Tuesday, October 22, 2024 • 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Dardenne Greenway
Dardenne Greenway at BaratHaven Park, BaratHaven Trail, Dardenne Prairie, MO, USA
Walk the Dardenne Greenway around the BaratHaven lake and the prairie that Great Rivers Greenway has reconstructed, approximately 3 miles. Register at www.stloasis.org or by calling 314-862-4859 ext 24.
Whether it’s a community event, a trash clean-up or an open house, hope to see you there!
View All EventsPosted on Friday July 26, 2024
“My youngest son has autism and we are working on helping him develop his core muscle strength and balancing skills. We have equipment that attaches to the back of my husband’s bike, making into a sort of tandem bike for my son to ride with him. He also has his own bike with training wheels. We live by St. Charles Community College and Legacy Park and often ride on the Dardenne Greenway. However, my son loves bridges! So, we recently rode on the Centennial Greenway that connects to the Page Avenue bridge. He LOVED it! Every morning as we cross the bridge when I take him to school he calls it “his bridge” and asks when we can ride our bikes over it again. He has difficulty expressing himself and finding topics he is excited about helps encourage him to work on these skills. We often use the greenways/biking as a go-to subject!”
Tracy, Vito and Frankie
Home Greenway Dardenne Greenway and Centennial Greenway in St. Charles County
Posted on Thursday July 25, 2024
Mona Vespa is the President of GO! St. Louis. GO! is a local non-profit organization that encourages individuals and families in the #STL region to adopt a healthy and active lifestyle year round. They accomplish this through community collaborations, school-based programming and the creation of new and fun fitness events:
“Running is my sport, my hobby and my profession! Personally, I can’t imagine a better way to explore your own city than on foot, and the greenways are the perfect way to do that! Every time I run a greenway, I am reminded that our city is incredibly diverse in landscape and character, but is also comprised of neighborhoods and communities who are all working towards a similar goal: to make their part of our city a vibrant and welcoming home. And as a part of my job, what a joy it is to share that with the runners and walkers of our area. I’ve used greenways for several GO! St. Louis race routes, and our Summer Passport program’s entire focus is to introduce more runners to the incredible gem of these paths throughout our city. GO! St. Louis is thankful for GRG’s work and dedication to outdoor recreation in our region!”
Home Greenway: All of them!
Posted on Wednesday July 17, 2024
This work takes different forms depending upon the location and the project. One example is the 34-acre native wildflower meadow along the Dardenne Greenway: BaratHaven in St. Charles County. Formerly a sod farm, it’s now a thriving prairie and natural floodplain for Dardenne Creek that offers valuable resources to pollinators, birds and wildlife. It’s also a picturesque landscape enjoyed by the people who walk, ride or run along the greenway.
2017- Site Preparation and Planting
In 2017, we took the first steps to transform the former sod farm into a field of native flowers and grasses to benefit the local ecology. The site was cleared of sod and weeds and seeded with native warm-season grasses. Crews maintained the site to promote root growth for the native plants while preventing annual weeds from setting seeds.
2018-2019-Native wildflower seeding & maintenance
During the winter of 2018, the entire site was seeded with a mix of native wildflowers. Our team monitored the area throughout the growing season to make sure the native plants were taking root and invasive species and annual weeds were not establishing themselves across the site.
2020-Prescribed Burn
To help keep the prairie healthy and beautiful, we completed another important step in its continued growth and establishment – a prescribed burn. In February 2020, conditions were just right for the use of a controlled fire to remove dead vegetation and eliminate undesirable invasive plants. Thanks to their deep root systems, the native plants not only survived the burn but also thrived thanks to the nutrients released into the ground by the burning process. They are also getting more sunlight than before since the covering vegetation was burned off during the fire. We’ll continue to monitor and maintain the site to help keep the native plant communities in balance and invasive weeds out.
2022-Prescribed Burn #2
2023-Prescribed Burn #3
Posted on Wednesday July 17, 2024
Wind down your day with a 30 minute walk on a greenway followed by 30 minutes of all-level outdoor yoga with YogaBuzz. Beginners welcome! Bring a friend, water, comfortable walking shoes, and a yoga mat or towel. FREE, but pre-registration is required. More info and registration in each link below.
May 1 – Dardenne Greenway: BaratHaven (6-7pm)-Thanks to everyone who joined us!
May 8 – Maline Greenway: Bella Fontaine County Park (6-7pm) ***CANCELLED DUE TO STORMS****
June 5 – Meramec Greenway: Greentree Park in Kirkwood (6-7pm)
Posted on Wednesday July 17, 2024
We have teamed up with the St. Louis Public Library on a Storybook Walk at Ruth Porter Mall Park on the St. Vincent Greenway. The featured book changes every month. (Fun Fact: The posts were designed and built by Perennial, a local nonprofit, using 342 pounds of reclaimed material.) The February book is Because Claudette by Tracey Baptiste
We’ve partnered with St. Louis Black Authors of Children’s Literature on a Storybook Walk in Bella Fontaine County Park on the Maline Greenway. The featured book is Roscoe Goes to School by Dytania Harris. The Storybook Walk is located on the greenway near the baseball fields.
The St. Charles City-County Library maintains five Storybook Walks in St. Charles County. Library staff hand-pick a different book each month. Two of the Storybook Walks are on greenways:
Boschert Greenway at Fox Hill Park in St. Charles
The February book is The Epic Adventures of Huggie & Stick by Drew Doywalk and David Springer. The Storybook Walk is separate from the main part of Fox Park; it’s near the parking area at the end of Huncker/Quince (Boschert Greenway Hunker Drive Parking), then just down a short paved path.
Dardenne Greenway at St. Charles Community College in Cottleville
The February Book is Rhinos Don’t Eat Pancakes by Anna Kemp. The Storybook Walk is on the portion of the Dardenne Greenway that crosses St. Charles Community College in Cottleville. Find it by parking lot “Orange 4” via the north entrance to the campus off Mid Rivers Mall Drive.
Find all of the St. Charles City County Storybook Walks here.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
BaratHaven Lake Trailhead
30 minute greenway walking tour followed by 30 minutes of all-levels yoga. Bring a yoga mat or towel. Registration is free and required. Click here to register.
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Whether it’s a community event, a trash clean-up or an open house, hope to see you there!
View All EventsTuesday, July 9, 2024 • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Woodlands Sports Park Parking Lot Near Soccer Fields
1 Woodlands Parkway, St. Peters, MO
Woodlands Sports Park address is 1 Woodlands Parkway, St. Peters, MO 63376. To get to the meetup location from Mid Rivers Mall Drive:
Learn about nature and local history on this 2.5-mile guided walk on the greenway. Registration is free and required. Click here to register.
Additional Notes:
Woodlands Sports Park address is 1 Woodlands Parkway, St. Peters, MO 63376. To get to the meetup location from Mid Rivers Mall Drive:
Whether it’s a community event, a trash clean-up or an open house, hope to see you there!
View All EventsSaturday, December 9, 2023 • 9:00 am - 11:00 am
BLUEBIRD MEADOW PARK
Bluebird Meadow Park, Henning Road, Dardenne Prairie, MO, USA
Help Great Rivers Greenway hack some honeysuckle and callery pear at Bluebird Meadow Park! Volunteers will work along the Dardenne Greenway near Bluebird Meadow.
Volunteers will help remove invasive bush honeysuckle and callery pear by cutting the plant with handsaws or loppers, dragging, and piling debris to be chipped. This volunteer day will help ongoing prairie restoration efforts by removing these invasive species to make room for native prairie species.
No experience is necessary for this activity, but it does involve physical labor and walking in the woods over varying terrain. Long pants and closed toed shoes are required for participation. Make sure to dress for the weather in clothes you do not mind getting dirty. Work gloves, tools, and other equipment will be provided.
Restroom will be available on site. Great Rivers Greenway will provide packaged snacks and water. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own water bottle to help us reduce plastic waste.
Minimum age for participation is 12.
Whether it’s a community event, a trash clean-up or an open house, hope to see you there!
View All EventsSaturday, October 28, 2023 • 8:00 am - 10:30 am
BARATHAVEN TRAILHEAD
Dardenne Greenway at BaratHaven Park, BaratHaven Trail, Dardenne Prairie, MO, USA
From I-64, take exit 9 and go north on Highway K. Take your first left onto Technology Drive. Take your first right onto Weldon Spring Road. Continue for 1.0 mile on Weldon Spring Road. Turn left to continue on Weldon Spring Road where it intersects with Brook Lane. Continue on Weldon Spring Road for 0.4 mile. Turn right onto Henning Road. Continue on Henning Road for 0.5 mile. Turn left on BaratHaven Boulevard then take an immediate right into the trailhead parking lot.
Join the St. Louis Audubon Society for a guided beginner bird walk along the greenway. Meet others who share your interest in nature, birds, and wildlife! All experience levels welcome. Bring binoculars, they will have a few extra pairs to borrow if you don’t have your own.
The bird walk is free, but all participants must register in advance at the St. Louis Audubon Society website.
Register NowAdditional Notes:
From I-64, take exit 9 and go north on Highway K. Take your first left onto Technology Drive. Take your first right onto Weldon Spring Road. Continue for 1.0 mile on Weldon Spring Road. Turn left to continue on Weldon Spring Road where it intersects with Brook Lane. Continue on Weldon Spring Road for 0.4 mile. Turn right onto Henning Road. Continue on Henning Road for 0.5 mile. Turn left on BaratHaven Boulevard then take an immediate right into the trailhead parking lot.
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