habitat Archives

July 16, 2017 – Floating Gardens, Trash Talking Professors

July 16, 2017July 18, 2017 Mike Nowak British Columbia, Carl Zimring, Chicago River, environment, floating gardens, gardening, habitat, Illinois Recycling Association, Kris Kaar, The Mike Nowak Show, Urban Rivers, wildfires

Members of Urban Rivers present their idea for bring floating nature to the Chicago River; Carl Zimring and Kris Kaar explain the IRA event “A Couple of Professors Talkin’ Trash;” and Mike and Peggy get an update on the British Columbia wildfires from Dave Scott of Spaced Out Radio.

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May 20, 2017 – Saving the Monarch

May 20, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak chrysalis, citizen scientist, environment, gardening, habitat, insects, Kylee Baumlee, migration, milkweed, monarch butterfly, native plants, pesticides, The Mike Nowak Show

Mike and Peggy welcome citizen scientist and author Kylee Baumlee, who talks about her new book, The Monarch: Saving Our Most-Loved Butterfly.

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May 13, 2017 – Urban Nature

May 12, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak bird migration, Chicago, coyotes, Dan Protess, environment, habitat, Marcus Kronforst, monarch butterflies, New York City, The Mike Nowak Show, Urban Nature, WTTW

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 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.