Wild Ones St. Louis and the St. Louis region shine again in the spring issue of the Wild Ones Journal. We invite everyone to access these links, although only Wild Ones members can access the whole issue. Members, access the journal through the email sent from National on Monday,…
Wild Ones St. Louis uses chapter funds to sponsor the work of three organizations that share our mission: St. Louis Audubon Society’s Bring Conservation Home, Missouri Prairie Foundation’s GrowNative!, and the Native Plant School at Shaw Nature Reserve. Check out the monthly, Thursday offerings of the Native Plant School, and…
The Partners for Native Landscaping (PNL) come together each year to present a program with the goal of inspiring and helping individuals to create gardens that are not only beautiful but are also habitats for native wildlife. There are still 6 free webinars left to attend through the St. Louis…
The Missouri Invasive Plant Council, administered by MPF, has organized a Callery Pear “Buyback” event in St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, Joplin, Springfield, Lebanon, Hannibal, Poplar Bluff, and Columbia, MO on April 18, in partnership with Forest ReLeaf of Missouri, Forrest Keeling Nursery, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), and Deep Roots Kansas City (with…
City Nature Challenge 2023 Friday, April 28– Monday, May 1, 2023 2023 City Nature Challenge is almost here! The Greater St. Louis Region* is gearing up to compete in the 5th annual City Nature Challenge and we need your participation! The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is a four-day…
The Partners for Native Landscaping come together each year to present a program with the goal of inspiring and helping individuals to create gardens that are not only beautiful but are also habitats for native wildlife. Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter is a proud member of the regional Partners for Native Landscaping…
by Susan Leahy Board member-at-Large Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter, in partnership with Grow Native!, is producing native plant ID tags to help identify plants in your landscape. Why label your plants? For you, the gardener, it’s a great way to remember what you planted where, but more importantly,…
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…
by Kate Lovelady, chairperson 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, starting in early spring, and each…
by Susan Leahy Board member-at-Large; Chairperson, Outreach Committee and Landscape Challenge The winner of the 2023 Landscape Challenge is Laura Arthur, whose yard was chosen from 13 applicants. Her North Hampton neighborhood is one where natives are just starting to take hold. Laura’s yard represents a nice blank level slate…
