Friends and family will find eco-logical fun afoot all around the St. Louis region* while participating in StepOut with iNaturalist! With the fabulous nature exploration app iNaturalist on your smart phones and this map to Nearby Nature Places to Love, you can discover new plant, critter, and natural community friends…
post and photos by Donna Short, Chapter member and volunteer Home of Amy & Ryan Cutrell Attendance Wed 8/10 – 32 Sat 8/13 – 27 This Gathering location is the home of the 2020 Wild Ones Landscape Challenge winner, Ryan Cutrell, who has the distinction of being the youngest…
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…
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, when spring rolls around, but more importantly, it furthers…
As we look forward to our chapter’s annual November Seed Exchange, we encourage you to check out this blog post by member Besa Schweitzer. It can help you find and collect seeds that are available earlier than fall. post and photos by Besa Schweitzer, chapter member How do we…
Fall is a great time to plant! See our recent post for some fall planting tips! Here are some upcoming plant sales: Shaw Fall Wildflower Market Friday, September 9, 2022 3 PM – 7 PM Visit our booth at the market to pick up some information, buy some of…
Fall is a great time for planting natives! It gives your plants more time to develop strong root systems before the intense heat of the following summer. The cooler nights and potential increased rainfall of autumn are less stressful for your plants and more beneficial for new root growth. Working…
post and photos by Besa Schweitzer, Chapter Member introduction by Marsha Gebhardt, President Some years ago Besa Schweitzer installed a rain garden in my backyard. The day after we got nine inches of rain at my Ferguson home I texted Besa to say ‘thank you!’ for my rain garden…
by Margy Terpstra Member, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter Ten years ago, I learned from Gordon Hempton, Acoustic Ecologist, that the ears of our ancient ancestors evolved to hear faint birdsong up to twenty miles away! What? Why? As it so happens, Birdsong is the primary indicator of habitats that…
The Board of the Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter has become increasingly aware of groups of dedicated volunteers in the St. Louis region who are working hard in their local communities to further the organization’s mission: promote environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration, and establishment of…
