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Love and compassion are paramount in a heated world

November 6, 2024 -- We now know the results of the election -- an election where everything, it seems, was at stake. Often throughout this election, all sides couldn't believe their fellow citizens think what they think, and it's not enough to let them think it. We're enraged by their…

BridgingthegapNovember 7, 2024

News WildLands

Linda Lehrbaum receives Carl N. Becker Stewardship Award

August 19, 2024: Linda Lehrbaum, who managed Bridging The Gap's Kansas City WildLands program for more than 20 years, is being honored by the Natural Areas Association with the Carl N. Becker Stewardship Award. Award recipients will be honored during the 2024 Natural Areas Conference: Where Science Meets Stewardship,…

BridgingthegapAugust 21, 2024

Climate Change Learn Trees

Reducing the Heat Island Effect

Summer in KC is a joyous time - the sun is shining, the fountains are flowing and the pools are packed. Unfortunately, summer also means hot temperatures and high humidity that seem to be breaking records year after year. In August 2023, the heat index soared to 121 degrees in…

BridgingthegapJuly 8, 2024

Learn Trees

Japanese Beetles

Every year, typically in June, adult Japanese beetles (Papillia japonica) begin to emerge across our region. During this time, you’ll likely notice significant feeding damage from these pesky beetles. We field a lot of questions and concerns about the Japanese Beetle each year, so we thought we’d write up a…

BridgingthegapJuly 2, 2024

Learn WildLands

Local Species of Conservation Concern

Endangered Species Day is observed annually across the planet on the third Friday in May. The day serves to recognize the Endangered Species Act, one of the most far-reaching conservation laws in the United States and beyond, and all the organisms that it supports. The Endangered Species Act, a federal…

BridgingthegapMay 15, 2024

News

Thriving Communities Event – March 28 , 2024

On March 28, 2024, Bridging The Gap held its annual community and fundraising event at 28 Event Space. This year's theme was Thriving Communities, and LaTonya Sanders with US EPA Region 7 was the guest speaker, who shared her insights and experience in what makes communities thrive, particularly through an…

BridgingthegapApril 1, 2024

Climate Change Learn WildLands

Why Wild Works

Weirder temperatures, fluctuating precipitation, and loss of suitable habitat are often associated with climate change – these things seem so out of reach and can leave us wondering what the next best steps could possibly be. After all, individuals can only make so much impact, right? Nature and other natural…

BridgingthegapMarch 26, 2024

Learn Trees

Loving Your Tree To Death: Girdling

You just brought a beautiful new tree home from the nursery and plant it in the perfect spot in your yard, excited for the lifetime of memories you and your family will make under the luscious shade of its leaves. You want to remember what species you got, so you leave the plastic nursery tag on.…

BridgingthegapFebruary 28, 2024

Community Voices

Black History Month: Celebrating Local Changemakers

February is Black History Month. To honor and celebrate, we're highlighting four local leaders who are creating restorative change for the environment and their communities. Michael Kelley BikeWalkKC Drew Hines Missouri Department of Conservation Jalen Holloway Heartland Conservation Alliance Kechia Smith Bridging The Gap Q: When it comes to environmental…

BridgingthegapFebruary 20, 2024

Learn WildLands

Spotlight on: Native Sunflowers

By Ginger Werp. Ginger was a KC WildLands Program Coordinator In late summer people from all over will be flocking to sunflower fields in both Missouri and Kansas, aka The Sunflower State. These fields are planted with monocultures of annual sunflowers that provide fun outings, beautiful photo backdrops, and are…

BridgingthegapSeptember 6, 2023

Bridgingthegap

Love and compassion are paramount in a heated world

Linda Lehrbaum receives Carl N. Becker Stewardship Award

Reducing the Heat Island Effect

Japanese Beetles

Local Species of Conservation Concern

Thriving Communities Event – March 28 , 2024

Why Wild Works

Loving Your Tree To Death: Girdling

Black History Month: Celebrating Local Changemakers

Spotlight on: Native Sunflowers

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