The Land Conservancy of McHenry County Archives

When Native Garden Plans Go Bad (and Good)

January 23, 2021January 26, 2021 Mike Nowak Bluhm Legal Clinic, environmental justice, garden design mistakes, General Iron, Ken Williams, native garden planning, Peggy Malecki, Peggy Salazar, pollution on Chicago southeast side, Southeast Environmental Task Force, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, The Mike Nowak Show, West Cook Wild Ones

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Horticulturist Ken Williams and Sarah Michehl of The Land Conservancy of McHenry County preview a three-part series about planning native gardens in your own yard, sponsored by West Cook Wild Ones. Peggy Salazar from Southeast Environmental Task Force (SETF) and Nancy Loeb from Bluhm Legal Clinic at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law continue to fight the relocation of an iron recycling company in Chicago’s 10th Ward.

Information from Past Shows

Natives, organics and conservation in McHenry County

May 11, 2013 Mike Nowak Cindy Skrukrud, Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, Illinois Sierra Club, native plants, nutrient poillution, organic farming, Project Quercus, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee

May 5, 2013 Taking the show on the road to McHenry County If you’re a fan of native plants and