Conservation Committee Virtual Meeting

The Conservation Committee of the Thomas Hart-Benton Group has completed the removal of the invasive Callery Pear Trees from the intersection of I-470 and Bowlin Road (Lakewood). Now that we have completed the removal of invasive Callery Pear Trees at the intersection of I-470 and Lakewood, we are continuing our partnership with the Missouri Department of Transportation.

We are in the process of planning our next project, and we invite all members of the Thomas Hart Benton Group to participate. We will be installing native plantings at another intersection of I-470, at Strother, while we wait a year for the intersection of I-470 and Lakewood to be ready for planting. Committee co-chair, Jennifer Helber, has submitted an application for funds to our St. Louis counterparts, the Eastern Missouri Group of the Sierra Club, the “EMG,” and it has been approved!

To be part of the planning process for this or any project, join us for the continued Conservation Committee meeting on May 12, via ZOOM, from 6:30 – 7:30. We are open to any projects you are passionate about, so bring your enthusiasm!