gardening, the environment, green living and a lot of humor

Tracy Yang from the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club has an update about legal action by environmental groups against the IDNR in regard to a proposed frac sand mine outside of Starved Rock State Park. Margaret Martin-Heaton from Go Green Wilmette talks to Lisa Albrecht about the upcoming Going Green Matters event. Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott from Washington State University and Jeff Gillman from the University of Minnesota are two of the four people who comprise The Garden Professors, and they talk to Mike about some controversial and not-so-controversial gardening issues.Cathy McGlynn from the Northeast Illinois Invasive Plant Partnership (NIIPP) previews National Invasive Species Awareness Week, which already has been affected by the federal spending cuts.