The Mike Nowak Show Archives

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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April 8, 2017 – Siting compost, sighting endangered species

April 7, 2017September 8, 2018 Mike Nowak Carol Freeman, compost, compost odors, endangered species, environment, Illinois, landfills, Patriot Acres, photography, soil, The Mike Nowak Show

Mike and Peggy talk about a battle over a proposed compost operation in unincorporated Cook County and how one woman is fighting to document all of the endangered plant and animal species in Illinois.

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April 1, 2017 – The Challenge of Upcycling

March 31, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Aluminum Upcycled, Carl Zimring, Chicago Recycling Coalition, environment, environmental justice, history, Keep America Beautiful, Pratt Institute, recycling, Roosevelt University, The Mike Nowak Show, upcycling

Mike Nowak and Peggy Malecki welcome Carl Zimring, author of Aluminum Upcycled, a look at how this metal became a staple of worldwide production and recycling in a few short decades.

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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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March 11, 2017 – Countdown to Good Food

March 10, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak environment, EPA, FamilyFarmed, Good Food Festival, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Jim Slama, Lake Erie, local food, pollution, The Mike Nowak Show

Mike and Peggy preview their broadcast next week from the Good Food Festival & Conference and catch up on some pressing news stories.