[Communications] Native plants Curious City question

[Julie Samuels]

West Cook Wild Ones is an organization that may be able to help
https://westcook.wildones.org/

On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 11:41 AM Amy Olson via Communications <
communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:

> Thanks May! I’ll loop you in to a response to Natalie now along with with
> those plant lists.
>
> On May 25, 2021, at 6:45 AM, M Toy <mtoy.usa at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Amy,
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> I certainly don't know as much as Breanne but if she doesn't have the
> time, I can speak with Natalie.
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> Thanks.
> May
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> On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 4:47 PM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:
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>> Hi May and Breanne,
>>
>> We received this email from Natalie with Curious City (WBEZ) about a
>> potential podcast about native plants in Chicago and our ecosystem. She is
>> doing some pre-reporting and wanted to chat with someone about ‘weeds that
>> grow in the cracks’ and native plants. Do either of you have time to chat
>> with her before Wednesday at 10am?
>>
>> I will send her the native plant lists we used for the recent work on the
>> Native Gardening Ordinance.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Amy
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
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>> *From: *Natalie Dalea <ndalea at wbez.org>
>> *Subject: **RE: [Communications] Native plants Curious City question*
>> *Date: *May 24, 2021 at 4:03:07 PM CDT
>> *To: *Amy Olson <akeo at me.com>
>> *Cc: *"communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org" <
>> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org>
>>
>> Hi Amy,
>>
>> Thanks for your quick response! Could you get me the info by 10am on
>> Wednesday? I’m in the preliminary stages of reporting so this is to help me
>> make a pitch. If I get enough info then we might turn it into a
>> radio/podcast story. On that note, is there anyone who might be able to hop
>> on the phone with more for ~20 minutes to tell me more about Chicago’s
>> natural environment? Our listener is also really curious about how plants
>> grow in such harsh conditions here.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Natalie Dalea
>>
>> *From:* Amy Olson <akeo at me.com>
>> *Sent:* Monday, May 24, 2021 3:50 PM
>> *To:* Natalie Dalea <ndalea at wbez.org>
>> *Cc:* communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [Communications] Native plants Curious City question
>>
>> Hi Natalie,
>>
>> Yes, we can help you identify Chicago’s native plants! We can pull
>> together some resources for you. What’s the timing for your story?
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Amy
>>
>> on behalf of the CCGA Communications Team
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>>
>> On May 24, 2021, at 3:38 PM, Natalie Dalea via Communications <
>> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
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>> Hello,
>>
>> I’m researching a story about whether the plants people can see growing
>> around Chicago, like around the train tracks or in concrete cracks, are
>> native to the area. Is there someone with Chicago Community Gardens who
>> would be able to help me learn more about Chicago’s native plants?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Natalie Dalea
>>
>> *Natalie Dalea *(She/Her/Hers)|Multimedia Intern
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