October 8, 2016 Our monthly gathering was held at the country home of Prem Barton in Calhoun County’s Golden Eagle, Illinois. Marsha Gebhardt welcomed 25 members including members of the Southwest Illinois Chapter. A delicious potluck lunch was enjoyed by all with homemade spring rolls prepared by Prem. Prem describes…
By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter The November gathering is almost here, and we want lots of participation in this year’s seed exchange. While you don’t need to bring seeds in order to take some home, more seeds means more sharing! Never collected seeds from…
By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Volunteers are needed for an important tree planting at Creve Coeur Park on Saturday, October 22. Please see details below. As one of the partners in this Mallard Lake project, we provide input through Wes Boshart, Vice-President, who attends the project meetings. In addition,…
Our Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter website has a new section for announcements located on the top right-hand side below the banner photo and the icons for following our Facebook and Twitter accounts. This sidebar section shows up on our homepage and our main blog page. These members-only announcements or…
[Show thumbnails] By Marcia K. Myers Blog Editor, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Four members from our chapter entered this year’s 2016 Wild Ones Photo Contest. In a previous blog post, we listed the names of the photos but not who took which photo. Now that the contest is over,…
September 7 and 10, 2016 Our monthly gatherings were on September 7 and 10 at Forest ReLeaf’s nursery, CommuniTree Gardens. Marsha Gebhardt welcomed 21 members and two guests on Wednesday evening and 17 members and three guests on Saturday morning. Informative tours of the nursery were given by Tom Ebeling,…
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…
