Celebrate Earth Day with a trivia challenge.
On  Saturday, April 18, at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State
Park near Wildwood. Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural
Resources, this event will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and is free and
open to the public.
Get a team of friends and family together to test how well you know your
facts about the earth, Earth Day (April 22), Arbor Day (April 24), natural
resources and how you can use them, and Missouri plants and animals. Each
team should have four to seven people. Advance registration is required.
There will be two trivia challenges, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.  Everyone will
receive a small prize in honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day.  There will
also be other prizes for the winners. Exhibits and a film related to Earth
Day and Arbor Day will also highlight the event.
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park is located 20 miles west of St.
Louis on Highway BA, between U.S. 40 and Highway 100. For more information
or to register your team, contact the park directly at 636-458-3813.

Volunteers are needed for  the 17th annual “Keep Baker Beautiful Day.”
On Saturday, April 18, at Sam A. Baker State Park near Patterson.
Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, this event will be held between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. There will be assignments for all ages. Planting, trail care and litter patrol are just a few of the projects planned for the day.  After the work, volunteers will receive a free picnic lunch, a commemorative keepsake and a certificate of appreciation.
Bring a pair of work gloves and drinking water, wear closed-toed
shoes and join the fun! Meet at the park’s visitor center around 8:30 a.m.
to meet other volunteers and get your project assignments. In case of
severe or inclement weather, the event will be cancelled.
Sam A. Baker State Park is located on Highway 143 about four miles
north of Patterson. Call the park office at 573-856-4411 by April 16 to
register. For more information, contact the park naturalist at
573-856-4514.

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