Mike Weis has been on the show before, discussing Kalamazoo area Wild Ones and his passion for native plants. This time we had Mike on to talk about fall lawn care and how your landscaping can also be a positive contribution for bugs, birds, and bees.

www.dropseedgardens.com

Follow Wild Ones Kalamazoo events on Facebook.

The science behind "Leave the Leafs": https://youtu.be/TPlIDy9u7bo?si=xsb_5Jh8pb3zgxCg

Article on Leave the Leafs: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969725004565?via%3Dihub

Connecting Communities joined the Kalamazoo River Watershed Council on their last Kanoe the Kazoo event of the season. It was a beautiful, sunny day, and the team spoke with some attendees and got some footage of attendees enjoying the beautiful Kalamazoo River.

To get involved with the Kalamazoo River Watershed, follow them on Instagram or Facebook. You can also find their calendar of events on their website, www.kalamazooriver.com

Josh Keiser from Asylum Lake Preserve Association explains the implications rezoning the adjoining property to the preserve that is a watershed for Kalamazoo and Portage. He tells the history of zoning changes and urges those who want to be heard to go to the City Planning Committee at City Hall on November 6th at 7 pm to share your thoughts on rezoning and preserving the area that feeds into this land. For more information go to:

https://www.asylumlakepreservationassociation.org/development-of-corner-at-stadium-and-drake

To sign the Asylum Lake Preserve Petition go to:

https://www.change.org/p/kalamazoo-planning-commission-deny-rezoning-and-nfp-overlay-removal-the-property-adjoining-asylum-lake-preserve?source_location=search