Sustainability Initiative Documents

2018 GHG Emissions Inventory Report
Overview & History of GHG Measurement in St. Louis

2019 City of St. Louis Benchmarking Guide
Learn How to Comply with the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance

Ameren Missouri Community Solar
Ameren Community Solar

Ameren Missouri Solar Rebates
Private Solar Credits offered by Ameren Missouri

APA Article about Milkweeds for Monarchs
American Planning Association Magazine article by Tim Beatley about Milkweeds for Monarchs: The St. Louis Butterfly Project

Bees and butterflies in the garden
Bees and butterflies in the garden 13th street

Best Nectar Plants for Monarchs
List of Best Nectar Plants for Monarchs

Celebration of Monarch Butterflies on National Public Lands Day
A Celebration of Monarch Butterflies on National Public Lands Day Hosted by the City of St. Louis & the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

City Fleet and Sustainability
Steps taken to reduce the City's environmental impact.

City Hall Electric Vehicle Charging FAQs
EV Charging FAQs

City Nature Challenge Field ID Guides
Five habitats found in St. Louis

City of St. Louis Climate Vulnerability Assessment
Climate change assessment focusing on wide-ranging impacts and predictions that impact cities in significant ways.

City of St. Louis Sustainability Plan
The plan was adopted as a Topical Plan by the Planning Commission on January 9, 2013. It is the City’s first sustainability plan. The planning process was led by Catherine Werner, the City’s Sustainability Director. The citywide plan includes hundreds of strategies to advance sustainability in the City. The plan was modified by the Planning Commission on February 6, 2013. Modification #1 consisted of changes to the “Education, Training & Leadership” functional category.

City of St. Louis Urban Sustainability Quest Pilot Kick-Off
The City of St. Louis Sustainability Plan is organized by 7 thematic goal areas broken in to 50 objectives with 317 specific strategies

Climate Action & Adaptation Plan
Climate Action & Adaptation Plan for the City of St. Louis Sustainability Plan.

Climate Hazards Reporting 2016
Climate Hazards Reporting - 2016

Climate Protection Initiative Infographic
Infographics on Climate Protection

Commercial Solar Basics
Commercial Solar Basics by Azimuth Energy

Compact of Mayors Climate Hazards Reporting
Report on identifying and reporting climate hazards.

Connecting With Nature 2017 Spring and Summer Special Event Guide
The City of St. Louis guide to opportunities for connecting with nature in St. Louis this spring and summer.

Connecting with Nature in the City of St. Louis
Download and learn the many ways to experience nature in the City of St. Louis

Create a Pollinator Garden
A step-by-step guide to creating a pollinator garden.

Cycling and Sustainability
Summary of various cycling initiatives taking place in the City of St. Louis

Electric Vehicle Ordinance Fact Sheet
Electric Vehicle (EV) Readiness & Ordinance

Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Permitting
EVSE Permitting

Energy Benchmarking Training
Learn How to Comply with the City of St. Louis’s Building Energy Awareness Ordinance

Energy efficiency opportunities for small business
Opportunities for small business

FALL 2017 Benchmarking Training
FALL 2017 Benchmarking Training

Finding Monarch Garden Plants
Learn where to find STL Monarch Plant Mix for your monarch garden.

Gardeners Beware Report 2014
For the spring 2014 planting season, we expanded the scope of the study to include 18 locations in the U.S. and Canada and analyzed neonicotinoid concentrations in flowers separately from the greenery (stems and leaves).

Great Missippi River Clean up
Great Missippi River Clean up - National Public Lands Day

Green Cleaning Pilot
The City of St. Louis, MO, led by the Mayor’s Office, with technical support from the Responsible Purchasing Network (RPN) under a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will pilot test and procure “green” cleaning products.

Green Jobs 2020 - Paid Training for Solar Installation Flyer
The flyer has information on paid training for solar installation pilot project

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report for the City of St. Louis
2015 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report for the City of St. Louis & Revision Of 2005 GHG Baseline Inventory

Greening Your Special Event
FREE Workshop for Community Event Planners Monday, October 23rd, 2017

Grow Solar St. Louis
Grow Solar STL

Guide to Electric Vehicle Readiness & Charging Installation
STL Guide to Electric Vehicle Readiness & Charging Installation

Idling Brochure
Idling Brochure provided by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources

iNaturalist Reference Guide
Reference Tutorial on how to use iNaturalist

Intern Position Description
Downloadable version of the Intern Position Description

Invitation to the Mayor's Sustainability Summit III :: implement!
Invitation to the Mayor's Sustainability Summit III :: implement! November 6 - 9, 2013

Launch of the St. Louis Riverfront Butterfly Byway
The U.S. Conference of Mayors & ScottsMiracle-Gro will honor Mayor Francis G. Slay with a $40,000 grant award at a special GRO1000 Gardens & Greenspaces event. School and community groups will help create a large pollinator garden to launch the southern portion of the new St. Louis Riverfront Butterfly Byway.

Milkweeds for Monarchs Article in the US Conference of Mayors Newsletter
Download the article about the Milkweeds for Monarchs Initiative that was published in the May 2014 US Conference of Mayors Newsletter

Milkweeds for Monarchs Overview
Information on Planting Your Monarch Garden.

Milkweeds-A Conservation Practitioner's Guide
Plant Ecology, Seed Production Methods, and Habitat Restoration Opportunities

Monarch In a Box Plant Sale
On May 1, 2016 Missouri Wildflowers Nursery will come to the City of St. Louis and offer a one-stop shopping opportunity for all of the plants needed to create a 3' x 3' monarch garden.

Monarch Mix Plant Care Tips
Tips for caring for your Monarch Mix Garden

MOSEIA Solar
Missouri Solar Energy Industries Association Solar 101

Native Milkweeds
Describes the plant's value to wildlife, highlights NRCS conservation practices in which milkweeds can be included, provides an overview of establishment practices and profiles numerous species that are commercially available.

NRDC Solar Fact Sheet
Solar Fact Sheet

Permeable Pavement Alley Pilot Study
The City of St. Louis is piloting a program to test the effectiveness of different permeable pavement systems in alleyways

Pocacito - Carbon Neutral Climate Dialogue
Pocacito Climate - Oct 22, 2019

Rain Gardens in the City of St. Louis

Set the PACE St Louis
Set the PACE St. Louis

Seven Small Grant Competition projects
Downloadable .pdf of Powerpoint presentation covering the progress of the seven small grant competition winning projects

SLATE Skill-Up Workforce Initiative
MOKAN Pre-Apprenticeship 8 Week Construction Training Program

Solar Readiness Infographic
Solar Readiness Infographic

Solar Workforce Development 2020 Pilot Program
Overview of the Solar Workforce Development 2020 Pilot Program

Special Monarch Opportunities
The Smithsonian Institution Community Monarch Photo Contest - Deadline: 12/1/17

Spring Community Tree Planting Events
You are invited to join with St. Louis First Responders and Forest ReLeaf of Missouri to plant more trees!

St Louis Sustainability News - February 2020
February 2020 St Louis Sustainability Newsletter

St Louis Sustainability News - January 2020
January 2020 St Louis Sustainability Newsletter

St Louis Sustainability News - May 2020 - Mayor Krewson on Climate Protection Initiative
Mayor Krewson - reprinted from the May 2020 Climate Mayors Newsletter

St. Louis Riverfront Butterfly Byway
St. Louis Riverfront Butterfly Byway map and interpretive panel

St. Louis Sustainability News - April 2019
St. Louis Sustainability News for April 2019

St. Louis Sustainability News - August 2019
St. Louis Sustainability News for August 2019

St. Louis Sustainability News - Dec. 2018
St. Louis Sustainability News

St. Louis Sustainability News - Feb. 2019
St. Louis Sustainability News

St. Louis Sustainability News - June 2019
St. Louis Sustainability News for June 2019

St. Louis Sustainability News - March. 2019
St. Louis Sustainability News

St. Louis Sustainability News - May 2019
St. Louis Sustainability News for May 2019

St. Louis Sustainability News - Nov. 2018
St. Louis Sustainability News

St. Louis Sustainability News - October 2019
St. Louis Sustainability News for October 2019

St. Louis Sustainability News - September 2019
St. Louis Sustainability News for September 2019

State of Sustainability Report 2013-2016
The City of St. Louis State of Sustainability Report 2013-2016

STL City Nature Challenge - Educator Guide
STL City Nature Challenge - Educator Guide Document

STL City Nature Challenge (2018 Save the Date)
The 2018 STL City Nature Challenge - Save the Date

STL City Nature Challenge 2018 - Special Events
Nature Challenge 2018 - Special Events

STL City Nature Challenge 2018 Guided / Self-Guided Experiences
Guided & Self-Guided Experiences throughout the Greater St. Louis Region

STL City Nature Challenge Flyer 2019
The greater St. Louis region will be competing in the 2019 City Nature Challenge, along with more than 160 cities around the world.

STL Monarch Mix
Plants in the STL Monarch Mix have been carefully selected to present the best collection to support the monarch butterfly population.

STL Monarch Origami
Download and create your own Monarch Origami

STL Nesting Wading Birds: Olive Street 2019
Photo collage of nesting wading birds on Olive Street

STL Solar Expo & Symposium Photos
A composite of photos from the STL Solar Expo & Symposium 2019

STL Solar Expo and Symposium Flyer
STL Solar Expo and Symposium information

STL Solar Expo and Symposium Save the Date
STL Solar Expo and Symposium Save the Date Flyer

STLCC Solar Presentation 2020
STLCC Solar Training Courses 2020

Street and Park Tree Benefits Flyer
Information on St. Louis Street and Park Tree Benefits

Sustainability and Citygarden
Sustainability and Citygarden

Sustainability Competition Participating Neighborhoods Map
Map of the neighborhoods that have submitted entries into the Sustainability Competition thus far

Sustainability Initiatives
10 Sustainability Successes in 2011

Sustainability Newsletter October 2012
Fall 2012 Newsletter, Sustainability Spotlight: Lambert Airport

Sustainability Newsletter Summer 2013
Summer 2013 Newsletter, Sustainability Spotlight: Sustainable Small Grant Competition

Sustainability Newsletter Winter 2013
Winter 2013 Newsletter, Sustainability Spotlight: Department of Human Services

Sustainability Projects in 11 Cities Get a Boost with New Funding from Partners for Places
Nearly one million dollars will fund environmental efforts across the U.S.

Sustainability Summit III Program
Program guide listing Summit speakers, workshops and meetings.

Sustainable Neighborhood Toolkit v1.0
The Toolkit features 27 how-to tools for implementing specific neighborhood-scale sustainability projects, includes general tips about neighborhood-level organizing and fundraising, and highlights local resources and case studies.

Sustainable Yard Management Tips
Sustainable Yard Management Tips for water use, yard waste disposal, plant, shrubs and trees, and lawn care.

Taking Climate Action in St Louis City
Taking Climate Action in St Louis City for Work and Home

The City of St. Louis Surrogate Species
Indicators of High Urban Biodiversity in the City of St. Louis

The Great MonArch Migration 2018 Event
A Celebration of Monarch Butterflies, hosted by the City of St. Louis and the National Park Service, Saturday, September 29, 2018, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Gateway Arch National Park

The Great MonArch Migration Event at 2017 National Public Lands Day At The Arch
2017 National Public Lands Day

The Great MonArch Migration Event to be held at the Gateway Arch National Park
A Celebration of Monarch Butterflies, hosted by the City of St. Louis and the National Park Service, Saturday, September 28, 2019, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Gateway Arch National Park

Top 10 Tips for Observing Wildlife
Top 10 Tips for Observing Wildlife List

Tree Tender Youth Program Application
Forest ReLeaf of Missouri is launching a new urban forestry youth training program called Tree Tenders

Urban Agriculture - Best Practices and Possibilities
This report provides an overview of urban agriculture and local food system resources and practices across the United States and parts of Canada, with a primary emphasis on providing resources that can encourage and support urban agriculture in Missouri’s metropolitan areas.

Urban Biodiversity Inventory Framework
A biodiversity inventory framework for cities, developed in partnership with Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, and San Francisco and funded by the Urban Sustainability Directors Network.

Urban Biodiversity Monitoring Locations
The City of St. Louis is developing an urban biodiversity inventory

Urban Ecology Accomplishments PowerPoint Presentation
PowerPoint presentation showcasing the City's Urban Vitality & Ecology Initiative, including Accomplishments from 2013 to 2016

Urban Vitality & Ecology Documents
Urban Biodiversity Inventory Framework, overview of the Urban Vitality & Ecology Initiative, UVE Baden Pilot Project Vision Board, and UVE Nature Pyramid.

Urban Vitality & Ecology Initiative Retrospective
A Retrospective of the City of St. Louis Urban Vitality & Ecology Initiative including Accomplishments from 2013 to 2016

Use Native Plants for Habitat or Biodiversity
Learn about the benefits of using native plants & how to create your own native planting project.

Ways to Promote Sustainability at Home
Things one can do to Promote Sustainability at Home

Ways to Promote Sustainability in School
Things one can do to Promote Sustainability in Schools

Ways to Promote Sustainability in the Office
Things one can do to Promote Sustainability in the Office

Whitney and Anna Harris Conservation Forum
2017 Whitney and Anna Harris Conservation Forum on Environmental Justice, Thursday, November 9, 2017

Why Install Solar Panels on Your Home or Business
Triple bottom line sustainability benefits of installing solar panels

WOW St Louis Flyer 2018
WOW St Louis Flyer

WOW St. Louis Event Registration Form and Information Flyer
Register by September 15, 2017 and enjoy a fun weekend connecting with nature in Forest Park.

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