McHenry County College Green Living Expo Archives

Is a Parking Lot More Valuable Than a Prairie?

October 23, 2021October 27, 2021 Mike Nowak Bell Bowl Prairie, conservation, environment, McHenry County College Green Living Expo, native plants, Natural Land Institute, parking lots v prairies, Peggy Malecki, remnant prairie, rusty patched bumble bee, The Mike Nowak Show

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Time is running out for Bell Bowl Prairie at Chicago Rockford International Airport. Kerry Leigh from the Natural Land Institute, landscape designer Domenico D’Alessandro, and Jen Kuroda from Sinnissippi Audubon talk about how–and if–the prairie can be saved. Kim Hankins previews the McHenry County College Green Living Expo on November 6.

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Learning to Love Bats

October 28, 2018May 18, 2019 Mike Nowak bat conservation, Bat Week, Better Government Association, Chicago recycling, environment, gardening, Joy O'Keefe, McHenry County College Green Living Expo, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, Waste Management

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As we celebrate Bat Week, Indiana State University’s Joy O’Keefe tells us why this mammal is so important and so misunderstood. Kim Hankins previews the Green Living Expo at McHenry County College. Madison Hopkins from the Better Government Association follows up on her wave-making article about recycling in Chicago.