This month we hosted a joint meeting with the Richmond Heights Garden Club. Twenty-eight Wild Ones members and guests too numerous to count filled a large meeting room at The Heights Community Center in Richmond Heights. ANNOUNCEMENTS Wild Ones and the Richmond Heights Garden Club are both sponsoring a planting…
The life of Edgar W. Denison (1904-1993), late resident of Kirkwood, MO, amateur naturalist, botanist, artist, and early leader in environmental sustainability, will be celebrated in Kirkwood this spring with events promoting education and appreciation of Missouri’s natural assets. All events are free and open to the public. Edgar Denison…
By Kathy Bildner We saw these yesterday in a shallow puddle of water on a glade on Johnson Mountain which is the most northwest of the St. Francis Mountains. I am pretty sure they are spring peeper eggs, as they were making lots of noise before we walked up on…
Marilyn Chryst shared this blog post by Susan J. Tweit from the Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens website. When we garden or landscape with the aim of restoring habitat for wildlife, are we really making a difference? There’s precious little research quantifying the effects of our hard work, but new studies…
The snow is finally melting, days are getting longer, and temperatures are beginning to rise. It’s time to begin thinking about “spring cleaning,” and the St. Louis Audubon Society has several opportunities for you to help. Saturday, March 15th Confluence Trash Bash. Watershed Cleanup. All ages welcome. Register Saturday, April…
by Betty Struckhoff 2014 is the third year of Bring Conservation Home, a program encouraging homeowners to support our local ecosystem by using more native plants in their landscapes. BCH is sponsored by St. Louis Audubon and St. Louis Wild Ones is a supporting partner of the program. For a nominal fee, two…
Ed Schmidt welcomed eighteen members and five guests to our first meeting of 2014, which took place at The Heights community center in Richmond Heights. Ed introduced the chapter Board of Directors: Ed Schmidt – President Marsha Gebhardt – Vice-President and Volunteer Coordinator Fran Glass – Secretary Betty Struckhoff –…
By Amy Redfield Many thanks to those who encouraged me to be patient with my witch hazel. A mere three years after planting, I am rewarded with blossoms. Does anyone else have a sign of Spring to share?
A recent article in the New York Times reports that the number of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico has again decreased dramatically. Bad weather last spring contributed to the problem, but the biggest issue is the loss of habitat and milkweed along the migration route. Read the full article.
The Missouri Department of Conservation is offering several workshops on native plants in February. All workshops are free, but registration is required. Call the facility after Feb. 1. Starting Native Plants from Seed Saturday, Feb. 15, 10-11:30 AM Columbia Bottom Conservation Area, 314-877-6014 Native Plants for Homeowners Workshop Saturday, Feb….
