Wild Ones Gathering September 7 and 11, 2019 Keysor Elementary School, Kirkwood, Missouri Attendance: Saturday, 7 September – 19 members and 8 guests Wednesday, 11 September – 25 members and 11 guests Photos by Sherri DeRousse On Saturday morning our tour guides were Melissa John, a teacher and Dr….
by Marypat Ehlmann 2019 Tabling Event Chair Member volunteers were active from February through October hosting our information table for the St. Louis chapter. We participated at a total of 16 events that engaged the public to learn more about life outdoors, in nature, to benefit pollinators and people, using…
by Kathy Bildner Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter member and Chairperson, Grant Committee If you are looking to identify a plant and all you know is the color, try the Missouriplants.com web pages. To further narrow down your choices, it is helpful to know if the leaves are one…
by Kevin Mowery Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter Grants Committee Greetings Wild One Members. In 2019, our Wild Ones Chapter awarded 8 grants totaling $3,400. This brings the total number of grants awarded since 2007 to 55; 50 of which we believe are active today. 2019 was the inaugural year…
by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter has lost a dear and long-time member; someone significant to the native plant and biodiversity movement in the St. Louis region. Ed Schmidt died Sunday, October 27, after being in hospice at his home for several…
by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter There is still time to participate in the annual fall Honeysuckle Sweep events! Many Wild Ones members and subscribers appreciate the issues that the invasive bush honeysuckle present and choose to work toward eradicating it during organized spring and fall events….
by Sue Leahy Board Member at Large and Outreach Coordinator On Sunday, September 29, eight members of Wild Ones joined homeowners Steve and Krystal Coxon to plant their front yard native plant garden. The Coxons are winners of the 2019 Landscape Challenge. After being…
August 14th and 17th, 2019 Home of Kate Lovelady Wednesday attendance: 33 Members and 8 Guests Saturday attendance: 17 Members and 4 Guests When Kate and her partner Bill bought their house in 2006, the small, sunny, dry city plot was fully landscaped with a miniature stream, pond and…
by Wild Ones members Betty Struckhoff and April Anderson In October 2018, St. Louis Wild Ones contributed to a project at the National Museum of Transportation to demonstrate the use of native groundcovers. Along with Wild Ones monetary support, some members participated in the planting of groundcovers in beds that…
The 2019 Landscape Challenge planting day is almost here, and we need volunteers to come help install the plants. Steve and Krystal Coxon of Ballwin, Missouri are this year’s winners of the 2019 Landscape Challenge. According to Krystal, when they first moved in, they never saw monarchs, finches or a…
