Upcoming Events

Plan to attend our first meeting of 2022 with Pollinators -The Key to our Future! presented by fellow Wild Ones members and Master Gardeners Alan Nass, Annette Weissbach and Claudia Shultz this Wednesday, January 12 at 6PM at the DePere Library 333 N Broadway, DePere. It should be a great way to warm up and  get started thinking about the coming growing season. This is the first of two parts that will cover the significant role our landscape plans have on pollinators. The second session on February 9 will continue the conversation and showcase many of our local native plants complete with tips on how to include them in your gardens. Come to one or both sessions. As per Brown County guidelines, masks are recommended but not required. 

Pollinators -The Key to our Future! Part One: presented by fellow Wild Ones members and Master Gardeners Alan Nass, Annette Weissbach and Claudia Shultz this Wednesday, January 26 at 6PM. It should be a great way to get started thinking about the coming growing season. This is the first of two parts that will cover the significant role our landscape plans have on pollinators.

Pollinators -The Key to our Future! Part Two: presented by fellow Wild Ones members and Master Gardeners Alan Nass, Annette Weissbach and Claudia Shultz this Wednesday, January 26 at 6PM. It should be a great way to get started thinking about the coming growing season. This is the second of two parts that will cover the significant role our landscape plans have on pollinators.

Justin Kroening instructed volunteers on how to create seeding trays and plant native seeds for the spring kit sale. Volunteers planted various native seeds for these kits.

Planted native seeds into seeding trays to be used for the spring kit sale.

Planted native seeds into seeding trays to be used for the spring kit sale.

Our March meeting will be a Propagation Demonstration at Stone Silo Prairie Gardens, 2325 Oak Ridge Circle in Ledgeview. 

Seeded more trays and transplanted some seedlings into pots for the spring sale.

Seeded tray and transplant seedlings into pots for the spring sale.

Transplant seedlings into pots for the spring sale.

Transplanted seedlings from trays into individual pots for the spring sale.

Transplanted seedlings from trays into individual pots for the spring sale.

Volunteers assembled the pollinator kits for the spring sale to fulfill all orders.

Pollinator kit sale in conjunction with the Garden Blitz event hosted by New Leaf Foods. Pre-ordered kits were picked up by those that ordered and extra plants were sold.

Second day of our Pollinator Kit sale.

3rd day of the Pollinator Kit sale.

4th and last day of the Pollinator Kit sale.

Pollinator Kit sale at WBU

Work day at the Rail Road Museum Tuesday, June 7th from 3 pm to 5 pm. We will be removing unwanted plants and taking some time to brainstorm on possible additions to the garden. Please bring gloves and gardening tools. Hope to see you there. Some of the unwanted plants may fit your landscapes well. So a potential for some free plants.

Kevin Hendricksen our local invasive plant specialist and long-time Wild Ones member will take us on a walk along the trail to show us examples of Invasive species present. The tour will start at the corner of Dousman and Fisk. At the SGT Ben Edinger Memorial Trail.

Regular maintenance of this sponsored garden. We divided plants and weeded.

Master Gardener Open House at the DePere Locktender Garden: NEXT WEDNESDAY, July 20 5-7PM: Wild Ones to host an information table with information on plants for pollinators. We have brochures and extra copies of our pollinator garden plans to hand out. We originally thought we might have kits to sell but they were so popular they are sold out! 

Regular maintenance of this sponsored garden. We divided plants and weeded.

We walked the grounds of the home and enjoyed a tour of their prairie landscape.

Annual late summer plant sale.

Regular maintenance of this sponsored garden. We divided plants and weeded.

Our September meeting will be on September 26th at 6pm with a visit to the Paul Hartman Prairie and Gazebo at Baird Creek, 4677 Co RD JJ Green Bay Wi. Learn more about it and the work of the Baird Creek Preservation Foundation at  https://bairdcreek.org/paulhartman/

Plant Rescue!!!
We have an exciting rescue opportunity in the next two weeks at the former home of member Bonnie Vastag. The dates and times are: Wednesday 9/28 and 10/5 from 4:30-6:30 PM and Saturday 10/1 and 10/8 from 9-11 AM. The new owners are kind enough to allow this rescue. Please respect the times listed and do not go to the property at any other time.
The plants available are from the prairie the Vastags seeded in 1996. The plants are suited to dry to medium soil/ tolerating part sun and part shade to all shade. Plant List: Forked White Aster, New England Aster, Sky Blue Aster, White Indigo, Bergamot, Cup Plant, Downy Sunflower, Golden Alexander, Northern Sea Oats, Sweet Grass, Pale Indian Plantain, Ox Eye Sunflower, Prairie Dock, Purple Coneflower, Sky Blue Aster, Stiff Goldenrod, Wild Quinine. There is Virginia Creeper among the plants - native but invasive. You may find Wild Raspberry and perhaps Poison Ivy.
Plant Rescues are a benefit of membership and therefore open to active members only. Membership materials will be available for anyone who wishes to join at the rescue. Dues must be made by check or cash that day. Plan for the weather and bring your own shovels and containers to transport the plants. Recycled plastic grocery bags work well as they help preserve moisture around the roots. For the best success plan to plant your plants that day or the next.

Plant Rescue!!!
We have an exciting rescue opportunity in the next two weeks at the former home of member Bonnie Vastag. The dates and times are: Wednesday 9/28 and 10/5 from 4:30-6:30 PM and Saturday 10/1 and 10/8 from 9-11 AM. The new owners are kind enough to allow this rescue. Please respect the times listed and do not go to the property at any other time.
The plants available are from the prairie the Vastags seeded in 1996. The plants are suited to dry to medium soil/ tolerating part sun and part shade to all shade. Plant List: Forked White Aster, New England Aster, Sky Blue Aster, White Indigo, Bergamot, Cup Plant, Downy Sunflower, Golden Alexander, Northern Sea Oats, Sweet Grass, Pale Indian Plantain, Ox Eye Sunflower, Prairie Dock, Purple Coneflower, Sky Blue Aster, Stiff Goldenrod, Wild Quinine. There is Virginia Creeper among the plants - native but invasive. You may find Wild Raspberry and perhaps Poison Ivy.
Plant Rescues are a benefit of membership and therefore open to active members only. Membership materials will be available for anyone who wishes to join at the rescue. Dues must be made by check or cash that day. Plan for the weather and bring your own shovels and containers to transport the plants. Recycled plastic grocery bags work well as they help preserve moisture around the roots. For the best success plan to plant your plants that day or the next.

Plant Rescue!!!
We have an exciting rescue opportunity in the next two weeks at the former home of member Bonnie Vastag. The dates and times are: Wednesday 9/28 and 10/5 from 4:30-6:30 PM and Saturday 10/1 and 10/8 from 9-11 AM. The new owners are kind enough to allow this rescue. Please respect the times listed and do not go to the property at any other time.
The plants available are from the prairie the Vastags seeded in 1996. The plants are suited to dry to medium soil/ tolerating part sun and part shade to all shade. Plant List: Forked White Aster, New England Aster, Sky Blue Aster, White Indigo, Bergamot, Cup Plant, Downy Sunflower, Golden Alexander, Northern Sea Oats, Sweet Grass, Pale Indian Plantain, Ox Eye Sunflower, Prairie Dock, Purple Coneflower, Sky Blue Aster, Stiff Goldenrod, Wild Quinine. There is Virginia Creeper among the plants - native but invasive. You may find Wild Raspberry and perhaps Poison Ivy.
Plant Rescues are a benefit of membership and therefore open to active members only. Membership materials will be available for anyone who wishes to join at the rescue. Dues must be made by check or cash that day. Plan for the weather and bring your own shovels and containers to transport the plants. Recycled plastic grocery bags work well as they help preserve moisture around the roots. For the best success plan to plant your plants that day or the next.

Plant Rescue!!!
We have an exciting rescue opportunity in the next two weeks at the former home of member Bonnie Vastag. The dates and times are: Wednesday 9/28 and 10/5 from 4:30-6:30 PM and Saturday 10/1 and 10/8 from 9-11 AM. The new owners are kind enough to allow this rescue. Please respect the times listed and do not go to the property at any other time.
The plants available are from the prairie the Vastags seeded in 1996. The plants are suited to dry to medium soil/ tolerating part sun and part shade to all shade. Plant List: Forked White Aster, New England Aster, Sky Blue Aster, White Indigo, Bergamot, Cup Plant, Downy Sunflower, Golden Alexander, Northern Sea Oats, Sweet Grass, Pale Indian Plantain, Ox Eye Sunflower, Prairie Dock, Purple Coneflower, Sky Blue Aster, Stiff Goldenrod, Wild Quinine. There is Virginia Creeper among the plants - native but invasive. You may find Wild Raspberry and perhaps Poison Ivy.
Plant Rescues are a benefit of membership and therefore open to active members only. Membership materials will be available for anyone who wishes to join at the rescue. Dues must be made by check or cash that day. Plan for the weather and bring your own shovels and containers to transport the plants. Recycled plastic grocery bags work well as they help preserve moisture around the roots. For the best success plan to plant your plants that day or the next.

Social event and meeting to plan ahead for the 2023 calendar and introduce new members and new President.