August 2018 Gathering Highlights

Wednesday, August 8 and Saturday, August 11, 2018 2015 Landscape Challenge winners Rosalie Uchanski and Terry Egan hosted two yard tours in August at their home in University City. Wednesday evening 43 members, 3 children and 15 guests attended. On Saturday morning, attendance was 23 members and 8 guests. The gathering…

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Yes For Our Parks

Introduction by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter This post is written by Mitch Leachman, who is Executive Director of St. Louis Audubon and a member of Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter. St. Louis Audubon’s Bring Conservation Home program is one of the four partners represented…

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October 19-20: Native Plant School’s Fine Gardening Symposium

Looking for more information about using native plants in your landscape? The Fine Gardening Symposium, as part of Shaw Nature Reserve’s Native Plant School, will focus on planting design, plant selection, installation and maintenance methods for optimal owner, community, and wildlife success and satisfaction.   Dates and times: Friday, October 19…

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Monarch Tags Needed for SNR – can you help?

We’ve received the following request for Monarch tags from Bailie Kleekamp, Instructor at Shaw Nature Reserve: We are tagging monarchs like crazy here at Shaw Nature Reserve! We just went to order more tags today and they are SOLD OUT. Wow! So happy to see that this program is doing so…

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2018 Spring Wildflower Market Update

By Dawn Weber Member-at-Large, Plant Sale Chairperson, and Chairperson, Technology Committee, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter During the 2018 Mother’s Day weekend, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter sold 2,406 Missouri native wildflowers and shrubs to Spring Wildflower Market shoppers that were eager to learn about and purchase native plants. Some…

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Missouri Prairie Foundation Bestows 2018 Awards

By James Faupel Vice President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Saturday, August 4th was the Missouri Prairie Foundation’s dinner. I attended the event, as well as Dr. Trager and his wife. During the announcements portion of the dinner, the winners of this year’s various MPF awards were made public….

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July 2018 Gathering Highlights

On July 11 and 14, Prem Barton opened her 1.3 acre yard for Wild One members and guests. She began her amazing yard transformation in 2012-2013. Her first task was to cut down all the honeysuckle that had surrounded most of her property. As we walked around her beautiful yard,…

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