By Sue Leahy Board Member at Large and Outreach Coordinator Some of you may already be aware that the new Outreach Committee will take over responsibility for tabling at various events this year. What you may not know is that over 1/4 of our new blog post/e-mail notification sign-ups find…
by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter has lost a dear and long-time member; someone significant to the native plant and biodiversity movement in the St. Louis region. Ed Schmidt died Sunday, October 27, after being in hospice at his home for several…
by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter January-June 2019 As president of the Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter, I have decided to start providing a Semi-Annual State of the Chapter report. The chapter Board and I hope this gives you more insight into the work we do,…
by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter Have you seen it?! If you are a member of Wild Ones you recently received an email notice that “Your Wild Ones 2019 Summer Journal is here!” If you are not a member, this publication is the best reason to become…
By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter In the interest of promoting landscaping with native plants, our Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter has an increasing collaboration with the GrowNative! program of the Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF). Our Board of Directors voted late last year to become an Institutional…
Invasive bush honeysuckle chokes out native species including trees, shrubs, and ground-layer plants because of multiple factors including its rapid spread, density, early shading, depletion of the soil, and suspected toxins (1). Not only that but it is difficult to remove because of its thick and gnarly wood, which creates…
We are celebrating the addition of Marypat Ehlmann to our board! Equally good news is the fact that she has begun serving as our volunteer coordinator. Below is her description of the paths that brought her to us and some of the experience she brings with her, which she is…
By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter From an editorial review of The Little Hummingbird by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas on Amazon from School Library Journal: “Based on a South American indigenous story, The Little Hummingbird tells of a forest fire that causes the animals to flee for…
By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter I am extremely happy to tell you all that we have added two outstanding members-at-large to our Wild Ones-St. Louis Chapter Board of Directors. We welcomed Sue Leahy and James Faupel to their first board meeting in August. These two…
