Seed Pods: U City NatureScapers

The U City NatureScapers is the second Seed Pod the Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter is proud to highlight.  They are a hyper-local group doing outstanding work toward our shared mission of encouraging landscaping with native plants in residential, business, and public landscapes.  NatureScapers includes leaders and volunteers who are…

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2023 Shaw Spring Wildflower Market is coming!

by Reneé Benage Membership Chair and Plant Sale Chair Our Chapter will be selling native plants during the Spring Wildflower Market at Shaw Nature Reserve on both Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6. We hope you will shop our booth at the sale, as the profits are our Chapter’s…

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Time for spring cleanup? Here are some tips

As the weather warms, many of us who care about ‘leaving the leaves’ and the stems to support the over-wintering critters, are asking…‘Now?’ To help us think about ecologically smart spring clean up principles, here are a few blog posts from two of our members: Besa Schweitzer and Dawn Weber:…

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2023 Winter Speakers Series Recordings

  Did you miss any of the 2023 Speakers Series events?    You can watch them on our YouTube channel     January 2023: Board member Sue Leahy presented “Create Your Own Native Garden” If you want to go native, but aren’t sure how to get started, this is for…

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Local stories in the Spring Wild Ones Journal

Wild Ones St. Louis and the St. Louis region shine again in the spring issue of the Wild Ones Journal. We invite everyone to access these links, although only Wild Ones members can access the whole issue.    Members, access the journal through the email sent from National on Monday,…

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Register for Native Plant School sessions

Wild Ones St. Louis uses chapter funds to sponsor the work of three organizations that share our mission: St. Louis Audubon Society’s Bring Conservation Home, Missouri Prairie Foundation’s GrowNative!, and the Native Plant School at Shaw Nature Reserve. Check out the monthly, Thursday offerings of the Native Plant School, and…

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PNL In-Person workshop registration is Open!

The Partners for Native Landscaping (PNL) come together each year to present a program with the goal of inspiring and helping individuals to create gardens that are not only beautiful but are also habitats for native wildlife. There are still 6 free webinars left to attend through the St. Louis…

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2023 Callery Pear Buyback Event – Apr 18th

The Missouri Invasive Plant Council, administered by MPF, has organized a Callery Pear “Buyback” event in St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, Joplin, Springfield, Lebanon, Hannibal, Poplar Bluff, and Columbia, MO on April 18, in partnership with Forest ReLeaf of Missouri, Forrest Keeling Nursery, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), and Deep Roots Kansas City (with…

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Gear up for the 2023 City Nature Challenge!

City Nature Challenge 2023 Friday, April 28– Monday, May 1, 2023   2023 City Nature Challenge is almost here!   The Greater St. Louis Region* is gearing up to compete in the 5th annual City Nature Challenge and we need your participation! The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is a four-day…

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