May 14, 2017 – Bees, Conservation, Green Buildings and More

Mike and Peggy start with a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, then talk about bees, a camp about reconnecting with the earth, a

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May 14, 2017 – Bees, Conservation, Green Buildings and More

Mike and Peggy start with a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT GARDENING IN CHICAGO. Then they welcome a slew of guests and talk about bees, a camp about reconnecting with the earth, a conservation program coming to Cook County, and the work of the Illinois Chapter of the US Green Building Council.

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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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May 7, 2017 – The Future of Natural Areas

Mike and Peggy welcome the author of a book about George Fell, discuss the next moves in opening up Lake

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May 7, 2017 – The Future of Natural Areas

Mike and Peggy interview Arthur Melville Pearson, author of a new biography about George Fell, founder of the natural areas movement; discuss the future of Lake Calumet on Chicago’s southeast side; give away some Bushel and Berry™ plants; and more.

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May 6, 2017 – Counting Birds

Louise Clemency from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Chicago Illinois Field Office and Nina Baki of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, join Mike and Peggy to talk about spring migration and the various bird count activities happening this month.

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April 30, 2017 – A Sunday Kind of Show

On their first Sunday show at WCGO, Mike andn Peggy discuss natural lawn care, the threat of invasives to the

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April 29, 2017 – Up on the Roof

Brad Temkin is a photographer whose images of rooftop gardens was recently shown at Roosevelt University in Chicago. Professor Mike

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