River des Peres Trash Bash: Building a Cleaner, Greener St. Louis

The River des Peres has long been both a symbol of St. Louis’s resilience and a reminder of its challenges. Once a natural waterway, it was engineered (and buried through Forst Park) to control flooding—an uneasy balance between nature and infrastructure. Today, efforts like the annual River des Peres Trash Bash reflect how residents and …