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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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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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August 6, 2017 – Breeding Success

August 5, 2017August 10, 2017 Mike Nowak AUA, endangered species, environment, gardening, Harry Klee, hybrid tomatoes, raptor recovery, The Field Museum, The Mike Nowak Show, The Peregrine Returns, Veggie Fest Chicago

Mary Hennen and Peggy Macnamara talk about their new book, The Peregrine Returns; Laura Calvert talks about the challenges of being the new executive director of Advocates for Urban Agriculture; Dr. Harry Klee reports on his continuing quest to breed the perfect commercial tomato; Jonathan Kruger previews the 12th Annual Veggie Fest Chicago.

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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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For the love of gardens and wolves

April 5, 2013 Mike Nowak Dr. Allan Armitage, Endangered Species Act, gardening, healthy ecosystems, Jim and Jamie Dutcher, LaPorte County Indiana Master Gardeners, Living with Wolves, Perennials for the Sun, The Field Museum

March 31, 2013 Dr. Allan Armitage is “Going Crazy” It’s a pleasure to welcome Dr. Allan Armitage back to the