Climate Change and Chicago’s Water

Commissioner Debra Shore of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago explains the connections involving climate change, extreme weather events and clean water. She and science and policy advisor Justin Hart talk about the ongoing battle to keep the water supply in Chicago safe as well as its historical back and forth battles with Lake Michigan and the swamp land on which it was established.

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October 7, 2017 – Temple of Bloom

Landscape architect Carol Yetlen talks about managing the gardens surrounding the Baha’i Temple in Wilmette and promotes the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s Open House Chicago next week. Tom Klitzkie from Nature’s Perspective Landscaping has advice on keeping your plants well-watered in a dry spell.

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