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July 9, 2017 – Of Seeds, Monarchs and Kayaks

July 14, 2017 Mike Nowak

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Lee Buttala from the Seed Savers Exchange seeds, Allen Lawrance from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum updates the monarch butterfly

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July 8, 2017 – The Return of the Natives

July 13, 2017 Mike Nowak

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Mike and Peggy talk to Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz about their new book, Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees

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July 9, 2017 – Of Seeds, Monarchs and Kayaks

July 8, 2017July 18, 2017 Mike Nowak Allan Lawrance, environment, gardening, Lee Buttala, monarch butterly, Openlands, Paddle Illinois Water Trails, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Seed Savers Exchange, species diversity, The Mike Nowak Show

New executive director of Seed Savers Exchange Lee Buttala talks about the challenges of being the guardians of 25,000 varieties of seeds. Allen Lawrance from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum has monarch update for the 2017 season. Laura Barghusen from Openlands announces the launch of Paddle Illinois Water Trails for canoes and kayaks.

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July 8, 2017 – The Return of the Natives

July 7, 2017July 18, 2017 Mike Nowak caterpillars, Douglas Tallamy, environment, gardening, horticultural industry, insects, native plants, oak trees, The Mike Nowak Show, trees and shrubs

Mike and Peggy talk to Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz about their new book, Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees and the importance of putting native plants in your landscape.

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July 2, 2017 – Carpin’ About Climate

July 6, 2017 Mike Nowak

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Joel Brammeier from Alliance for the Great Lakes reports on Asian carp and the All Hands on Deck initiative. Meteorologist

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July 1, 2017 – A Tale of Two Counties

July 6, 2017 Mike Nowak

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LaManda Joy from the Peterson Garden Project previews GnomeDependence Day. Mike and Peggy follow up on factory farm issues in

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July 2, 2017 – Carpin’ About Climate

July 1, 2017July 7, 2017 Mike Nowak Asian carp, climate change, environment, gardening, Great Lakes, invasive species, Joel Brammeier, Michele Hoffman, Microcosm, Rick DiMaio, science, The Mike Nowak Show

Mike and Peggy talk with Alliance for the Great Lakes president and CEO Joel Brammeier about whether it is already too late to keep Asian carp out of Lake Michigan, and discuss All Hands on Deck, an effort to examine all facets of protecting the Great Lakes. Then Meteorologist Rick DiMaio and educator and filmmaker Michele Hoffman discuss climate change on the eve of Rick’s trip to Iceland with students from Loyola University.

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July 1, 2017 – A Tale of Two Counties

June 30, 2017July 7, 2017 Mike Nowak CAFOs, Community gardens, environment, factory farms, gardening, gnomes, Illinois Citizens for Clean Air and Water, Karen Hudson, LaManda Joy, Peterson Garden Project, The Mike Nowak Show, water pollution

LaManda Joy from the Peterson Garden Project previews GnomeDependence Day. Then Mike and Peggy follow up on factory farm issues in Illinois with Karen Hudson from Illinois Citizens for Clean Air & Water and farmers Craig Porter and Carrie Johnson.

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June 24, 2017 – Acting Koi

June 29, 2017 Mike Nowak

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The Mike Nowak Show hits the road to visit the 25th Annual Midwest Pond and Koi Society Koi Show and

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June 24, 2017 – Acting Koi

June 23, 2017July 7, 2017 Mike Nowak Bob Passovoy, chlorine, Ed Buck, environment, gardening, Kloubec Koi Farm, Midwest Pond and Koi Society, The Max, The Mike Nowak Show, water quality

The Mike Nowak Show broadcasts live from the the second day of the Midwest Pond & Koi Society (MPKS) 25th Annual Koi Show and Trade Show in McCook, Illinois.