April 17, 2026

Garden Tour: The Bel-Nor Garden Tour is scheduled for Sunday, May 17th. Please encourage your neighbors with great gardens to sign-up for this fun event and show off their hard work. To sign-up or nominate a neighbor for us to reach out to, email: BelNorBE@gmail.com 

EarthDance Organic Farm School is a 14-acre non-profit teaching farm in Ferguson, MO, dedicated to sustainable agriculture, food justice, and community education. It operates as an organic farm school, a pay-what-you-want-you-can produce stand, and provides training for aspiring farmers and hobby gardeners. Many Bel-Nor residents have volunteered and trained at EarthDance. It is a great place to connect to your food and your community. If you are interested in learning more, check out their website: https://earthdancefarms.org/

UMSL Psychology Services: The Community Psychological Service (CPS) is a not-for-profit outpatient mental health clinic at the University of Missouri-St. Louis that provides psychological services to the St. Louis area. They serve children, adolescents, adults and seniors on a sliding scale pay based on income. They offer a full spectrum of clinical interventions, including psychological testing, organizational consultation, and individual, group, couple, and family therapy.  The offices are located in the Eye Center Building on Natural Bridge Road. For more information call 314.516.5771 of click here.

Touhill Performing Center: Check out the events at Touhill this Spring! They have a variety of options including free concerts. For a list of events, click here

Neighborhood Preservation: Trees not only filter air pollutants, lower hot temperatures, help with erosion, and help reduce flooding, they also help prevent crime and accidents.

Contrary to the belief that they provide hiding spots, trees are linked to lower crime rates. They foster stronger community ties, encourage more use of public spaces, and create a sense of ownership. Tree-lined streets encourage drivers to slow down, reducing the risk of traffic accidents. They create vertical “walls” that narrow the passage and encouraging drivers to slow down.

For more information, click on this link from Yale University

Neighborhood Safety: We are approaching the spring storm season. Here are some reminders:

• Tornado Watch: conditions are favorable for severe storms and possible tornado.

• Tornado Warning: Radar is indicating that a storm is capable of producing a tornado or one has been sighted.

• STL County is now zoning tornado sirens. Sirens alarm in specific areas, not county-wide.

• Severe Thunderstorm Watch:  Severe thunderstorms are possible in and near the watch area. Stay informed and be ready to act if a warning is issued. The watch area is typically large, covering numerous counties or even states.

• Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe weather has been reported by spotters or indicated by radar. Warnings indicate imminent danger to life and property. Take shelter in a substantial building. Warnings typically encompass a much smaller area (around the size of a city or small county) that may be impacted by a large hail or damaging wind identified by an NWS forecaster on radar or by a trained spotter/law enforcement who is watching the storm.

Meetings & Reminders

April 18: Tree Planting Day with the Tree Board in honor of Arbor Day

April 20: Monthly BOA meeting at City Hall, 7:30 pm

Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!