Chicago Wilderness Archives

Feel Good About Caring for Your Lawn

April 24, 2021May 18, 2021 Mike Nowak Alec McClennan, Budburst, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago City Nature Challenge 2021, Chicago Wilderness, Dan Dinelli, Good Nature Organic Lawn Care, iNaturalist, No Mow Until Mother's Day, North Shore Country Club Glenview, North Shore Plant Club, Peggy Malecki, The Mike Nowak Show

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Like it or not, many homeowners think that gardening means maintaining a lawn. Alec McClennan from Good Nature Organic Lawn Care and Dan Dinelli, superintendent of North Shore Country Club in Glenview, discuss non-toxic ways of keeping lawns healthy. Taran Lichtenberger from Budburst at the Chicago Botanic Garden wants you to grab your camera and participate in next week’s City Nature Challenge 2021. Leslie Graham and Chris Crone explain how the North Shore Plant Club can help folks save money on all kinds of plants.

Podcast

Wild Things Invade(s) Chicago Again

February 13, 2021February 15, 2021 Mike Nowak 2021 Wild Things Conference, Birds of the Chicago River, Charlie Nardozzi, Chicago Wilderness, healthy soil, iNaturalist, Keller Science Action Center, No-Dig Gardening, Peggy Malecki, The Mike Nowak Show, The Nature Conservancy, Trevor Edmonson

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The 2021 Wild Things Conference is back and we preview three of the more than 50 presentations that will be available starting February 19. Charlie Nardozzi talks about his new book, The Complete Guide to No-Dig Gardening.

Information from Past Shows

Good service and wicked plants

September 8, 2012 Mike Nowak Amy Stewart, Beth Botts, Chicago Wilderness, Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, Heather Frey, National Public Lands Day, volunteers, Wicked Bugs, Wicked Plants

August 26, 2012 Give back to nature on September 29 September 29, 2012 happens to be National Public Lands Day