Peter Raven

In between all the news updates about the COVID-19 pandemic and protests against police brutality, a totally different story jumped out from the St. Louis…

On Friday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh was joined by Dr. Peter Raven, the former, longtime president of Missouri Botanical Garden, to discuss…

In December, government representatives from all over the world will meet in Paris for another conference on climate change aimed at reducing greenhouse…

Director Emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter Raven, is one of the minds behind the latest papal letter from Pope Francis. He issued the…

People in urban areas may not think about the importance of prairies. But beyond the asphalt, concrete and glass of the city, is a country rich in prairie…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 15, 2012 - You know what Missouri has too much of? Dan Burkhardt said to Peter Raven one…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 18, 2012 - Visitors to Missouri Botanical Garden these days are greeted by an enormous yellow…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 13, 2012 - On each of the three days of the seminar on reforestation in Pyongyang, our…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 12, 2012 - On March 6, in the fading light of a cool winter day, I found myself near the center…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 5, 2012 - WASHINGTON - From historic floods in the Midwest to destructive clusters of tornadoes…