<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi May and Breanne,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I will send her the native plant lists we used for the recent work on the Native Gardening Ordinance.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks!</div><div class="">Amy<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Natalie Dalea <<a href="mailto:ndalea@wbez.org" class="">ndalea@wbez.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">RE: [Communications] Native plants Curious City question</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">May 24, 2021 at 4:03:07 PM CDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Amy Olson <<a href="mailto:akeo@me.com" class="">akeo@me.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" class="">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" class="">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hi Amy,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">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.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Sincerely,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Natalie Dalea<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Amy Olson <<a href="mailto:akeo@me.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">akeo@me.com</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, May 24, 2021 3:50 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Natalie Dalea <<a href="mailto:ndalea@wbez.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">ndalea@wbez.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Communications] Native plants Curious City question<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hi Natalie,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">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?<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Kind regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Amy<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">on behalf of the CCGA Communications Team<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">On May 24, 2021, at 3:38 PM, Natalie Dalea via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hello,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">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?<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Sincerely,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Natalie Dalea<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Natalie Dalea<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">(She/Her/Hers)|Multimedia Intern</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Cell: 330-907-7488 Email:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u class=""><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class=""><a href="mailto:ndalea@wbez.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">ndalea@wbez.org</a></span></u><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Chicago<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: rgb(149, 0, 0);" class="">Public Media</span></b><span style="color: rgb(39, 39, 39);" class=""> Navy Pier | 848 East Grand Avenue | Chicago, Illinois 60611</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">WBEZ 91.5FM | VOCALO 91.1FM</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in;" class=""><img border="0" id="Picture_x0020_1" alt="Image removed by sender." style="" class="" apple-inline="yes" src="cid:~WRD0003.jpg"></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">--<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">Communications mailing list<br class=""></span><a href="mailto:Communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span><a href="http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/communications_chicagocommunitygardens.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/communications_chicagocommunitygardens.org</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>