Monarch Butterflies: Yet Another Species on the Brink

The monarch numbers from Mexico were just released and they’re…okay. Which means that the iconic species is still threatened. Horticulturist Dolly Foster returns to the show to talk about choosing plants–including milkweed–to attract monarchs and other pollinators to your yard. Bob Benenson of Local Food Forum reports on the start of summer farmers market season and some developments for small farms and growers.

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“An Amazing Year” for Eastern Monarchs?

Entomologists Doug Taron and Allen Lawrance from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum stop by the studio to discuss monarch butterflies, dragonflies, spiders and more. Orin and Manjula Martin talk about the organic approach of their book Fruit Trees for Every Garden.

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May 13, 2017 – Urban Nature

Urban Nature is a 16 part online series from WTTW in Chicago. Mike and Peggy welcome its host, Marcus Kronforst, PhD, and writer and producer Dan Protess, to talk about their adventures in the wilds of New York, San Francisco and, of course, Chicago.

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