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Prairie Science Thrives at the Chicago Botanic Garden The Dixon Prairie at the Chicago Botanic Garden seems to vibrate with trilling insects and blooming native plants. These days, there's bright yellow prairie dock, goldenrod, and compass plant. The New England asters are tiny bursts of electric purple. The plants are all native, so it’s easy to forget that this prairie is hand-made... |
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New Plant Science Center Opens at Chicago Botanic Garden For thousands of years, the area we now call Illinois was home to some 20 million acres of prairie. Native grasses and wildflowers thrived until the railroads were built and a man named John Deere developed a new kind of plow. Now, just a small fraction of prairie is left in the Prairie State. But the science of conserving the plants native to Illinois and the Midwest got a boost this week: a new research center north of Chicago is using science to save the prairie. |
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Citizen scientists work at the frontline of climate change research Kay Havens talks with John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji of The Takeaway about "global weirding" and "citizen scientist" network Project BudBurst, which uses everyday observers to collect climate change data related to the leafing and flowering of flora across the United States. |
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Denise Corkery's Gardening tips on WBBM Radio A Master Gardener for over 15 years, Denise Corkery brings the wonders of the plant world to millions of gardeners throughout the Chicago area. Listen to her weekly broadcast that discusses a variety of gardening topics. |
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Benjamin Carroll, Senior Horticulturist Benjamin Carol talks about eco-friendly gardening, rain gardens, attracting butterflies and more. |
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"Project Budburst" For NPR's Living On Earth News program Kayri Havens, Ph.D., Medard and Elizabeth Welch Director, Institute for Plant Conservation talks briefly about the importance of Project Budburst and tracking climate change.
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KAY HAVENS on Chicago Public Radio's acclaimed Kayri Havens, Ph.D., Medard and Elizabeth Welch Director, Institute for Plant Conservation talks about the problem with buckthorn and why it needs to be removed.
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JIM STEFFEN on Chicago Public Radio's acclaimed It's too cold to do most gardening these days. But to the Restoration Ecologist James Steffen, it's the perfect time to remove an invasive plant known as buckthorn.
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Interview with SOphia Siskel, Chicago Botanic Garden president and CEO Sophia Siskel takes a walk through the Garden with Steve Edwards, host of WBEZ’s "848" program and discusses upcoming plans for the Garden.
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GYF on Chicago Public Radio's acclaimed Green Youth Farm Program Manager Angela Mason and students from Chicago's North Lawndale community speak on growing green thumbs with the help of the Chicago Botanic Garden.
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Healthcare Garden Design Certificate Program on The Chicago Botanic Garden's Healthcare Garden Design program is profiled by NPR's Monique Parsons. Topics include how gardens affect health, and about designing gardens for hospitals, nursing homes, and other medical centers.
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WGN News Radio Pet Central Chicago Botanic Garden Coordinator of Visitor Events, Erin McNally, talks with Steve Dale of WGN Radio about the 5th Annual Reindog parade on December 1st and other events happening at the Garden this winter.
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