Education & Outreach Program Update
Heartland Conservation Alliance teamed up with Green Works KC, KC Water, and Chestnut Family Resource Center to organize the “Youth and...
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- Nov 10, 2020
- 2 min
Nature keeps us healthy and whole - Nature is essential
By Matt Davis, Board President This year, we were reminded that humans need nature for health, for safety and for life. Nature is...
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- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
Dreams are just the beginning
By Jill Erickson This past Saturday, I joined a dozen or so others in a monthly virtual event hosted by MY REGION WINS! to listen, learn...
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
Self Care, Nature and Hope
By Jill Erickson It is early; the sun isn't up yet. But my daughter and I are waking up and making coffee. She is home from college for...
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- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
Deal Me In - Trek Sponsors Successful Event to Save the HOP
by Jill Erickson This weekend more than 25 hardy runners and cyclists took on the challenge to find the winning poker hand in the...
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- Oct 20, 2020
- 3 min
Honoring and connecting with nature
by Jill Erickson, Executive Director On Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020 we held our 7th Annual Partnership Summit. As in year's past, this annual...
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- Oct 5, 2020
- 1 min
Conservation Program Update
On September 17 the Conservation Work Group met with the Foxtown East Neighborhood Association leaders to assess vacant lots in...
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- Oct 5, 2020
- 3 min
Conservation Partners Save Forest
On Sunday, October 18, 2020 Heartland Conservation Alliance will host its first public event on 40 acres of forest along the Blue River...
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- Oct 5, 2020
- 2 min
Education & Outreach Program Update
Green Guard Stewardship Training On September 2 HCA and Green Guard Stewards from the Marlborough Community attended a tour led by Will...
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- Oct 5, 2020
- 1 min
Alliance Services Program Update
Join us on Sunday, October 18 for HCA’s 7th Annual Partnership Summit. For the past seven years, Heartland Conservation Alliance has...
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- Sep 9, 2020
- 1 min
Education and Outreach Program Updates
Our Green Guard Stewardship Program will be back this fall at East High School and through Kansas City Language Services. It is open to...
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- Sep 9, 2020
- 2 min
Alliance Services Program Update
Heartland Conservation Alliance partnered with Kansas City Parks and Recreation and the Blue Valley Neighborhood Association to restore...
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- Sep 9, 2020
- 2 min
Annual Partnership Summit First Event at the HOP
The 7th Annual Partnership Summit will be held outdoors at the Heartland Overlook Preserve, AKA the HOP. Photo by Kelly Pullen. The...
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- Sep 9, 2020
- 2 min
Conservation Program Update
As part of the Great Urban Parks Campaign, Heartland Conservation Alliance received a grant from the National Recreation and Park...
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- Aug 13, 2020
- 2 min
Restoring Vacant Lots for Healthier Neighborhoods
By Jill Erickson According to data from Mid-America Regional Council, there are 38,456 vacant lots In Jackson County, Mo., representing...
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- Aug 6, 2020
- 2 min
Restoring Vacant Lots for Healthier Neighborhoods
Carl Stafford, founder MY REGION WINS! (pictured far left) hosts a Conservation Work Group meeting at Boon Area #1, a vacant lot he is...
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- Jul 9, 2020
- 3 min
Creating Resilience by Restoring Land
The Blue River flows 41 miles across Kansas and Missouri, through five counties and 20 municipalities. Photo by Pat Whalen. Land loss...
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- Jul 9, 2020
- 3 min
Creating Resilience by Restoring Land
By Adison Banks Land loss contributes to climate change and destroys the landscape’s resiliency, causing problems for communities....
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- Jun 11, 2020
- 2 min
Green Guard Stewards Explore Forestry Careers
Students from East High School measure and inventory a Bur Oak tree in Blue Valley Park under guidance from Molly Gosnell, Midwest...
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- Jun 11, 2020
- 2 min
Green Guard Stewards Explore Forestry Careers
By Jill Erickson After a two-month delay due to COVID-19, high school students from East High School ventured out into the woods at Blue...
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