This article by Jim Robbins appeared in the New York Times. On the first of November, when Mexicans celebrate a holiday called the Day of the Dead, some also celebrate the millions of monarch butterflies that, without fail, fly to the mountainous fir forests of central Mexico on that day….
By Amy Redfield Do you know someone who is a good arborist, or a town or community that cares well for its trees? The Missouri Department of Conservation is accepting nominations for their annual Missouri Arbor Award of Excellence. Please use the brief form on the MDC website to nominate the individual,…
Six guests joined 20 members for this month’s program, held in Illinois. Program Prairie volunteer stewards Nan and Neil Adams hosted a tour of Heartland Prairie located northeast of Alton, Illinois. The Heartland Prairie is a 27-acre reconstructed tallgrass prairie on the north side of Gordon Moore Park. It was planted…
By Carol Boshart Wes and I were doing a routine evening walk around our garden when we peeked into a damaged shrub and were startled to find an active honey bee hive. The bees nearly covered the comb. The next morning in the cold weather half the comb was exposed,…
By Kate Lovelady Greetings! I joined Wild Ones last year, and it’s been great getting to know people who are also obsessed with gardening and especially with native gardening and sustainability. We have a small yard in the city, and we needed a small tool and gardening shed. There’s so…
Join Wild Ones for the annual honeysuckle removal project in Forest Park on Saturday, November 2nd from 9AM to noon. This is the 15th year for the project, and the 3rd year Wild Ones has participated. You can help reclaim Forest Park from its tangle of honeysuckle. So, come join us,…
From Dawn Weber, winner of the 2013 Landscape Challenge Thank you so much for everything! Thank you to all of the volunteers who came on planting day. It was amazing to see so many people show up and work together to get all those plants in the ground so quickly! In addition…
From Peter VanLinn III, Park Ecologist, Forest Park Forever Forest Park Forever continues to offer walking tours in Forest Park: Free to the Public Hour-long behind-the-scenes tours lead by Forest Park Forever Staff Bring family, friends & leashed pets Please have all members of group ready to begin at time…
By Fran Glass; photos by Bob Siemer and Ann Earley As a sixteen-year member of Wild Ones, 2013 was the first time I took advantage of the opportunity to attend an Annual Membership Meeting. It will certainly not be my last. It was such a joy to meet dedicated people…
By Amy Redfield Scott Barnes once drove four hours – each way – to get some horsetail plants. His very first solo garden would not be complete without the plant that had fascinated him as a child in the fields near his home. That horsetail, and that fascination, have stayed with him everywhere…
