Traveling Tea and participating Maplewood businesses are teaming up to raise awareness about native wildlife in urban areas — introducing Maplewood Molly for Maplewood’s very own Groundhog Day celebration.
During the month of January at any participating business, in exchange for making a suggested donation of $2-10 (not required to participate) to the Missouri Wildlife Rescue Center you can vote, whether you think Molly will see her shadow on Feb. 2.
See all the information about Maplewood Molly here.
Molly has been sheltering at Traveling Tea (2707 Sutton Boulevard, next to Strange Donuts). You can see her house and the list of participating businesses there.
All voters will be entered into a drawing for prizes donated by Maplewood businesses.
We have had a great Horned Owl in our backyard tree on and off for the last year or so… it makes me so happy to heat him hooting out there! 🙂
Oh Kate, I am so glad to hear the great horned owl is still around. I have not heard them lately. When you have a great horned owl in your neighborhood it means you have great bio diversity. You will hear them a lot in the winter when they are breeding.
It is great to see all the posts about wildlife in the neighborhood. Thank you for sharing.
I am finalizing voting stations early this week, and collecting additional prizes for the raffle drawings; if you own or know of any businesses who would like to be part of this, please have them call Traveling Tea.
Also, thank you for your good advice LeeAnnn. That is what Kim at Missouri Wildlife Rescue told me as well. They appreciate people contacting them with any questions.
I am a Licensed Wildlife Rehabber and rescuer. I live in Richmond Heights and very glad to see the community get involved with promoting and being kind to urban wildlife. I have also gone on rescues for the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Ballwin. I will be more than happy to educate or help with any concerns. Please call me instead of trapping or removing wildlife. It’s inhumane and there are other solutions. If anyone has any wildlife concerns or questions. Feel free to call me.
LeeAnn Tapscott
Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitation
314 402-3191
I pass by Trolley Park at least twice a day. There is a groundhog family- so far I have seen 3 of them- living under the stone fence. Of course now they are hibernating. I hope the people who live next door don’t think I am slowing down to scope out their house. 🙂 I also saw one at the top of Weaver near Big Bend, which was a surprise to see! I have seen wild turkey, hawks, snakes of all sorts, a fox, turtles of course, a heron, and numerous other types of birds. Maplewood’s many green spaces allow for the integration of nature and humans. One more good reason to live in Maplewood.
There are groundhogs all over Maplewood. They can be seen mostly on overcast days. I love seeing them too.
What animals and birds have you seen in Maplewood would be a good subject for a post. I have lived in MRH my whole life, on Bellevue near Dale, and down near Deer Creek.
I have seen, deer, coyotes, foxes, turkeys, Mallards, snapping turtle, red ear slider turtle, box turtle, toads, garter snakes, earth snakes, chipmunks, beaver, quail ( in our back yard on Bellevue a covey in the 1960’s) Great Horned Owls, Screech Owls, Peregrine Falcons. Gold finches, indigo bunting, My birding list would go on and on. So what have others seen in Maplewood? I love how our neighborhood has a country feel with all the wild life.
Margaret,
All wildlife is a worthy topic of conversation. Starting with Opossums would be great. They carry no diseases because their body temp is too low. They get rid of Lyme’s Disease, poisonous snakes, keep the mice and rat population in check among a host of other great things. These animals are very beneficial to the environment. They are considered “Nocturnal gardeners.” If you see an opossum, please be kind. They are cleaning up your yard. They also do not kill chickens. It is impossible. They don’t move fast enough. They may not seem cute to many, but, they are very clean animals. They are one of the most valuable animals on the Earth.
http://www.pleasebekind.com/opossum.html
I love Opossums, my had one living in the garage before we rebuilt it. I would put out treats for it. It was so cute.
You Margaret are an amazing human being. They’re nomadic and don’t live long. I don’t want them in people’s trash. They are so beneficial. I leave them a little dog or cat food so I can ensure some night time gardening. I just love them. Thank you.
There are ground hogs all over Maplewood. They can be seen mostly on overcast days. I love seeing them too.
We have a groundhog that would come into our backyard. Fun to watch.
Thank you Tom B,
Wildlife has a lot to teach us. They are our neighbors too and have been here for millions of years. It is nice to know there are people like you who appreciate our wild neighbors.