By Tessa Wasserman Member, St. Louis Wild Ones On January 24, 2018 several Wild Ones members visited the Wildlife Rescue Center on their 12-acre property located within the Kiefer Creek watershed. A grant request had been made by Jessie Dockins, Community Outreach and Education Manager. The project proposal was titled: Go…
By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Don’t miss out on the fourth annual St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour on Saturday, June 16 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tickets are limited in order to provide a high-quality, educational tour of 11 gardens. This self-guided tour includes…
By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter I want to make sure that Wild Ones members and followers know about one of the most interesting and most delicious annual events: the Pollinator Dinner at the zoo. For details, read the pollinator flier-2018 and check out the menu below!…
Wednesday, April 11 and Saturday, April 14, 2018 Our chapter Vice President James Faupel, his wife Barb, and daughter Annie, hosted two yard tours in April at their home near Jefferson Barracks County Park. Wednesday evening 39 members and three guests attended. The turnout on a drizzly Saturday morning was…
You have your flats and possibly a small cart for transporting your native plant purchases, your cash and/or checks, and your excitement for the Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter’s booth during the Spring Wildflower Market at Shaw Nature Reserve (SNR) on both Friday, May 11 (pre-sale for Garden members) and Saturday, May 12….
By James Faupel Vice President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter In celebration of our chapter’s 20th anniversary., the 2018 Landscape Challenge pool of eligible homeowners is open exclusively to St. Louis Chapter Wild Ones members. We have received only a few entries thus far. Time has almost run out to apply…
By James Faupel Vice President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter This year marks the St. Louis Chapter’s 20th anniversary. In celebration of this event, the 2018 Landscape Challenge pool of eligible homeowners is open exclusively to St. Louis Chapter Wild Ones members. We have received only a few entries thus…
By Dawn Weber Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Our Chapter will be selling native plants during the Spring Wildflower Market at Shaw Nature Reserve on both Friday, May 11 and Saturday, May 12. We hope you will shop our booth at the sale, as the profits are our Chapter’s main source of…
By James Faupel Vice President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter This weekend, April 27-30, people from 65 cities and metropolitan regions around the world will be participating in the 2018 City Nature Challenge. Which city can document the most biodiversity in 4 days? The competition is a project of…
Due to a couple of unexpected scheduling issues, the May gathering at Bellefontaine Cemetery has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 9. We suggest that Wild Ones members consider attending another exciting and educational event on May 5: Forrest Keeling’s Spring Celebration of Native Plants and Biodiversity Doug Tallamy will be one of the speakers…
