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    Education & Outreach Program Update
    • May 9
    • 2 min

    Education & Outreach Program Update

    The next Renew the Blue Restoration workday is Saturday, May 14, 9:00 a.m. – Noon at Alex George Wetland. Join the team to take down...
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    Alliance Services Program Update
    • Apr 12
    • 1 min

    Alliance Services Program Update

    On Friday, April 1 HCA launched our spring fundraiser “30 Parks in 30 Days.” Every day in April we are visiting a park, green space,...
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    Education & Outreach Program
    • Apr 12
    • 2 min

    Education & Outreach Program

    On Saturday, April 9 the Green Guard Stewardship Training Program began. The series of workshops is funded by KC Water and are being held...
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    Conservation Program Update
    • Feb 7
    • 1 min

    Conservation Program Update

    Urban Trail Co. has begun work on the planned hiking and biking trails at the Heartland Overlook Preserve. They will continue working on...
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    Community efforts in 2021 prepare HCA for exciting plans in the future
    • Dec 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    Community efforts in 2021 prepare HCA for exciting plans in the future

    By Samuel Bennett This has been an exceptional year for Heartland Conservation Alliance. As we celebrated our tenth anniversary as a...
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    Education & Outreach Program Update
    • Dec 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Education & Outreach Program Update

    The next community workday at the HOP is scheduled for Saturday, December 11th. This is the last workday at the Heartland Overlook...
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    Love of nature remains strong through staffing changes
    • Nov 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    Love of nature remains strong through staffing changes

    By Sarah Benal In October Jill Erickson stepped down as Heartland Conservation Alliance's Executive Director. During her ten years with...
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    Education & Outreach Program Update
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    Education & Outreach Program Update

    Heartland Conservation Alliance’s Nature Action Crew Leader participated in MARC's Plogtober event to walk and collect trash to raise...
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    Biking brings adventure and sparks curiosity about nature
    • Apr 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Biking brings adventure and sparks curiosity about nature

    In 2019 Heartland Conservation Alliance board member Sarah Hemme had a question for curiousKC. She wanted to know "which organizations,...
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    Save the HOP with opportunities from BikeWalkKC.
    • Apr 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Save the HOP with opportunities from BikeWalkKC.

    On Thursday, April 1 we launched "30 Days of Biking KC!" The fundraiser is part friendly competition, part effort to save the Heartland...
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    Spring is here! Time to get outside!
    • Mar 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    Spring is here! Time to get outside!

    By Jill Erickson Join Heartland Conservation Alliance this April for 30 Days of Biking KC from April 1-30. There are five ways to...
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    Inspired: Act Today to Protect Nature
    • Dec 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Inspired: Act Today to Protect Nature

    By Jill Erickson Despite the challenges we have faced and continue to tackle this year, we are feeling inspired by the outpouring of...
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    Does Our Relationship with Nature Make a Difference?
    • Dec 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    Does Our Relationship with Nature Make a Difference?

    By Jill Erickson At our 7th Annual Partnership Summit this year, we asked Alliance members on our community panel if a relationship with...
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    Conservation Program Update
    • Dec 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    Conservation Program Update

    On Nov. 19 the Conservation Work Group met to discuss the goals for action areas such as Municipal Farm and Blue Valley Parkway and how...
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    The HOP - A Journey of Discovery
    • Nov 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    The HOP - A Journey of Discovery

    By Jill Erickson Last fall, Heartland Conservation Alliance saved 40 acres of oak-hickory forest at a public auction. It was the start of...
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    Nature keeps us healthy and whole - Nature is essential
    • 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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    Deal Me In - Trek Sponsors Successful Event to Save the HOP
    • 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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    Honoring and connecting with nature
    • 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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