Laurie Brown
What strikes me most about the Blue River is how much it changes. It goes from relatively pristine and rural with all of the critters and...
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- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
Jing Tao
A part of my job responsibility is to work with local high-risk runoff sites, which are primarily of an industrial nature. The focus is...
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- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
Larry Rizzo
I spent time growing up exploring the Blue River. I was always outdoors. We fished in the river and me and my friends hung out on some...
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- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
Neil Becker
The Blue River begins its life at the confluence of two creeks in southern Johnson County, Kansas and enters Missouri just south of MO150...
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- Oct 4, 2021
- 4 min
Matt Blake
Note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Can you share a favorite memory or a few memories of The Blue River in your...
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- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
Kate Delehunt
I was a middle school science teacher for many years. I was fortunate to get to be a part of designing the science space in the new...
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- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
Brianna Leiker
Before I was an AmeriCorps VISTA serving with Heartland Conservation Alliance in 2015 through 2016, I had not heard of the Blue River....
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- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
Vicki Beiringer
I grew up playing in a creek. In New Orleans when my family built a new house, I found a canal right behind my house. I was gone from...
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- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
#Renewtheblue
HCA Social Media: Did you spend some time at the Blue River this weekend? If so, comment what you did and if not, comment your favorite...
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- Oct 4, 2021
- 5 min
Don Wilkison
Note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity Tell us about a memory or your experience of the Blue River. I have a lot of...
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- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
What's in a story?
By Jill Erickson For thousands of years, stories have universally connected humans to one another, guided our development and helped us...
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- Sep 3, 2021
- 1 min
Alliance Services Program Update
Be sure to save the date! The 8th Annual Partnership Summit on Tuesday, October 5 brings the Blue River alive through an exhibit...
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- Sep 3, 2021
- 1 min
Conservation Program Update
On August 26 a Community Advisory Board for Palestine East Neighborhood gathered to continue a two-year effort to develop a reuse plan...
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- Sep 3, 2021
- 1 min
Education & Outreach Program Update
This is the final month for the Exploring Roots Summer Adventure Challenge which will take place at Camp Branch Glade Park in Stillwell,...
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- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
Community Leaders Collaborate to Restore Vacant Lots
By Regan Tokos At Heartland Conservation Alliance we believe our collective impact expands when we meet new people and build partnerships...
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- Aug 4, 2021
- 1 min
Conservation Program Update
In July HCA, US Geological Survey, KC Water and the City of Overland Park completed the stream visual assessments along the Blue River....
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- Aug 4, 2021
- 1 min
Education & Outreach Program Update
The August Exploring Roots Summer Adventure Challenge will take place in Blue Valley Park. The August Challenge is possible with the...
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- Aug 4, 2021
- 1 min
Alliance Services Program Update
On July 22, HCA hosted a kickoff meeting for a Community Advisory Board to begin re-imagining future use for 20 acres of unused land in...
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- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
New Program Employs Youth in Conservation Management
By Sarah Benal Kansas City is home to many natural resources and organizations working together to preserve and protect green spaces for...
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- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
Conservation Program Update
With support from Hilary Noonan, Syntax Lands, and Regan Tokos, Hoxie Collective, HCA held a design charrette with residents in Town Fork...
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