St. Louis area residents who have had a landscape survey as part of the St. Louis Audubon Society’s Bring Conservation Home (BCH) program received recommendations on how they can incorporate native plants in their yards and improve animal habitat. Now, they may be eligible to apply for help to implement some of those…
By Ed Schmidt Saturday, April 6, six Wild Ones members joined parents, faculty and a few students to refurbish a large rain garden planting under the direction of Scott Woodbury at Crossroads College Preparatory School on DeBaliviere in St. Louis. The rain garden was first installed in 2009, and was…
The April edition of the Native Plant School newsletter is out. Topics include: Eat Your Weedies! Native Edible Greens Native Plant Highlight: Texas greeneyes (Berlandiera texana) Gardening and Planting Tips How to make the most of the Shaw Wildflower Market Explore the Natural World at Home Download the PDF (650…
By Nan & Neil Adams Heartland Prairie tours The Nature Institute is offering tours at Heartland Prairie, near Alton (Google map) on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays in April, May and June (April 16 & 30, May 14 & 28, June 11 & 25). The tours are from 5:30-6:30 pm and will focus on…
From Peter VanLinn III, Park Ecologist, Forest Park Forever Forest Park Forever is offering a series of walking tours in Forest Park: Free to the Public Hour-long behind-the-scenes tours lead by Forest Park Forever Staff Bring family, friends & leashed pets Please have all members of group ready to begin at…
Membership Chair Betty Stuckhoff welcomed thirty-two members and guests at The Heights community center of Richmond Heights. Announcements and Volunteer Opportunities St. Louis Earth Day Festival in Forest Park – April 21 Seedling wrapping – April 20 Fran Glass circulated volunteer sign-up sheets to staff our educational booth at the…
In addition to providing a great ongoing series of classes, the Native Plant School (co-sponsored by St. Louis Wild Ones) at Shaw Nature Reserve also has an e-mail newsletter with helpful gardening tips, informative articles, and more. Read the March edition. To sign up for the newsletter, e-mail Besa Schweitzer…
by Betty Struckhoff Big plastic pot — $25 50′ Outdoor electrical cord — $34 Pump — $19 Watching birds at my bubbler — Priceless! Friends know I’m a lazy gardener. So I dragged my feet on creating a bird bubbler for my yard. But last year I finally gave in. …
From Alan Hopefl, President of the Kirkwood Park Board The Kirkwood Parks & Recreation Department is sponsoring several nature hikes this spring. Saturday March 30th, 10:00 AM, GEOLOGY HIKE Spend an hour or more learning about the local geology of Missouri at Meramec Highlands Quarry at Dee Koestering Park (1703…
The George O. White State Forest Nursery near Licking, Missouri is having an open house on April 6. The nursery is a great source of inexpensive tree and shrub seedlings. Wild Ones gives away their seedlings for Earth Day each year. The open house is from 9 a.m. to 2…
