By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Save the date: Tuesday, March 6. Our Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter is partnering with St. Louis Audubon, St. Louis Zoo, and Greenscape Gardens to present an interactive screening event with the film, Hometown Habitat: Stories of Bringing Nature…
By Marypat Ehlmann Member-at-Large and Volunteer Coordinator During 2017, many Wild Ones members helped to spread the word about native plants, about benefits to pollinators and wildlife from gardens growing native plants, and about the good news of the St Louis Chapter of Wild Ones. They did this by volunteering…
Wednesday, November 2, 2017 Our annual potluck dinner and seed exchange attracted 40 members and five guests at The Heights community center of Richmond Heights. A fun 10-question game of native plant trivia was enjoyed by all. Election of Chapter Officers, Board of Directors The current members of the chapter…
Blog post by Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Photos by Dawn Weber and Kathy Bildner Plant name: American or common witch hazel (Hamamlis virginiana) Description Witch hazel grows as a multi-stemmed shrub or a small tree, as large as 15-20 feet high and wide. It…
By Chan Mahanta Member, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Resident of the Old Jamestown area of North St. Louis County of which the roundabout project is a part Member of the St. Louis County Transportation Commission Past president of Old Jamestown Association Continued from Part I: Native Plants in the…
By Chan Mahanta Member, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Resident of the Old Jamestown area of North St. Louis County of which the roundabout project is a part Member of the St. Louis County Transportation Commission Past president of Old Jamestown Association Native Plants in the Old Halls Ferry…
Editor’s Note: Our October gathering was at the National Museum of Transportation on October 7, 2017. You can read the 2017 October gathering highlights blog post on our website. Sherri DeRousse sent some photos of the location and tours that day. You can view these photos in the gallery below….
Saturday, October 7, 2017 Mary Ann Fink, LIFE Exhibit Curator of Pollinator Junction, was our guide at the The National Museum of Transportation pollinator garden. Horticulturalist Rena Schmidt helped with plant identification and provided copies of the 2017 Easy Pollinator Pantry Garden Guide. Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter president…
September 6, 2017 A tour of the Overland Historical Society (OHS) property was enjoyed by 43 Wild Ones members and six guests. We were welcomed by Eedie Cuminale and numerous volunteers who offered tours of the site’s log house, log barn, and museum. The society was founded in 1976. The…
By James Faupel Vice-President and Chairperson Landscape Challenge Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter The Landscape Challenge planting day on September 23 was a big success! Twenty volunteers showed up, making short work of the planting process. Rob May, our new designer, and myself laid out the perennials for planting,…
