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….
President Ed Schmidt welcomed thirty-one members and seven guests, including 5 members and 2 guests from Illinois, to this month’s yard tour and meeting. Program Chan Mahanta hosted a yard tour at his home in North St. Louis County. Following the tour, he described how, as a young boy in…
As an experiment this month, two yard tours were held in one week at the same property. Members and guests chose the date and time most convenient for them. On Wednesday’s stormy evening, president Ed Schmidt welcomed 7 guests and 16 members at 6:30 p.m. At 9:30 a.m. on Saturday…
The Sommett Place off Old Big Bend subdivision in Kirkwood was our meeting site. President Ed Schmidt welcomed 8 guests and 29 members. Announcements and Volunteer Opportunities Membership Betty Struckhoff discussed membership benefits. St. Louis Earth Day Festival Fran Glass thanked the 18 volunteers who staffed our educational booth at the…
Little Creve Coeur (Lake) Restoration Project site was our meeting location. Betty Struckhoff offered the remaining shrub and tree seedlings from our group purchase. President Ed Schmidt welcomed 23 members and one guest. Announcements and Volunteer Opportunities Crossroads School Rain Garden Earlier this year we awarded a grant for native…
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…
Vice-President Bill Hoss welcomed 22 guests and 26 Wild Ones members at The Heights community center of Richmond Heights. Membership chair Betty Struckhoff discussed benefits of membership. Announcements Bill announced the upcoming “Partners for Native Landscaping Workshop for Homeowners” to be held February 23 at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center.
Members were joined by three guests at our annual potluck dinner and seed exchange, held at the First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood. Copies of our chapter membership list and the 2013 meeting and event calendar were distributed. Discussion Topic Several members described successes and challenges of the year in their…
Twenty-five members met at Joan and Larry Hummel’s property for our annual Saturday potluck lunch membership meeting. Joan led a tour of her woodland garden and Larry’s prairie. The Hummels purchased their property in 1995. Larry described experiences they have had in restoring the property to a native ecosystem and…
Forest Park Forever Park Ecologist, Peter VanLinn, presented a walking tour around the Deer Lake native restoration area which includes prairie, savannah, wetland and an education area with demonstration plants. Management processes were discussed. Ed Schmidt emphasized the importance of supporting projects as this for their native habitat value. Ed…
