Upcoming Events

Digging and transplanting the last of the species needed for the Pollinator kits.

A table presentation at the store to inform customers about plants that feed birds, pollinators and wildlife. We will answer questions and promote the mission of Wild Ones.

A guided tour of the Baird Creek property by the Baird Creek Preservation Foundation. 

We will be assembling the pollinator kits ordered for the sale on June 1st. Any extra plants will be organized to sell as individual plants.

This is the annual Pollinator Kit Sale for our spring plant sale. Orders will be picked up and extra plants may be purchased. Yard signs will be for sale. Literature and membership information will be available and chapter members will be available to ask questions.

Tour of Lynn Hyer's property for an example of using native plants in an urban setting.

Master Gardeners event with various local organizations and vendors to showcase the Locktender Garden. Our chapter will have a table display about what we do in Wild Ones and give away a small native plant.

We will be touring the property of Jim and Sandy LaLuzerne, showing a wide variety of native herbaceous and woody plants. Some facts about this tour:

·       Original 5 acres was totally barren

·       Currently total of 23 acres

·       Over 2 miles of trails

·       Some old growth wooded areas

·       Several Brown County Champion Trees

·       200 plus species of trees and woody plants

·       Hundreds of native species of grasses, flowers, water plants, sedges, mosses, lichen, algae, etc.

·       Several prairies

·       Fish, amphibians, insects, arthropods, mammals, birds, etc. (create a habitat and they will come)

·       Fungi

·       Dead trees (standing and fallen)

·       Certified Wildlife Habitat

·       Monarch Way station

We will tour the property of Ken and Judy Sikora, past members of our chapter and native plant enthusiasts. We may also get to see the planting that Judy has managed at the nearby Quarry Park.

Annual late season plant sale of all the native plant inventory at Stone Silo Prairie Gardens, assisted by our chapter members. Our members will be on hand to assist customers with any questions and we will provide literature at our information table.

We will be touring the suburban property of Doris Theeke.

Justin Kroening of Stone Silo Prairie Gardens will show us the best techniques to identify, collect and store native seed for winter sowing. Everyone will be able to collect some seed from his prairie on the property.

Annual meeting to review the past calendar events, elect any board positions available, share native seeds members wish to share, and enjoy dinner and fellowship with other members.