By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter The November gathering is almost here, and we want lots of participation in this year’s seed exchange. While you don’t need to bring seeds in order to take some home, more seeds means more sharing! Never collected seeds from…
By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter In mid-August I traveled to Neenah, WI (near Green Bay) for a dose of fresh inspiration and enthusiasm. The event was the annual Wild Ones conference, held at the Wild Ones Institute of Learning and Development (WILD Center). The building…
This is an essential update for anyone planning to attend the yard tour at Dave Tylka’s this Saturday (May 21): Hosted by the SW Illinois Chapter of Wild Ones. Parking at the Tylka’s is exceptionally limited, due to the recent rainfall. A maximum of 8 vehicles can be accommodated at the…
November 4, 2015 Thirty-two members and six guests attended our annual potluck dinner and seed exchange, held at The Heights community center of Richmond Heights. Copies of our chapter membership list were distributed. President Ed Schmidt invited us to join in the discussion of what to do in your yard…
By Marcia Myers The catered food from Local Harvest tantalized taste buds. The booths provided education, games, and even food from native plants. And of course the Whitmire Wildflower Garden‘s natural beauty hosted tours. Celebrants enjoyed a diversity of activities during the Native Plant School’s 10th anniversary celebration at Shaw Nature…
August 5 and 8, 2015 This month, Judy and Randy Speck, with their son Danny, hosted two yard tour gatherings. A total of 30 members and 3 guests attended. The Speck yard is Silver Certified by St. Louis Audubon’s Bring Conservation Home program. It was featured on the 2015 Native…
PROGRAM Bill Hoss hosted a yard tour for this month’s gathering. Eleven guests and 27 members attended. Bill’s yard is Platinum Certified by St. Louis Audubon’s Bring Conservation Home program. His yard, along with six other Wild Ones members’ yards, was on the 2015 Native Plant Landscape yard tour on…
PROGRAM St. Louis Chapter Vice President Marsha Gebhardt welcomed 5 guests and 25 members to our gathering. Scott Woodbury, our chapter founder, led us on a tour of the Whitmire Wildflower Garden. The Garden at was a birthday gift from the late Blanton Whitmire to his wife Peg. With their…
PROGRAM Betty Struchoff’s yard is certified Platinum by St. Louis Audubon’s Bring Conservation Home program. Eight guests joined 28 members for a yard tour, after which Betty related the history of the property that she and her husband purchased in 1983. Due to the topography of the back yard and…
PROGRAM Joshua Wibbenmeyer, Nature Reserve Steward, led 19 Wild Ones members and 7 guests on a tour of Kennedy Forest in Forest Park. Josh discussed restoration and management, history of the forest, and wildflower/tree identification. Forest Park, with the exception of Kennedy Woods, was deforested for the 1904 World’s Fair….
