We Installed a New Garden!
Also, it’s the last month of our workshop series, and there’s a funny muskrat you should know about.
A New Garden at Bubbly Creek
August was an exciting time for our team! We successfully added an additional floating wetland at our Bubbly Creek installation, with the help of 96 amazing volunteers. The new garden features a tiered planting system, with special substrate designed by Nance Klehm of Social Ecologies. The garden will add 1,950 square feet of native wetland habitat to the river!
Almost as soon as it was anchored, the locals moved in! It’s awesome to see the installation already drawing a satisfied audience, and we can’t wait to see who else decides to call it home in the future!
Last Chance for Summer Programs!
We have just ONE MONTH of Wild Mile workshops left - don’t miss out! We have some wonderful leaders joining us for some plant-centered events, including medicinal foraging! You can sign up for our Wild Mile workshops by clicking the button below, or scroll to see our full September events calendar!
September Events Calendar
ONE MORE MONTH of our Wild Mile Workshop series!! Don’t miss out! Event descriptions and RSVP links can always be found on the events page of our website.
WMWS: In-Depth Foraging with Axel Peterman: September 4th, 6 - 8pm
WMWS: Foraging and Plant Medicine with Jah Brown: September 11th, 6 - 8pm
River Ranger Social: September 17th, 6-7:30pm, (Off Color Brewing)
Wild Mile Walking Tour: September 24th, 5:30pm
Wild Mile S’mores Night: September 24th, 6:00 - 7:30pm
WMWS: Jewelweed Salves with Joee Cortina: September 25th, 6 - 8pm
Fishing on the Wild Mile: September 27th, 10am-2pm
Partner Events at the Wild Mile:
CatJam Chicago Acoustic Jam Session: Wednesday evenings (September 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th), 7 - 10pm.
Wild Light at Night: Wild Mile Projections: September 4th and 13th, 8:30pm
Wild Mile Yoga with Grace Pisula: Sundays (August 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st), 5 - 6pm
Art Night Chicago: September 5th, 6:30 - 9pm
Flower Girls Meet - Piers and Portraits: September 27th, 5:30-7:30
Office Insights
Ok so there’s this muskrat, right? Maybe two separate muskrats - it’s hard to tell. Anyways, this guy LOVES duckweed. We’re not sure why. Maybe muskrats just find duckweed tasty…but that wouldn’t explain why we don’t see MORE muskrats eating it, since there’s no shortage of either muskrats or duckweed.
The running theory is that this guy is just a real weirdo (by muskrat standards). Every day, he’s out there by the Wild Mile, just HOUSING the stuff. We’re talking both hands, lazer-focus, tunnel-vision SHOVELING of the duckweed into his tiny little mouth.
Anyways check him out on our TikTok. Give us a follow while you’re at it!
