Restoration Projects
Volunteers cleaning up the River des Peres near Lemay during the 1st annual River des Peres Trash Bash. | Saturday September 25 - Trash Bash
Please join the River des Peres Watershed Coalition, Great Rivers Greenway District, and MSD for this family friendly event ending in a bar-b-que lunch. Last year over 150 volunteers collected 65 tires and more than 3 tons of scrap and trash from the watershed. Please join us for this family friendly event ending in a bar-b-que lunch. Register at (www.riverdesperes.org). There are clean-up sites throughout the entire River des Peres Watershed for you to choose from, including a site at Deer Creek (Rocket) Park in Maplewood.
Sunday Sept 26 - Mona Terrace Habitat Restoration in U. City
Please join the River des Peres Watershed Coalition from 7-10 AM at the U. City Firestation at the intersection of North-South Rd. and Shaftesbury Ave. (at the bridge over the River des Peres) to have fun replanting with some native plants where invasive species were removed.
Pictured left is Darlene Haun, MDC St. Louis area Stream Team Assistant, along with other volunteers working to remove invasive Japenese Hops and prepare the streambank for replanting of native plants. This photo was taken by Tasha Haun at Deer Creek Park during Dig n' Dine event on April 5, 2010. |
Monday Oct 4 - Dig n' Dine at Deer Creek Park
Please join the River des Peres Watershed Coalition from 4-6 PM at Deer Creek Park to have fun replanting with some native plants where invasive species were removed.
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| "If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water."
-Loren Eiseley
About the Deer Creek Watershed Alliance
Our purpose is to assess and improve the Deer Creek Watershed, with a focus on plant-based solutions. Please forward this email newsletter to your friends and encourage them to get involved. The Deer Creek Watershed Alliance is a project of Missouri Botanical Garden and its partners. This project is funded by project partners, the Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation, and US EPA Region 7 through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (subgrant number G09-NPS-13), under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.
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