Posts Tagged: sustainable practices

“With Monarch Butterfly Population at Near Record Low, Chicagoans Have Their Marching Orders: Every Milkweed Stem Counts” reports  WTTW News

“With Monarch Butterfly Population at Near Record Low, Chicagoans Have Their Marching Orders: Every Milkweed Stem Counts” reports WTTW News

by Patty Wetli | February 13, 2024 “….’Unsustainable human activities are jeopardizing the future of migratory species — creatures who not only act as indicators of environmental change but play an integral role in maintaining the function and resilience of our planet’s complex ecosystems,’ be it pollinating plants, transporting nutrients or storing carbon, Inger Andersen, …

“Landscaping for a Changing Climate”

“Landscaping for a Changing Climate”

Free 2023 Garden Learning Series continues Wednesday, October 11 6-7:30pm CT online only What we plant and how we plant it can make a difference. Discover nature-based solutions for the home gardener that lessen the impacts of our changing climate. Register for this FREE program from Illinois Extension, Lake County Forest Preserves and SWALCO. https://go.illinois.edu/ChangingClimate