Good Works Day Volunteer Program at Bellefontaine
Through a partnership with the Audubon Center at Riverlands, Bellefontaine Cemetery has been working to provide and improve upon wildlife habitat within our 314-acre campus. Part of our work with the center involves a group of gifted students from Crossroads College Preparatory School in St. Louis. Each year, Crossroads students from grades 9-12 team up...
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Persimmon Test to Predict Winter
Our horticulturist, Kyle, performed an old farmer’s method for predicting the severity of winter by cutting a persimmon seed in half and observing the shape of the cotyledons (the first two leaves to develop from a seed). These old-fashioned tests for forecasting weather conditions range from schemes involving goose bones, sizes of spider-webs, and even...
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Luna Moth Caterpillar
Our horticulturist found this Luna Moth (Actias luna) caterpillar feeding on the leaves of a river birch tree. He placed his hand behind the caterpillar for scale. The Luna Moth lays its eggs on a variety of deciduous trees including walnut, beech, persimmon, and hickory. Within two weeks, caterpillars hatch from the eggs to begin feeding. The...
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NEW Website for Bellefontaine Cemetery!
The staff of Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum have been diligently working on a new website for over a year! We are so pleased to work with Toky on this project. Their keen eye for design and insight into what would work for our unique institution proved a challenging task that they tackled easily. The new...
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