Here you can find articles written about our organization or where we are mentioned:
2016:
West Cook Wild Ones (with financial support from OPRF Communityworks and PlanItGreen) worked with a local school to create a habitat garden: http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/9-13-2016/A-‘sanctuary’-garden-grows-up-at-Brooks/
Deb’s Big Backyard talks with Pam and Stephanie about simple things we can do to support biodiversity in our yards.
WCWO is one of the founding groups of Chicago Living Corridors. Here Mike Nowak talks with Pam and Art (WCWO and CLC Board Members): Dedicated Podcast
Our take on garden clean-up gets a mention: http://ringers-landscaping-sxjm.squarespace.com/blog/2016/4/15/refugia
Pam Todd was part of Worldview’s Eco-quiz for an Earth Day Celebration at the Adler Planetarium. Listen here (Pam comes in around 10:00): WBEZ Soundcloud
We were part of the Living Landscapes Project and had entered a “pitch” competition (a kinder, gentler Shark Tank) for the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation’s Big Idea Contest.
- Article about the competition and the lead-up: Six Big Ideas
- Article about the Big Pitch Party and the winner: Surplus Project Wins Big Idea Contest
2015:
Jerome McDonnell of WBEZ’s Worldview interviewed Paddy Woodworth, special event speaker on November 10 and author of Our Once and Future Planet: Interview on Soundcloud
Mike Nowak Podcast with Pam Todd, Sally Stovall, and Dick Alton on the beginning of the wildlife corridor: Podcast May 13, 2015
Jerome McDonnell’s interview of Doug Tallamy and Pam Todd on WBEZ: Soundcloud
Chicago Tribune: “Gardening with Native Plants the Focus of the Living Landscapes Conference”
Green Community Connections: “Meet the Native Plant Experts: Trish Beckjord”
A mention in Adrian Ayres Fisher’s article: “If We’re Serious about Saving Bees and Butterflies, Here’s What We Should Do”
Seeding Chicago: “Native Landscaping Conference Coming to Dominican University May 17”
2014:
Deb Quantock McCarey: Native Seed Saving
Green Community Connections (GCC): Native Garden Tour
Deb’s Big Backyard: Backyard Butterflies
GCC with Pam Todd Backyard Prairies
GCC: Bringing Nature Home
Oak Park-River Forest Patch: WCWO’s Top Ten Native Plants for Full Sun
2013:
Our introduction! Where the Wild Ones Are
Letter: Leave the Leaves
Letter: Be Kind to Pollinators
Deb Quantock McCarey’s Blog: Butterfly Gardening in the Fall
Deb Quantock McCarey: Winter-sowing