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A Native American Garden: Urban forests and the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian

Evanston Rotary 1560 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL, United States

Dr. Eli Suzukovich III, Northwestern University, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Program in Environmental Policy and Culture Dr. Eli Suzukovich III (Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa/Cree/Krajina Serb), will share his knowledge and research regarding urban forests and the impacts of local climate change. In Evanston, he developed the plan and selected plants for the new Native […]

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Urban Rats: how to Manage them and let Wildlife Thrive

Evanston Rotary 1560 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL, United States

Larry Heaney, Negaunee Curator of Mammals, Field Museum. Rats have lived with humans for many generations.  They know us very well, and have diverse strategies that have allowed them to survive and even thrive. Human efforts to eliminate urban rats have severely impacted wildlife, and the rats are still here. What are we to do?  […]

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Climate and Sustainability: the Challenge for Mosquito-Disease Control

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Mark Clifton, Ph.D., Executive Director, North Shore Mosquito Abatement District Climate change is widely expected to increase the range and distribution of mosquito and tick vectors of disease as well as the viruses they carry with serious implications for the future of public health. Against this backdrop, the catalogue of materials capable of controlling mosquitoes […]

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Mental Health and Climate Dwindling and Losses

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Lise Van Susteren, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University; Co-authored "The Psychological Effects of Global Warming on the U.S. - Why the US Mental Health System Is Not Prepared". Van Susteren is the expert witness on the psychological damages to young people from inaction on climate in Juliana v […]

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Birds in the Garden: Creating & Enjoying a Bird Oasis

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Inviting birds into gardens by creating habitat is a joyful way to connect with nature and help support birds and pollinators. This presentation features Pam Karlson’s photos from her Chicago bird garden habitat she created, illustrating how it’s possible to attract over 100 bird species. Tips include landscape enhancements, practices and plant selection, with an […]

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Biodiversity in the city: using acoustics to understand the bats of Chicago

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Liza Lehrer will introduce the bats of Chicago, discuss their conservation status, dispel some common myths, and dig into her research at at Lincoln Park Zoo's Urban Wildlife Institute that seeks to understand how habitat in the region can be designed to best support this at-risk taxa.

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Nurturing Nature: A guide to restoring the little things that run the world

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A recent UN report predicts that as many as one million species will disappear from planet earth because of human activities. Many of these are insects and nearly all species at risk rely on insects. Insects have already declined 45% since 1974.The most alarming part of this statistic is that we don’t seem to care, […]

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Twilight in the Garden of Hope: Nature as Inspiration

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Learn from Kathy Ruttenberg, Multidisciplinary artist (sculpture, painting, and animation), about other perspectives on the environment. Kathy has become increasingly involved in learning about conservation which feeds the direction of her work . My ideas for sculptures blow around the mountain where she lives as she walks through the woods with her head full of […]

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Where do our Migratory Birds go in Winter? Some to Costa Rica.

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Learn the conditions our migrant birds find overwintering in Costa Rica, joined by other Central American migrant and resident birds. How is the region changing and what pressures do they face. How is Costa Rica, long steeped in commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability, coping. Debra Hamilton, research affiliate of the the renowned Monteverde Institute, […]

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