2024 PNL Workshop and Plant Sale – March 23, 2024

There is still room to register for the Partners for Native Landscaping  in-person native plant workshop and plant sale on March 23, 2024.   The event will take place at the Maryland Heights Community Center, from 8:15 am to 1 pm   Register today at partnersfornativelandscaping.stlouisaudubon.org   For the $10…

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2024 Spring Plant Sales!

Please visit the event website to confirm details before making plans, sometimes things change    Partners for Native Landscaping plant sale Saturday, Mar 23, 2024  8:00 AM – 1:00 PM  Maryland Heights Community Center Open to registrants of in-person workshop only   Riverlands Native Plant Festival Saturday, April 13, 2024…

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Riverlands Native Plant Festival coming soon!

Join us For the Riverlands Native Plant Festival Saturday, April 13, 2024  From 10 AM – 2 PM  Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary  301 Riverlands Way  West Alton, MO 63386  Learn all about native plants and their importance for us and our environment!  Local partners will share tips and resources for…

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2024 Mentorship Program Open, Deadline March 3

by Kate Lovelady, Chapter Board Member and Chair of the Mentoring program The goals of the Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter mentorship program are to share experience, information, and enthusiasm about growing native plants, and to build community among Wild Ones members. Joining a mentoring circle is a one-year commitment,…

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Announcing the 2024 Landscape Challenge Winner

by Erin Goss, Wild Ones Member and Chairperson, Landscape Challenge   Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 St. Louis Wild Ones Landscape Challenge, Megan Grothman and Jon Hammond!  Their yard, in Big Bend Woods in Ballwin, was chosen from 15 applicants and features a mid-century modern ranch home and a…

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Re-establishment of the Southwestern Illinois Chapter

by Marsha Gebhardt, President, St. Louis Chapter  The Board of Wild Ones St. Louis (STL) Chapter is excited to announce the re-establishment of the Wild Ones Southwestern Illinois (SWIL) Chapter!  This is one of two ‘sister chapters’ we have helped initiate and continue to support.  The other is the now-thriving…

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November 2023 25th Anniversary & Seed Exchange

post and photos by Donna Short, Chapter member and volunteer   November 16, 2023 Click on the photo to see a larger version    Displays and games provided an opportunity for members to test their knowledge or expand their understanding of native plants.  Can you guess the plants shown?  

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Wild Ones St. Louis: 25 Years – and Growing

by Marsha Gebhardt, President, St. Louis Chapter  All Wild Ones St. Louis members can take pride in the work this chapter has accomplished in the past 25 years.  Here’s a look at some of our excellent work. A bit of history of the St. Louis Chapter:  1998 – Wild Ones…

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October 2023 Garden Gathering Highlights

post and photos by Donna Short, Chapter member and volunteer   Audubon Center at Riverlands Saturday, October 14  (55 attendees) Though it was a windy, overcast day, over 50 members attended our last outdoor gathering of 2023 at the Audubon Center at Riverlands. Over 326 bird species utilizing the Mississippi River…

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1997: Keystone Member Fran Glass

Dedicated Wild Ones Enthusiast   In late 1996, I seeded a 10 x 20-foot section of my backyard with seeds from native plants, and started several forb species from seed in a make-shift cold frame.  Several forbs in the cold frame germinated too early so I brought them inside and…

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