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Urban Nature: ‘The Intricate Ecology … of Vacant Lots’

Birds, bees, butterflies--and some very valuable plants grow in surprising places.

Aired 06/05/2017 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Urban Nature: ‘The Intricate Ecology … of Vacant Lots’

Clip: 6/5/2017 | 5m 56sVideo has Closed Captions

Birds, bees, butterflies--and some very valuable plants grow in surprising places.

On this week’s installment of the WTTW online series “Urban Nature,” host Marcus Krahnforst treks through several vacant lots on Chicago’s South Side to find—amidst the discarded tires and construction debris—birds, bees, butterflies and some very valuable plants.

Aired 06/05/2017 | Rating NR

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