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A Bad Week for Chicago’s Public Parks

August 21, 2021August 24, 2021 Mike Nowak Amazon delivery lockers, Barack Obama Presidential Center, Calumet River CDF, Chicago Park District, designing with tropical plants, Friends of the Parks, Garden Rant, Juanita Irizarry, Marianne Willburn, municipal transparency, Peggy Malecki, The Mike Nowak Show

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It was a bad week for the Chicago Park District and transparency in government. Juanita Irizarry, executive director of Friends of the Parks, reports on several pressing issues that affect the future of Chicago’s Parks. Marianne Willburn talks about her new book, “Tropical Plants and How to Love Them.”

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How to Rescue Storm Damaged Trees

July 3, 2021July 8, 2021 Mike Nowak Bartlett Tree Experts, Chicago Park District, herbicide damage to plants, how to water trees, Julie Janoski from The Morton Arboretum, Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Monty & Rose, paving at the Magic Hedge, Peggy Malecki, Plant Clinic at The Morton Arboretum, Skeet from Bartlett Tree Experts, storm damage to trees, The Mike Nowak Show

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Following a June 2021 that featured drought, excessive rain and destructive storms, homeowners and municipalities are assessing the damage done to their trees. Skeet from Bartlett Tree Experts and Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic Manager at The Morton Arboretum, offer advice on how to cope with severely compromised trees. Bob Dolgan from This Week in Birding reports on construction work at Chicago’s famed Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary and why it has some conservationists perplexed.

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Thismia, Thismia, Wherefore Art Thou, Thismia?

August 3, 2019August 9, 2019 Mike Nowak Audubon Great Lakes, Calumet region, Chicago Park District, environment, gardening, hemi-marsh wetland, Illinois Soybean Association, Indian Ridge Marsh, Peggy Malecki, restoration ecology, The Mike Nowak Show, The Wetlands Initiative, Thismia americana

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Mike and Peggy are on the Calumet area of Chicago this morning, hoping to track down a plant that hasn’t been seen in more than 100 years! It’s the Thismia Hunt! A Calumet Celebration Day! It’s family friendly and we will be talking to scientists, restoration ecologists, birders, activists and volunteers who are hoping to make science history. Join us!

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June 17, 2017 – The Obama Library: Baby Steps for Transparency

June 16, 2017June 22, 2017 Mike Nowak Amazon, cage free eggs, Chicago Park District, democracy, environment, gardening, humane treatment of livestock, Jackson Park, Juanita Irizarry, Obama Presidential Library, The Mike Nowak Show, transparency, Whole Foods

Juanita Irizarry, Executive Director of Friends of the Parks (FOTP) returns to talk about scheduled meetings that are designed to provide input from the community regarding the proposed Obama Library and other changes to south side parks.

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New models for recycling in Chicago, cleaning our river, and organic farming

June 15, 2011 Mike Nowak Chicago Park District, Chicago River, Community gardens, Free Green Can, Green on McLean, organic farming, recycling, Sustainable Backyard Program, Sweet Home Organics

June 12, 2011 If the Cubs can recycle, so can Chicago. Here’s Free Green Can. There isn’t much that the