Upcoming summer 2016 Tupelo Chapter events

By Ruth Kelley Acting President, Wild Ones – Tupelo Chapter KEEP CARBONDALE BEAUTIFUL: Alternatives to Lawns Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Carbondale Civic Center 200 South Illinois Avenue Carbondale, IL 62901 By the end of July, people should be sick of mowing their lawns and ready to explore…

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Nearly 300 attend 2016 Native Plant Garden Tour

By Mitch Leachman Coordinator, Bring Conservation Home Executive Director, St. Louis Audubon Society On June 18, St. Louis Audubon’s Bring Conservation Home program and the Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter teamed up for the second year to deliver the St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour. Two hundred and eighty people…

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Rain during a butterfly ID workshop? No problem!

By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter On May 23-25, 2016, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) hosted a Butterfly and Skipper ID workshop in Warsaw, MO. Warsaw, in case you’ve not heard of it, is located south of Sedalia near Truman Lake, on the western…

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Online Native Landscaping Manual by MDC and SNR

On the Missouri Botanical Garden website, you can find a comprehensive, downloadable Native Landscaping Manual. This guide to landscaping in Missouri is a collaborative project between the Missouri Department of Conservation and Shaw Nature Reserve. Chapter One: Reconstructing a Tall Grass Prairie A Seeding Guide for Missouri Chapter Two: Rain Gardening and Storm-water Management…

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June 2016 Gathering Highlights

June 1 and 4, 2016 Linda Tatum hosted two yard-tour gatherings in May. Twenty-five members and 11 guests attended on June 1. On June 4, attendance was 12 members and 4 guests. Linda has lived in her home only 2.5 years, yet has transformed much of the landscape. Her backyard…

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In memoriam: Joe Williamson

By Betty Struckhoff Member, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter We have lost a wonderful member and friend with the passing of Joe Williamson. His was a life of meaningful work and community involvement, particularly in encouraging landscaping with native plants. My first encounter with Joe and his wife, Janet, was…

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A lovely evening for the film screening about Jens Jensen

By Marcia Myers Blog Editor, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter The special Missouri Prairie Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration last night on June 18 at 7:00 p.m. began with a “party on the patio” with Ted Drewes ice cream and social mingling, including with the film’s director Carey Lundin. The entire…

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