tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post3558919430213266353..comments2009-04-08T10:10:09.362-05:00Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510052722805573141ptbrr@aol.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post-86322367968880485972008-03-12T12:32:00.000-05:002008-03-12T12:32:00.000-05:00Jodi, it was fun putting together the information about Chicago. <BR/>Some of the public gardens were covered at Sweet Home and Garden Chicago's geography post. http://sweethomeandgardenchicago.blogspot.com/2008/02/sweet-home-chicago.htm<BR/><BR/>So I tried to cover a few of the nature preserves.<BR/>There is a good article about the conservation effort in Chicago at<BR/>Chicago Wilderness Magizine. <BR/>http://www.chicagowildernessmag.org/issues/winter2008/conservation.html<BR/><BR/>guild, I did visit your blog and read the geography post. What a great area along another of the Great Lakes.The bluffs are beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Dave, hi neighbor.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks Annie, have you ever visited Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie at the site of the former U.S. Army Joliet Arsenal.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Weed wacks, if I could I would live in your area for a few years. May yet!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Mr MD, thanks for the additional prairies preserves to add to the growing list.Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510052722805573141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post-89529765159826559662008-03-02T12:47:00.000-06:002008-03-02T12:47:00.000-06:00Wow, you've really done your research! Great history lesson. I checked out your prairie link & noticed that it failed to include a few of my favorite prairies - Grigsby Prairie & Flint Creek Savanna in Barrington and Shoe Factory Road Woods Forest Preserve's prairie & Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve (hill praire) in Elgin.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post-60618373584661205022008-02-27T16:45:00.000-06:002008-02-27T16:45:00.000-06:00Hi Gloria! Just returning the visit as I make the rounds of the Garden Bloggers Geography Project. I have some fun memories of visits to Chicago. I spent a decade in Madison, WI and would make a run for Chicago whenever I got the chance. Enjoyed reading your geography entry!WEED WHACKIN' ADVENTUREShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12864042359805755661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post-33030844788160327412008-02-27T12:59:00.000-06:002008-02-27T12:59:00.000-06:00This is a great compendium of Chicago information, Gloria - those links will come in handy for reference. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post-35645438394672270472008-02-26T18:47:00.000-06:002008-02-26T18:47:00.000-06:00I found your site via Chicago Nature Lady's blog. Nice work. It's good to see another neighbor in cyberspace!Dave Coulterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613987836803392641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post-69603644325034543902008-02-21T06:10:00.000-06:002008-02-21T06:10:00.000-06:00One more place to visit..<BR/>Love your story and detailed links.<BR/>Where do I live??<BR/>Please take a look,<BR/>Gisela<BR/>http://guildwood.blogspot.comguild-rezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133864564682887250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post-45116216727646494802008-02-18T22:18:00.000-06:002008-02-18T22:18:00.000-06:00Wow, Gloria, this is amazing. What a huge amount of work. Your fair city has had the best ratio of respondents for this project, too--a challenge to throw out to the Austin bloggers, maybe? :-) Nice job! I haven't followed all the links yet because I'm on deadline (which is why it took me a few hours to get your link up and get here for a visit. )jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.com