Wild Ones Potluck and Seed Exchange November 13, 2019 Brentwood Community Center Attendance: 42 members and 1 guest Our President, Marsha Gebhardt, started the meeting by complimenting all the delicious looking food on our tables. She reminded all that the seed table was full of wonderful seeds and available for…
By Sue Leahy Board Member at Large and Outreach Coordinator Some of you may already be aware that the new Outreach Committee will take over responsibility for tabling at various events this year. What you may not know is that over 1/4 of our new blog post/e-mail notification sign-ups find…
Wild Ones Gathering Danforth Plant Science Center in Creve Coeur, MO Native Prairie Area Saturday, 5 October 2019 Attendance: 47 Members 21 Guests After a brief welcome from Marsha, our president, she introduced Scott Woodbury, the planner, designer and foremost horticulturalist on native plants of the Midwest. The grounds of…
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…
