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…
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 The St. Louis Post Dispatch has published several articles regarding the decision to plant a monoculture of non-native London Plane trees (Platanus acerifolia) for new landscaping on the grounds of the St. Louis Arch. For example, read the original announcement, and this follow-up. The articles have generated plenty of…
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…
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. …
Now in its 3rd year, the Sustainable Backyard Tour is a free, self-guided, open-house-style tour of sustainable outdoor residential spaces around St. Louis. It is a unique opportunity to see first hand how others have integrated sustainable living practices into their little piece of Earth. This year’s tour will be Sunday, June 23. If…
The St. Louis chapter of Wild Ones now has a DVD of “Urban & Suburban Meadows,” produced by Catherine Zimmerman. It begins by showing the drawbacks of traditional lawns. Here is an excerpt:
After last year’s successful Native Landscaping workshop, the partner organizations have decided to hold it again. This year’s workshop will be Saturday, February 23, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Powder Valley Nature Center. Registration is $20, and includes lunch and a guide to landscaping with native plants. You…
The American Society of Landscape Architects created this animated video entitled “Designing Neighborhoods for People and Wildlife.” It’s good to see another national organization promoting the importance of native plants and habitats. Note: Once the video starts, click the icon between “HD” and “Vimeo” in the lower right corner to…
The Native Plant School, co-sponsored by St. Louis Wild Ones, is a year-round series of mostly outdoor learning sessions in the Whitmire Wildflower Garden at Shaw Nature Reserve. They will cover various aspects of native home landscaping and prairie/savanna/wetland re-establishment. Please bring your questions, comments, photos, drawings, plant specimens, etc….
