Stump the Scott This Morning!
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(October 20, 2019) We always love having folks from Bartlett Tree Experts on our program, but this morning is special. That’s because our listeners have a chance to Stump the Scott! Scott Jamieson has been a friend of this show since I was at progresso radio down the dial and he was with a different tree care company.
Now he’s Vice President and Midwest Division Manager at Bartlett Tree Experts, and still a fan of the show, for which we’re grateful. Here’s something else you should know about Scott. He loves participating in something called Tour des Trees. The Tour des Trees is an annual long-distance cycling adventure which serves as the primary public outreach and community engagement event for Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund). Since its inception the event has cycled over 15,000 miles.
This year, he logged 475 miles over 5 days, including 20,000 feet of hills in 90+ degree Kentucky and Tennessee heat…everyday. Don’t know about you, but I’m impressed.
We’ll talk about that ride today. But we’ll also talk about autumn tree care. This Bartlett blog post is from 2016 but it tells you everything you need to know about The Science Behind Fall Foliage. For instance,
- Trees in full sun tend to have more intensely colored fall foliage.
- Fall color shows up earliest in low lying areas, where cool air settles at night.
- When autumn colors appear on a tree before cool temperatures have set in, it’s generally a sign of stress.
- Mild dry spells actually increase red pigment production, but longer droughts lead to premature leaf loss and browning.
- A lot of rain in autumn keeps chlorophyll production active longer than usual. Leaves may be hit by frost before having the chance to develop any striking fall color.
And we encourage you to Stump the Scott by calling in your tree care questions to 877-711-5611. You can also write to us on Facebook or Twitter.
Green Veterans and Clean Energy
Recently, our wonderful show assistant Ellicia Sanchez wrote to me.
My coworker from the summer program w/ the park district, Sgt. Jessica Klinge, is currently a US Army Reservist. After several years of active-duty, she is trying to establish an Illinois chapter of Green Veterans, which is a national group that helps veterans transition to civilian life through sustainable job training and environmental stewardship. Their website is http://www.greenvets.org. The Illinois’ branch first event is taking place October 22nd at the American Legion Tattler Post 973. It’s a discussion with the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition, highlighting the Clean Energy Jobs act and how veterans can explore a career in renewable energy.
My answer was, “Are you kidding me? Yes!”
So, Army reservist Sgt. Jessica Klinge joins us in studio this morning. The kick-off event on October 22nd is called Green Veterans Listen. Lead. Share. – A Conversation about Clean Energy. It’s a partnership among the Illinois Green Veterans, Illinois Green Alliance and the Clean Jobs Coalition. It happens at the American Legion Tattler Post #973,4355 N. Western Avenue in Chicago from 6-8pm.
What does the future look like for Illinois vets in the energy sector? We’ll ask Sgt. Klinge that question today.
Celebrating four years of Midwest Grows Green
Anybody who has listened to this show knows that I preach the gospel of green lawns. Meaning, that if you must have a lawn, please try to keep it chemical-free. That’s also the mission of a group called Midwest Grows Green. We’ve had them on our show several times. And now, they are celebrating their fourth anniversary.
The event is called Midwest Grows Green: Four Year Celebration & Panel Discussion. It happens n Thursday, October 24 at Patagonia in Lincoln Park–1800 N Clybourn Avenue. From 5-6pm, a number of supporting groups will talk about their work.
Then, from 6-7pm, I will host a panel discussion with nationally recognized organic lawn care expert Chip Osborne of Osborne Organics and others to discuss natural lawn care progress across the greater Midwest. The best part is that there will be BEER from Revolution Brewing – Brewpub, as well as wine, snacks and raffle prizes at this FREE event.
This morning, we talk to Benjamin Krumstok. Benjamin founded Composting Partners in 2016 as a commercial, aerobic, in-vessel, food-scrap composting business. Composting partners will offer food scrap hauling, food-scrap composting, and compost sales services. Benjamin, also on the board of the Illinois Food Scrap Coalition (IFSC), and serves as the Coalition’s Chair of the Compost Market Development Committee.
If you’re wondering how a food scrap composting group connects to MGG, it’s pretty simple. The MGG’s Ryan Anderson writes,
Midwest Grows Green believes that compost topdressing provides an essential tool to eliminating synthetic pesticides and fertilizers on sports and recreational fields. In 2019, MGG’s Ryan Anderson joined IFSC’s Market Development Team to learn more about this resource. This year, MGG, also, piloted a compost topdressing program with the City of Urbana and Urbana Park District that will manage two fields organically for at least two years. They started this program this weekend during Champaign County Grows Green Weekend.
We hope you join us this morning on the show. But we also hope you can show up on Thursday for beer and organic turf. I really like that combination.