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Community Spotlight: Rooted in Relationships

When a community comes together, great things can grow from it — quite literally. In recent years, residents of the Troostwood neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri, worked to build support among landlords, homeowners, and nearby Rockhurst University for planting new trees in coordination with our Heartland Tree Alliance program. About half the houses in the…

BridgingthegapDecember 18, 2024

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2024 Year-End Letter from BTG’s Executive Director

Dear friends of Bridging The Gap, It’s easy to feel discouraged about the future for the environment and social justice right now. When I find myself there, I lean on the teachings of the Dalai Lama, who says, “Under no circumstances must we give up hope.” He’s right. There are…

BridgingthegapDecember 6, 2024

Community Voices Recycling

Volunteer Spotlight: Jim McGraw

"A million and three!" That's how many cardboard boxes longtime volunteer Jim McGraw jokingly guesses that he's broken down during his 29 years volunteering at the KCMO Recycling Drop-off Centers, managed by Bridging The Gap. Jim has volunteered more than 800 hours since 2012!We chatted with Jim during one of…

BridgingthegapDecember 4, 2024

Learn Trees

Winter Weather and Trees: Balancing Safety and Plant Health

Winter weather can be tough on communities, especially when it comes to keeping streets, highways, and sidewalks safe from snow and ice. Deicing salt is a go-to solution, but it comes at a cost: harm to trees and other plants in the landscape. How Road Salt Affects Trees Road salt,…

BridgingthegapDecember 3, 2024

News WildLands

KCWL Is Bridging The Gap For Native Seed

As land managers and conservationists look to plant more local natives for climate resiliency, the lack of a local ecotype seed supply is a major environmental issue across the country and especially in our region. The demand for native seed has never been greater, and our Kansas City WildLands program…

BridgingthegapDecember 1, 2024

Climate Change News

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

Community Spotlight: Rooted in Relationships

2024 Year-End Letter from BTG’s Executive Director

Volunteer Spotlight: Jim McGraw

Winter Weather and Trees: Balancing Safety and Plant Health

KCWL Is Bridging The Gap For Native Seed

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

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