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Joe Cunningham Named New Executive Director
For the past 36 years, Mary Lou Green has led Brightside St. Louis as Executive Director, educating, engaging, and inspiring St. Louisans to make our region cleaner, greener, and more […]
City of Saint Louis 2026 Trash and Recycling Survey
The City of Saint Louis Recycling Task Force wants your feedback on City waste and recycling services. Please take a moment to complete the City of Saint Louis 2026 Trash and […]
2026 Blooming Soon! Bulb Sale and Summer Newsletter!
Big things are happening at Brightside St. Louis! This year’s newsletter celebrates the incredible legacy of two longtime leaders at Brightside, Gwen McFowland and Mary Lou Green. The incredible impact […]
Time to register your Blitz Project
Want to help clean and green St. Louis? Register your Blitz Project today! Brightside loans out many tools, from litter grabbers to hand weeders to help with different kinds of […]
Want to Beautify a Greenspace in Your Community?
Through the Neighbors Naturescaping program, Brightside offers native plants and tools to St. Louis groups interested in designing, developing and caring for a community greenspace in their City neighborhood. Brightside […]
Native Plant Garden Bus Tour
Join Brightside for our Second Annual FREE Native Plant Garden Bus Tour! Saturday, June 13th 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM Free to attend: register here The tour will showcase a variety […]
St. Louis Urban Gardening Symposium 2026
Join us Saturday, May 30, 2026 for this year’s St. Louis Urban Gardening Symposium in Brightside St. Louis’ Demonstration Garden at 4646 Shenandoah Avenue. Register below! Please note, registration is free for […]
