By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter The St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation and partners are working on a habitat restoration project on the north and west sides of Mallard Lake in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. The project aims to restore habitat and maintain…
By Besa Schweitzer Horticulturalist at Missouri Botanical Garden Using these practical tips will make your home garden shine! Design: Learn about garden design and use of hardscape: Flagstone pathways Boulders Retaining walls Stonework Brick
Our Wild Ones chapter will share a table with the St. Louis Audubon Society at this Sunday’s 32nd annual Natural Living Expo hosted by The Healthy Planet magazine. Come enjoy healthy living choices and stop by our table and say hello. We’d love to see you! Cost is $8 regularly…
Join our Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter members at the Bring Conservation Home (BCH) 2016 Native Plant Expo and Sale. We will have a table at this event and would love to see you. Stop by and say hello! This is the third year for this FREE expo, in partnership with the great folks…
The Prairie Day Festival scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17, at Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit has been cancelled. The event, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and Shaw Nature Reserve, was called off Friday due to excessive rains, which have made the natural-surface parking area and foot…
By Ed Schmidt Program title: Greening Your Community: Saving the Planet One Garden at a Time Keynote speakers: Mike Roberts, former meteorologist for KSDK News Channel 5, multiple Emmy Award winner, and adjunct instructor at Saint Louis University Sylvester Brown, Jr., Executive Director of the Sweet Potato Project and former…
By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter I am extremely happy to tell you all that we have added two outstanding members-at-large to our Wild Ones-St. Louis Chapter Board of Directors. We welcomed Sue Leahy and James Faupel to their first board meeting in August. These two…
By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter In mid-August I traveled to Neenah, WI (near Green Bay) for a dose of fresh inspiration and enthusiasm. The event was the annual Wild Ones conference, held at the Wild Ones Institute of Learning and Development (WILD Center). The building…
August 3 and 6, 2016 Mark O’Bryan hosted two yard tour gatherings in August. Marsha Gebhardt welcomed 28 members and four guests on August 3, and Wes Boshart welcomed 10 members and four guests on Saturday, August 6. Mark and his family moved into their home in 2000. During their…
By Kathy Bildner Member, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Our organization wants more native plant gardens in public spaces. We are willing to help other groups build these gardens by offering advice and a modest amount of money to get the process started. The geographic area covered is 35…
