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May 7, 2017 – The Future of Natural Areas

May 6, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Arthur Melville Pearson, blueberries, Bushel and Berry, commercial composting, environment, gardening, George Fell, Illinois International Port District, Lake Calumet, Patriot Acres LLC, The Mike Nowak Show, The Nature Conservancy

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

May 5, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak bird migration, conservation, Cook County Forest Preserves, environment, gardening, habitat, International Migratory Bird Day, The Mike Nowak Show, urban wildlife, US Fish and Wildlife

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 29 & 30, 2017 – A Sunday Kind of Show

April 28, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak bobcats, Brad Temkin, coyotes, Dan Egan, environment, gardening, Great Lakes, Humane Society, invasive species, Logic Lawn Care, Marc Ayres, Professor Mike Bryson, St. Lawrence Seaway, The Mike Nowak Show

Starting this weekend, Peggy and Mike are on 1590 WCGO on Saturdays from 10 to 11am and on Sundays from 9 to 11 am. This week, they talk green roofs, green and natural lawns, keeping the Great Lakes healthy, and keeping predator hunting in Illinois ethical.

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April 22, 2017 – Earth Day!

April 21, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak climate change, Earth Day, environment, gardening, Growing a Greener World, Joe Lamp'l, March for Science Chicago, Rain Bird, Rick DiMaio, The Mike Nowak Show, water conservation

On Earth Day 2017, Mike and Peggy welcome Joe Lamp’l from the PBS show Growing a Greener World, who has lessons on conserving water in your backyard. Kathleen Thompson and Meteorologist Rick DiMaio report at separate times from the March for Science Chicago.

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April 15, 2017 – Wha’d Life Be Without Homegrown Tomatoes?

April 14, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Craig LeHoullier, Earth Day, environment, Epic Tomatoes, film festival, Focus on Energy, gardening, heirloom tomatoes, Kay McKeen, plastic bag recycling, SCARCE, The Mike Nowak Show

Mike and Peggy talk to tomato expert Craig LeHoullier, then look forward (or wistfully, if you’re paying attention to our current administration) to Earth Day commemorations next week.

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March 25, 2017 – LIVE from the Chicago Flower & Garden Show

March 24, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Ahmed Assan, Aquascape, Audubon Great Lakes, Brian Helfrich, Chicago Flower and Garden Show, Chris VanCleave, climate change, environment, gardening, native plants, Rick DiMaio, roses, The Mike Nowak Show

The Mike Nowak Show is on the road for the second straight week, this time from the Chicago Flower & Garden Show.

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March 18, 2017–Live from the Good Food Festival and Conference

March 21, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, American Farmland Trust, Band of Farmers, environment, FamilyFarmed, gardening, Good Food Festival, healthy soil, Sitka Salmon Shares, The Fishmongers Wife, The Mike Nowak Show, USDA

For the second straight year, The Mike Nowak Show with Peggy Malecki will be broadcasting live from the Good Food Festival and Conference at the UIC Forum in Chicago, with guests who will talk about sustainable fish, healthy soil, local CSAs and more.

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February 25, 2017 – Keeping Seeds and Making Films

February 24, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Catherine Zimmerman, environment, gardening, Green Community Connections, Gwendolen Cates, Hometown Habitat, One Earth Film Festival, seed starting, The Good Mind, The Mike Nowak Show, The Seed Keeper Company, Under the Canopy

Carol Niec and Kerrie Rosenthal from The Seed Keeper Company talk about their plans to introduce growing plants from seeds to schools all over the country. Then Mike and Peggy interview film directors from the 7th Annual One Earth Film Festival.

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February 11, 2017 – The Beauty and “Chicugly” of Nature

February 10, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Chicugly, Emily Graslie, environment, gardening, Great Lakes Bioneers Speaker Series, McHenry County College, resiliency, Robb Telfer, sustainability, The Brain Scoop, The Field Museum, The Mike Nowak Show, Wild Things

Mike Nowak and Peggy Malecki are covering the February nature and sustainability conference circuit this week, featuring the Bioneers Speaker Series at McHenry County College and Wild Things Conference at UIC Forum.

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January 28, 2017 – Melinda Myers Is in the Yard!

January 27, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Can't Miss Small Space Gardening, climate change, environment, gardening, Great Courses, Melinda Myers, pruning, Rick DiMaio, The Mike Nowak Show, trees and shrubs, winter garden care

Peggy and Mike welcome gardening expert, TV and radio host, author & columnist Melinda Myers, who has been on The Mike Nowak Show many times. Today she talks about winter pruning and what you need to keep in mind when hiring a landscape designer.