<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=""><div class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 24, 2021, at 4:38 PM, Natalie Dalea <<a href="mailto:ndalea@wbez.org" class="">ndalea@wbez.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; 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-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">This would be by Wednesday, for the pre-reporting. If we move forward with the story, I’d like to be able to follow up for another interview as more questions arise, if that works for them too. Thanks for your help!<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; 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-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Amy Olson <<a href="mailto:akeo@me.com" 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 4:37 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Natalie Dalea <<a href="mailto:ndalea@wbez.org" class="">ndalea@wbez.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" 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-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hi Natalie,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Sure, 10 am Wednesday is doable! <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">And we can reach out to some gardeners with deep knowledge of our ecosystem here in Chicago. I have a couple people in mind and can contact them to see if they are available. Do you need to speak with someone by Wednesday or would this be for the future potential podcast?<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thanks!<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Amy<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; 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-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">On May 24, 2021, at 4:03 PM, Natalie Dalea <<a href="mailto:ndalea@wbez.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">ndalea@wbez.org</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hi Amy,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; 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><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Sincerely,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Natalie Dalea<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></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 class=""><div style="margin: 0in; 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><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hi Natalie,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; 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><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Kind regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Amy<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">on behalf of the CCGA Communications Team<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; 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><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hello,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; 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><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Sincerely,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Natalie Dalea<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; 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><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; 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><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; 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><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN" class="">WBEZ 91.5FM | VOCALO 91.1FM</span><span style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in;" class=""><~WRD0003.jpg></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="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-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</span></a><span style="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-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/mailman/listinfo/communications_chicagocommunitygardens.org</span></a></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>