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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2022 State of the Chapter

Wild Ones St. Louis State of the Chapter Review of 2022 and Preview of 2023 by Marsha Gebhardt, President, St. Louis Chapter It is with pleasure and pride that I share some details of the excellent work by members of the Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter. Healing the Earth one…

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Members, want a name tag? Order now!

The Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter board has decided to offer permanent name tags to all current members for the purchase price of $10 per name tag. These hard plastic name tags attach with a magnet. Already have a name tag but never have one with you when you need…

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Edgar W. Schmidt Sand Prairie dedication

  On Sunday, May 22, several Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter members traveled south on Interstate 55 to attend the Edgar W. Schmidt Sand Prairie dedication.   In June 2021, the Missouri Prairie Foundation purchased a 55-acre original prairie remnant near Benton, Missouri.  The prairie contains both sand prairie and…

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Board of Directors Update: changes and elections

by Marsha Gebhardt   President, St. Louis Chapter  November is the time for each Wild Ones chapter to elect its Board of Directors for the following year.  It’s also the best time for us to honor any outgoing board member, appreciate the work of continuing members, and get to know new…

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St. Louis Chapter is the Largest in the Country

by Marsha Gebhardt     President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter    The St. Louis Chapter became the largest chapter in the country when it reached the 300-member milestone early this August.  While this is certainly worth celebrating, the most significant aspect is that over a third of these memberships were…

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Wild Ones St. Louis – Important Event Updates for May

by Dawn Weber Vice President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter  The Wild Ones St. Louis Board has been closely monitoring the evolving situation with COVID-19 (coronavirus) across the St. Louis metropolitan area and the nation. In light of the continuing shelter-in-place orders, we have cancelled our May gatherings that were…

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Wild Ones St. Louis – Important Event Updates for April

by Marsha Gebhardt    President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter    The Wild Ones St. Louis Board had been closely monitoring the evolving situation with COVID-19 (coronavirus) across the St. Louis metropolitan area and the nation. A week ago this post would have included specific cancellations. Now, after the 30-day…

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2020 Event Schedule

Our 2020 event schedule is now available Visit the Calendar for more information A special thank you to our fantastic program committee headed by Susan Orr for putting together such a great year of activities We look forward to being “Wild” with you in 2020!     Wednesday, January 15 –…

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