November 2, 2016 Our annual celebratory potluck dinner and seed exchange was enjoyed by 40 members and eight guests at The Heights Community Center of Richmond Heights. Marsha Gebhardt welcomed all. Questions for table discussion during dinner were provided. The topic was, My Year with Native Plants and Wildlife. Discussion…
Members of Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter can participate in our group seedling order through the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), which is offering mainly one-year-old, bare-root seedlings. Ordering with our group provides the opportunity to order less than the minimum number of seedlings per species. When you review…
By Kathee Morgeson Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Member If you are a novice like me, seeking information to expand your adventures into native plants, the answer seems to be available. Network with people who have the knowledge stored away. I find “plant people” always want to share their…
[Editor’s note: Subsequent to the November gathering’s seed exchange, we asked for blog post submissions about what to do with those seeds.] By Kathy Bildner Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter member I plant my seeds in this box using 15 square, four-inch plastic flower pots and keep the box…
[Editor’s Note: This story was posted originally on the Bring Conservation Home blog on September 19.] By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter On Sunday, September 18, I spent a few hours planting new trees and shrubs in an area that was previously covered in English…
Dear St. Louis Chapter of Wild Ones, We did it with YOUR help! A real “Pollinator Pantry” park, Pollinator Junction was born Monday, September 19, 2016 at the perfect place, the Museum of Transportation. How perfect is that? The best, most important transporters on earth will “bee” finding their haven…
