As the weather warms, many of us who care about ‘leaving the leaves’ and the stems to support the over-wintering critters, are asking…‘Now?’ To help us think about ecologically smart spring clean up principles, here are a few blog posts from two of our members: Besa Schweitzer and Dawn Weber:…
Did you miss any of the 2023 Speakers Series events? You can watch them on our YouTube channel January 2023: Board member Sue Leahy presented “Create Your Own Native Garden” If you want to go native, but aren’t sure how to get started, this is for…
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…
