National Wildlife Federation Archives

High Noon in the Straits of Mackinac

June 27, 2020November 2, 2020 Mike Nowak 60-Second Garden Video Challenge, Backyard Bumble Bee Count, eco-influencer, Enbridge Line 5, For Love of Water (FLOW), Garden for Wildlife, National Wildlife Federation, Oil & Water Don’t Mix, Peggy Malecki, Straits of Mackinac, Surfrider Foundation, The Mike Nowak Show, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Liz Kirkwood from For Love of Water (FLOW) and Mitch McNeil of Surfrider Chicago talk about shutting down the Enbridge 5 oil pipeline, which runs under the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan. Mary Phillips, Senior Director of Conservation for the National Wildlife Federation Garden for Wildlife program, and Jill Utrup from Region 3 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Bloomington, Minnesota talk about how to make your garden pollinator friendly.

Podcast

A Million Healthy Gardens

May 18, 2019May 21, 2019 Mike Nowak Better Government Association, Chicago Grows Green Week, environment, gardening, lawn chemicals, Madison Hopkins, Midwest Grows Green, Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, National Wildlife Federation, Peggy Malecki, recycling in Chicago, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

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Mary Phillips from the National Wildlife Federation reports on how the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge is creating wildlife habitat in backyards. Ryan Anderson promotes Chicago Grows Green Week, presented by Midwest Grows Green. Madison Hopkins returns to the show to talk about her most recent article for the Better Government Association about Chicago’s failing recycling system.

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Mike and Beth talk smack and shop

March 10, 2012 Mike Nowak Anthony Beale, Beth Botts, Cheryl Johnson, Chicago, environment, landfills, National Wildlife Federation, social media, The Garden Beat

March 4, 2012 When is it acceptable for enviros to take money from big business? It’s been awhile since horticultural