August 2016 Gathering Highlights

August 3 and 6, 2016 Mark O’Bryan hosted two yard tour gatherings in August. Marsha Gebhardt welcomed 28 members and four guests on August 3, and Wes Boshart welcomed 10 members and four guests on Saturday, August 6. Mark and his family moved into their home in 2000. During their…

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Wild Ones native garden grants

By Kathy Bildner Member, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Our organization wants more native plant gardens in public spaces. We are willing to help other groups build these gardens by offering advice and a modest amount of money to get the process started. The geographic area covered is 35…

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Flowers or weeds?

By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Many of you may now be more acutely aware of the issue that municipal weed ordinances can present for native plant gardens in front yards, due to the recent publicity about Alice Hezel’s fight with the Maplewood city council. The…

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Margy Terpstra speaking at the Ethical Society TONIGHT (16-Aug)

Wild Ones member Margy Terpstra will give her program Why Our Yards are So Important to the Full Life-cycle Conservation of Our Native Birds tonight, Tuesday August 16, at The Ethical Society, for the monthly meeting of the Missouri Nature and Environmental Photographers (MoNEP). Our members and readers are invited to attend the free…

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What I’m Listening To: Native Plant Podcast

By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Admittedly I am not much of a podcast listener, which is surprising (even to me) given my love of the internet, but I’ve found one that may change all of that: the Native Plant Podcast. Launched in January of…

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Be sure to vote in the Wild Ones Photo Contest

The 2016 Wild Ones Photo Contest is underway! Four members from our chapter submitted photos this year for the contest. After the winners are announced, we will reveal who submitted which photo. In alphabetical order by category and then title, here are the photos: Flora: Garden Doodles Flora: Ice Ribbons Flora:…

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July 2016 Gathering Highlights

July 6 and 9, 2016 Tessa Wasserman was our hostess for two July yard-tour gatherings. On July 6, 25 members and three guests were welcomed by Marsha Gebhardt, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter President. Wes Boshart, our chapter Vice-President, welcomed 12 members and seven guests on Saturday, July 9. When…

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