By Fran Glass; photos by Bob Siemer and Ann Earley As a sixteen-year member of Wild Ones, 2013 was the first time I took advantage of the opportunity to attend an Annual Membership Meeting. It will certainly not be my last. It was such a joy to meet dedicated people…
By Amy Redfield Scott Barnes once drove four hours – each way – to get some horsetail plants. His very first solo garden would not be complete without the plant that had fascinated him as a child in the fields near his home. That horsetail, and that fascination, have stayed with him everywhere…
This month’s program was attended by 22 members and 2 guests who were welcomed by President Ed Schmidt. Membership chair Betty Struckhoff circulated attendance sheet. Program Brightside St. Louis’ Executive Director Mary Lou Green was our hostess at the Brightside Demonstration Garden and Learning Center located on the southeast corner…
By Scott Woodbury I recently attended Dave Tylka’s workshop on “Native Landscaping for Wildlife and People” at Lincoln University. Dave’s talk was inspiring and informative, and the native gardens at LU were in fantastic shape. I strongly recommend that you attempt to visit them if you ever are in Jefferson City….
President Ed Schmidt welcomed 19 members and one guest to this month’s yard tour and meeting. Three members of the Chesterfield Citizens Committee for the Environment also attended the yard tour. The Committee’s participation was a key reason for Chesterfield being chosen as the location for the 2011 Landscape Challenge….
Thanks to Nathan Zenser for forwarding this article from the New York Times. By IAN LOVETT Published: August 11, 2013 LOS ANGELES — This is how officials here feel about grass these days: since 2009, the city has paid $1.4 million to homeowners willing to rip out their front lawns and…
By Ann Earley Wild Ones members have the opportunity to hear from a leading authority on monarch butterflies when Chip Taylor, founder of Monarch Watch, will speak in St. Louis on Saturday, September 7. His topic will be “Monarch Conservation — Challenges and Opportunities.” This event, sponsored by the Missouri Prairie…
There will be a brainstorming/planning session after the October meeting in Alton to discuss the possible formation of a Wild Ones chapter in southern Illinois. The meeting and discussion are open to the public, so members are encouraged to invite friends, and others with an interest in being a part…
Wild Ones member Ann Earley was interviewed on KSDK this spring about the Zoo’s citizen science program to collect data on frogs and toads. The information is then reported to Frog Watch USA. Read the transcript of the interview. Ann is also coordinating our chapter’s participation in the Wild for Monarchs…
by Betty Struckhoff On August 7, Wild Ones members were treated to a wonderful front yard native garden in Chesterfield. It was fun to see our makeover in 2011 and how it has developed over two years (and how two active children have grown along with it). Part of the…
