Conservation Tails 3 - Floating Wetlands with Maggie Cooper of Shedd Aquarium and Nick Wesley of Urban Rivers
In Episode 3 of Conservation Tails, we sit down with Maggie Cooper of Shedd Aquarium and Nick Wesley of Urban Rivers to talk about the floating wetlands they are developing and placing in the Chicago River. This is a longer episode that really digs into how Shedd Aquarium is helping the water and shoreline at home, and how their partnership with Urban Rivers is leading to some amazing results for the urban wildlife in the water and along it's banks.
EPISODE LINKS:
@shedd_aquarium on socials
sheddaquarium.org
ROSSIFARI LINKS:
patreon.com/rossifari
@rossifari on socials
@rossifaripod on TikTok
rossifari.com
References For This Episode:
Camarillo, E. (2022, November 6). Floating wetlands installed on South Branch of chicago river for Native Wildlife. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/11/6/23443856/floating-wetlands-installed-south-branch-of-chicago-river-for-native-wildlife
Cooper, M., Wesley, N., & Rossi, J. (2023, March 24). Floating Wetlands. personal.
Shedd Aquarium. (2022, November 3). New floating wetland habitats in Chicago River's South Branch from ... Shedd Aquarium. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from https://www.sheddaquarium.org/about-shedd/press-releases/south-branch-island-install