For the fifth year, the Chicago Park District is partnering with Midwest Pesticide Action Center to offer park visitors a safer and healthier park by limiting the use of pesticides in our parks. Each spring, residents may see dandelions growing in neighborhood parks throughout Chicago, signifying a chemical-free park that’s safe for play. “The Park
The Monarch Problem
A 2012 study by John Pleasants and Karen Oberhauser published in Insect Conservation & Diversity has found a correlation between the monarch butterfly population decline and the loss of their breeding habitat, the common milkweed. Since the late 1990s, there has been an increased use of genetically modified, glyphosate-resistant soy and corn. These crops are
