Upcoming Events

More plant sale planning

In this special collaboration, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action. 

Together, they will explore questions such as:

How do we create opportunities for young people to have a voice and feel empowered, even when they are not homeowners or decision makers?What kinds of relationships and mentorships help people stay engaged in native plant work over decades?Why do stories, shared practices, and community invitations matter just as much as plant lists?

Robin and Esther will reflect on what invites people into this work, what keeps them here, and what elders and youth have to teach each other.

Join us for a winter sowing event!

We will have some supplies but if you have your own seeds or milk jugs, please feel free to bring them!

January Member Meeting

We will be discussing ongoing and upcoming projects and events.

Join us to watch The Extraodrinary Caterpillar!

This is a film by Jeff McKay. It's a peek into the dazzling world of nature's tinies and mightiest superheros. IT features Doug Tallamy, Sam Jaffee, and David Wagner. 

This event is free but donations are welcome!

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Our upcoming webinar with Basil Camu explores practical, evidence based ways to heal suburban and urban landscapes by working with trees, soil, and natural systems, drawing on real world practices from Leaf & Limb and community centered models for restoring life where we live, work, and play.!  

Seed trays for the plant sale.

Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & DIY, Gardening & Food, General Interest, Health & Wellness, STEM, Storytime & Early Learning

Event Details:

This fourth annual event features education and fun for adults and kids! 

Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.

Finish any seeding that needs to occur for the plant sale. Sign up required.

The 4th Annual International & Community Festival is a celebration of diversity, culture, faith, and organizations that support our community. This event will have music, dance, art, educational booths from around the work, and resources available to all festival goers. 

We will be transplanting seedlings. Sign up required.

We will finish transplanting any plants left or were not ready. Sign up required.

Join award-winning author, photographer, and educator Rick Darke for What Is Wild and Why It Matters, a free national webinar on Tuesday, April 28th at 10 am CT. Discover how inviting a bit of authentic wildness can create a vibrant landscape that sustains you and local biodiversity. This national event is presented in collaboration between Wild Ones and Homegrown National Park.

Meet in the parking lot a little bit before 9 am. We will head out onto one of the trails and see what we can see. 

Dress for the weather, bring binoculars and water if you need it.

dried plant stalks were cut and removed. Weeded. Planted wild ginger and golden alexander

Mainly weeded bindweed and creeping charlie. Removed young cup plants that have gone beyond their controlled space. 

We will be assembling the plant kits for the plant sale. Sign up required.

Attend the plant sale! 

Plant Sale Committee met to wrap up the plant sale.

Weeding and digging excess plant to take home. One is Queen of the Prairie. We may have others that have spread too. 

What does it take to plant and care for a native planting? Are you new to native plants? 

Native plants are sold as a low maintenance option but sometimes, they don't feel low maintenance. Let's talk about what the type of work it takes to install, maintain and grow habitat in your yard.

Enjoy a variety of the area's best food truck offerings all summer long! Grab something to eat and enjoy your lunch in sunny downtown Green Bay. Food trucks will be located in the library parking lot. Many weeks the trucks will be joined by a surprise local guest - come see what you can learn while you eat! 

Weeding and trimming the garden border to keep it tidy.

We will be touring the concrete planter beds on Military Ave. medians. The beds were converted to perennial pollinator plants this season; This is the longest pollinator corridor in the city of green bay , extending from Lombardi Ave to Shawano Ave, almost 2 miles . Will Dickinson will be leading this one .  PLEASE  meet in front of the Military Ave Business District Building across the street from Jalisco Mexican Restaurant. 

Work will be weeding and trimming back plants overgrowing their space.

We will be meeting at the Mahon Creek neighborhood sign at 6 pm - 2280 Nicolet Dr, Green Bay, WI 54311. You can park in the church parking lot. 

From there we will head to a members house at 3003 Emnalane Drive. You can park along the street. 

Enjoy a variety of the area's best food truck offerings all summer long! Grab something to eat and enjoy your lunch in sunny downtown Green Bay. Food trucks will be located in the library parking lot. Many weeks the trucks will be joined by a surprise local guest - come see what you can learn while you eat! 

Zambaldi Beer is hosting monthly Pints with a Purpose nights at the brewery, where $1 from every pint purchased goes to a pre-selected 501(c)(3) area non-profit.

Come out and support Wild Ones by having a beer!

You planted native. Your neighbor has opinions. Maybe your HOA does too. If you’ve ever felt like the hardest part of native plant gardening is the conversations, not the gardening, you’re not alone.

Wild Ones is thrilled to share this upcoming free webinar as part of the 2026 Less Lawn More Life Challenge. Join Lorraine Johnson for a practical conversation on navigating HOA rules, addressing neighbor concerns, and fostering community conversations about native plant gardening and ecological landscapes.

Yard tour of a residential property.

Native plants are the foundation of habitat, but wildlife need more than food to thrive. Join ecologist and Certified Wildlife Biologist Shaun McCoshum, PhD, to explore how nesting sites, shelter, water, soil conditions, and other often-overlooked resources can transform a yard into a functioning ecosystem that supports biodiversity year-round.

Registration link coming soon.

Enjoy a variety of the area's best food truck offerings all summer long! Grab something to eat and enjoy your lunch in sunny downtown Green Bay. Food trucks will be located in the library parking lot. Many weeks the trucks will be joined by a surprise local guest - come see what you can learn while you eat! 

What does it really take to turn a conventional lawn into a thriving native meadow? Join Owner & Principal, New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL), Sara Weaner Cooper for a candid look at her family's ongoing lawn-to-meadow transformation featured in The New York Times and BBC. Drawing from three years of hands-on experience, Sara will share the methods, lessons learned, successes, and challenges of converting turfgrass into a dynamic native plant community. Participants will gain practical insights into site preparation, planting, management, and the ecological principles that guide successful meadow establishment, along with realistic expectations for how these landscapes evolve over time.

Registration link coming soon.

Bats are among the most important and misunderstood wildlife in our communities. Join experts from Bat Conservation International to explore how native plants, healthy insect populations, and thoughtful landscape design can help support bats. Learn about the ecological role of bats and discover practical ways to create habitat for North America's night flyers right in your own backyard.

Registration link coming soon.

Monarch butterflies depend on a network of habitats stretching across North America, and home landscapes can play an important role in their survival. Join experts from Monarch Joint Venture to explore the science behind monarch conservation, including the importance of milkweed, nectar resources, and regionally appropriate habitat. Learn practical ways to support monarchs through native landscaping and help sustain one of the world's most remarkable migrations.
 

Registration link coming soon.