Monty and Rose Archives

The Hidden Dangers of Artificial Turf

May 7, 2022May 8, 2022 Mike Nowak Bob Dolgan, dangers to student athletes, Dim the Lights for Birds at Night, environment, Go Real Go Grass, Monty and Rose, Peggy Malecki, PFAS in artificial turf, recycling artificial turf, The Mike Nowak Show, This Week in Birding, World Migratory Bird Day

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Thousands of artificial turf fields have popped up across the country in the past few decades. The argument is that they’re cheaper, easy to maintain and perfectly safe. Really? We talk to a group of concerned Lake Forest, IL citizens from Go Real Go Grass, who reveal the dark side of artificial turf. Meanwhile, Ryan Anderson explains how you can grow real turf without using pesticides. He also announces a new certification program for healthy turf. Bob Dolgan from This Week in Birding talks about the latest chapter in the Monty and Rose saga and reports on World Migratory Bird Day.

Birding Conservation Monarch butterflies Podcast

Rescuing Species with Urban Sanctuaries

April 10, 2021May 18, 2021 Mike Nowak Douglas Stotz, Erkia Hasle, Izabella Redlinski, Keller Science Action Center, Monarch Community Science Project, Montrose Beach Dunes, Monty and Rose, Peggy Malecki, protecting natural habitat, The Field Museum, The Mike Nowak Show, This Week in Birding, Turnstone Strategies LLC

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This week, we talk about efforts to protect butterflies and birds in Chicago, and what that means for the populations of monarchs, piping plovers and other species. Erika Hasle, Izabella Redlinski and Douglas Stotz from The Field Museum, and filmmaker Bob Dolgan join us.

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Herbaceous Perennial Plants with Allan Armitage

November 14, 2020November 17, 2020 Mike Nowak Allan Armitage, Audubon Great Lakes, Bob Dolgan, climate change, herbaceous perennial plants, Monty and Rose, Peggy Malecki, piping plovers, plant nomenclature, Stephanie Beilke, The Mike Nowak Show

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Dr. Allan Armitage returns to the show to talk about the 4th edition of his book, Herbaceous Perennial Plants. Filmmaker Bob Dolgan of “Monty and Rose,” and Stephanie Beilke from Audubon Great Lakes discuss the future of birds in the Midwest.

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Plover Summer on Lake Michigan

August 8, 2020November 2, 2020 Mike Nowak Bob Dolgan, Douglas Stotz, eco-influencer, Fruition Seeds, Henry Brockman, Ines Sommer, Monty and Rose, Peggy Malecki, Seasons of Change on Henry’s Farm, short season vegetable planting, Terra Brockman, The Field Museum, The Mike Nowak Show

“Seasons of Change on Henry’s Farm” filmmaker Ines Sommer and producer Terra Brockman talk about farming in the age of climate change and global pandemic. Petra Page-Mann, co-founder of Fruition Seeds, offers advice for mid-summer planting in Zones 4-6 (yes, that’s us in Chicago). Filmmaker Bob Dolgan and conservation ecologist Douglas Stotz from the Field Museam reflect on a summer without people at the lakefront, which might have made the return of a pair of piping plover much easier in 2020.

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Harnessing The Power of We

February 29, 2020March 4, 2020 Mike Nowak 8 Billion Angels, Bob Dolgan, Chicago Community Gardeners Association, COOKED: Survival by Zipcode, Dan Gibbs The Chicago Backyard Farmer, eco-influencer, Judith Helfand, Monty and Rose, One Earth Film Festival, Peggy Malecki, Terry Spahr, The Mike Nowak Show, The Power of We

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The theme of the 9th Annual One Earth Film Festival is The Power of We. Mike and Peggy welcome three filmmakers from the event, which runs March 6-15. Dan Gibbs, the Chicago Backyard Farmer, returns to talk about preparing for (very) early spring crops.