Mid-Missourians! Two free events coming up on plastic action.

From the great folks at @darkskyintl.bsky.social

We're offering several webinars over the next few months with excellent guest speakers. These virtual learning sessions are free and you can join from anywhere!

Happy 55th Birthday, US Environmental Protection Agency - home of the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, chemical safety program, healthy schools program, and so much more 💚 People power built the EPA 55 years ago, and people power must save it now. – Michelle Roos, EPN

Important reporting from ICN about the climate talks in Brazil. "...an old world hierarchy in which rich countries set the agenda, poor countries fight to be heard, and the system keeps reproducing the conditions it’s supposed to fix."

MRBO Monthly Webinar - November edition! All webinars are free to attend ☺️

An excellent essay about bird collisions with windows - something we can fix easily! open.substack.com/pub/jasonant...

Birdwatching Is Having a Moment And We Need to Talk About It "birdwatching is stereotyped as “for old people” is because our culture is so dysfunctional it takes most people 50 years or more to figure out what makes for a meaningful life. The answer is genuine connection to other people and nature"

Excellent article with amazing graphics and storytelling www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Missourians - an opportunity to learn how to stop the plastic pollution crisis. November 1st in Rosebud, MO. We'll also offer several more workshops around the state in 2026!

No notes, just this in Missouri today

❣️🦇❣️ www.batcon.org/backyard-bat...

Did you know the House is poised to pass a bill putting our drinking water and wildlife at risk of even more pesticides and toxic discharges? 🚨 Tell your representative to vote NO on the PERMIT Act! 🚨

Support @morethanjustparks.bsky.social in their efforts to save America's public lands: morethanjustparks.com/wp-content/u...

Join @nationalwildlife.bsky.social for an informative, inspiring forum 🦅 www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/82...

Mind-blowing photos from @darkskyintl.bsky.social photo contest darksky.org/what-we-do/e...

“For generations, traditional consumerism has shaped our lives by convincing us to buy more—more products, more conveniences, more symbols of success—on the promise that all this stuff will finally make us feel fulfilled.” theresilientactivist.org/attention-ec...

😳🍺 www.stlpr.org/health-scien...

"this is total victory for the polluters right now,” says Thomas Burke, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University and former EPA science adviser. www.science.org/content/arti...

Join us from anywhere on Monday night 7/21 at 6:30 pm Central. We'll be hosting Melinda Hemmelgarn of Food Sleuth Radio for a webinar on "Pesticides: A Bird’s Eye View to Protect People, Pollinators & Planet"! Register here - bit.ly/pesticidesJu... 📷 Lisa Saffell

Americans have the right to access well-managed public lands. But without funding and personnel, national parks close, facilities are harder to maintain, and the risk of dangerous wildfires increases. #ConservationInCrisis Learn more: app.sosha.ai/s/sq0NsfyN

From Backcountry Hunters & Anglers! 🥳 www.backcountryhunters.org/public_land_...

Detailed info from colleagues at @audubon.org-Alaska about threats to The Last Frontier www.audubon.org/magazine/fed...

Not One Acre: The Public Land Sell-Off Isn’t Dead—It’s Evolving open.substack.com/pub/westernw...

Folks we might want to listen to @willpattiz.bsky.social, @wessiler.bsky.social, @morethanjustparks.bsky.social, and others who are sounding the alarm here substack.com/@willpattiz/...

Freedom to pollute… www.cnn.com/politics/epa...

Cool! www.missouribusinessalert.com/industries/b...

See @wessiler.bsky.social 's newsletter, including links to Senate documents. Public land sales, increasing drilling and mining, and cutting clean energy investment. substack.com/@wessiler/no...

Here is a big ol’ long doc we wrote about the many actions of concern happening at the federal level. 😬 mrbo.org/Documents/Di...

Really good round-up here 👇 myemail.constantcontact.com/Birding-Comm...

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This shows what's possible! abcbirds.org/news/illinoi...

Here’s a Friday uplift - a webinar done for MRBO by the great Dr. Doug Tallamy. “We are Nature’s Best Hope”! youtu.be/FaYAnrJAHlM?...

👍🏼 www.npr.org/2025/05/16/n...

Just saw that our friends @maineaudubon.bsky.social mentioned MRBO in a post about our collective visit to Washington DC in April! Thanks friends! ☺️ maineaudubon.org/news/maine-a...

Folks in mid-MO! Join us in Columbia for a movie screening and community discussion.

Banned words: safe drinking water, clean water, contaminants, non-point source pollution.....what could go wrong? For What It's Worth open.substack.com/pub/riverrac...

📢Livestream @CleanAirMoms' Plastics: A Health Crisis in Plain Sight summit on April 3! Speakers include @SummerForPA, @DrShannaSwan, @AdamAJRbrothers and other prominent public health & environmental advocates. Register now: www.mobilize.us/momscleanair... #MomsPlasticsSummit

Hey Missourians! This is a great chance to show your love of #water and good #waterquality

Join us virtually on Tuesday March 25th for a critical roundtable discussion on the urgent threats facing #environmentaljustice under the current wave of regulatory rollbacks, funding cuts, and weakened enforcement. Register here 📲: ow.ly/gTe350Vjaht