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Wild Ones What's New Archive |
Oct 20, 2009 (Tue)
!! WILD ONES IS HAVING A SALE!!
Wild Ones is having a Wild Store sale beginning October 20th – just in time for the holidays – on all merchandise including clothing, books and lots of other items while supply lasts. Check out the Wild Ones store website at: for a complete list.
Look up these wild prices ~~~
Wild Ones yard signs $20
Seeds and Seedling book $10
Wild About Wildflower videos $10
Roots Sweatshirts $29
Men's & Women's Polo Shirts $28 pima or $27 pique
Children’s Die Buckthorn short-sleeved t-shirts $9
"In Celebration of Nature" Totes 1 for $5, 2 for $8 and 3 for $10
Prices have been discounted anywhere from 10 to 30% or more and are effective through December 15th. All prices include standard shipping and handling. Express shipping will be an extra charge.
We also have a large assortment of general topic and local Wisconsin and Midwest books at headquarters which are not listed on the website. Give us a call if you’re interested. 877-394-9453.
Although not on sale, other holiday gifts for you to consider would be Wild Ones memberships. Don't forget your family and friends. New gift memberships receive not only a written acknowledgment of their membership from Wild Ones, but also a copy of the colorful Wild Ones 25th Anniversary Book and the New Member Handbook.
Oct 17, 2009 (Sat)
ANNOUNCING PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
The People's Choice for the Annual Wild Ones Photo Contest was awarded to Blue Splendor in Mountains (fourth row down, third photo from left). Here is where we’ve also posted the other categorical winners.
Congratulations! to all who participated.
Sep 18, 2009 (Fri)
SFE Grant Application On-Line
The SFE Grant Application is now on-line. Applications are due October 15th. Good Luck, applicants!
Aug 01, 2009 (Sat)
GREEN GABLES ON-LINE
Richard Ehrenberg's Green Gables articles from recent issues of the Wild Ones magazine "Wild Ones Journal" are now on-line. Go to Green Gables and curser about half-way down the webpage. Eight articles in all will keep you spell-bound. And if you're inclined, join us for an Open House at the Ehrenberg resident on August 22nd. For more details go to August 22nd RSVP's required.
Jun 17, 2009 (Wed)
Greater DuPage Wild Ones in the News
The Greater DuPage Chapter of Wild Ones had the the unpleasant, but grateful task of rescuing plants at Naperville North High School recently -- ironically, some of the very plants which were transplanted there from another plant rescue many years before. As Joni Mitchell's song "Big Yellow Taxi" says:
"Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
'Til it's gone.
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot."
details.
Jun 14, 2009 (Sun)
REGISTER NOW -- Midwest Native Plant Conference
CONNECTING PEOPLE AND NATURE
July 24-26, 2009
Hope Hotel in Dayton, Ohio (by Wright Patterson AFB)
Presented by the Midwest Native Plant Society, Flora-Quest &
Greater Cincinnati Wild Ones.
Featured speakers:
�� Chris Bedel, Edge of Appalachia, Preserve Director
�� Carolyn Harstad, author of Go Native!
�� Jim McCormac, botanist and all around naturalist, author of Birds of Ohio
This conference will include educational programs and field trips
designed to connect people and nature. The focus will be on native prairies
and wetlands with emphasis on the importance of native plant communities and how you
can include these elements in your landscapes.
A percentage of the proceeds will benefit the Beavercreek Wetland Association and the
Marianist Environmental Education Center(MEEC).
Local vendors will be available to address your native plant needs.
For further information or contact Jim McCormac at email or Kathy McDonald at email.
Jun 05, 2009 (Fri) New Series On Increasing Pollinators
It is estimated that animal pollinators--bees, bats, birds, butterflies--are needed for the reproduction of 80% of flowering plants and one third of human food crops. We depend on these industrious pollinators to provide us with a wide range of foods we eat. In addition, pollinators are part of the intricate web that supports the biological diversity in natural ecosystems.
Unfortunately, pollinators are declining. They are threatened by habitat loss, disease, and the excessive and inappropriate use of pesticides. A number of pollinators species are at risk.
A new series of ecoregional planting guides have been created by the Pollinator Partnership (P2), to which the Forest Service is affiliated along with several other federal agencies. These guides are tailored to specific ecoregion provinces in the U.S., as mapped by the Forest Service. There are 28 guides available for downloading, free of charge, at P2's website:
http://www.pollinator.org/guides.htm
They have an Ecoregion Locator using your zip code.
These guides can help farmers and ranchers, land managers, and gardeners select plants to increase the number of pollinators in their area.
Robert G. Bailey, PhD
Ecoregions, Ecosystem Geography,
and Sustainability
Rocky Mountain Research Station
USDA Forest Service
240 W Prospect Rd
Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA
(970) 498-2617; 1212 fax
rgbailey@fs.fed.us
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/analytics/staff/Bailey.html
Ecoregions/ecomap Sites:
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/ecoregions
http://svinetfc4.fs.fed.us/research/section/index.html
Feb 24, 2009 (Tue)
WILD Center WISHLIST - Updated
Many of you have been asking about things we might need at the EcoCenter, so we've put together a list for you.
first aid kit
rain gauge
gardening tools (trowels, shovels, pruners, pruning saw(s), etc)
garden tractor and small trailer
benches for outdoor seating
step ladder
trailer for hauling debris with car
rain barrels
conference type table(s)
conference type stackable chairs
floor pads for desk chairs
double bed or twin bed or better yet, one set of bunk beds
dressers (2 ea)
In the spring, we will need small maple and oak (bur, white and swamp white oak)trees.
Contact the national office if you have other other items which may be suitable for use at the WILD Center.
We now have someone at the WILD Center from 9:30AM to 3:30PM Monday thru Friday. Or, you can call for an appointment 877-394-9453.
Jan 01, 2009 (Thu)
Please join us in thanking our Honorary Directors for their past service to the environmental community and for their future endeavors on our behalf. The protection of our Earth’s natural heritage and our soil and water resources is essential to maintaining a high quality of life for today, and for the children of future generations to come. With their help Wild Ones will be able to successfully move toward these goals.
Welcome New Honorary Board Members
The Wild Ones national board wishes to thank our outgoing national honorary board members and are pleased to welcome several new national honorary directors. Please join us in sending our best wishes and thanks to Craig Tufts and Andy and Sally Wasowski. Craig, Chief Naturalist at National Wildlife Federation, and Andy and Sally, authors of several books including "Requiem for a Lawnmower" and "Building with Nature" have been national honorary directors since 1996.
For more information about our Honorary Board Members.
Nov 14, 2008 (Fri)
"State of the Lawn"
On the last day of the Wild Ones 2008 Annual Meeting, a Sunday morning, the closing plenary thoughts were delivered by keybnote speaker, and newly nominated Honorary Director Neil Diboll. If you weren't there participating with the enthusiastic audience, in what turned out to be a a heady consciousness-raising meeting, you can read Neil's entire presentation. A shortened version appears in the Nov/Dec08 issue of the Wild Ones Journal.
Oct 06, 2008 (Mon)
Natural Landscaping with Native Plants Conference
Hosted by the Milwaukee area Chapters of Wild Ones
Saturday, October 18, 2008, 8:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Registration begins at 8 A.M.
Kliebhan Conference Center, Bonaventure Hall,
Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee
Plenty of free parking available
Cost: $25 in advance; $30 at door; $15 students with ID
Lunch: Cafeteria or bring your own
Download conference poster or registration form.
To register on-line or for questions, call 414-299-9888, press 3.
Reducing greenhouse gases, conserving water, guarding against flooding, providing habitats for birds and insects are a few reasons why Wild Ones, a nonprofit organization, promotes replacing lawns with native plants. To help people learn how to help slow down global warming and prevent extinction of America's birds and insects, Wild Ones is sponsoring a one-day conference called: Natural Landscaping with Native Plants on Saturday, October 18, 2008 from 8:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. at Cardinal Stritch University, (Glendale) Milwaukee.
Using native plants to replace lawn grass helps in slowing down global warming because native plants have long, fibrous roots which absorb carbon from the atmosphere. Roots of native plants also absorb, filter, and release water into the ground slowly, preventing flooding. Native plants are drought-resistant and do not require artificial watering. Considerable energy is wasted to purify and pump the water used to irrigate yards. In addition, water is a scarce commodity in many areas making conservation vital.
So much land has been developed that public lands no longer provide enough food for migrating birds and butterflies. Landscaping with native plants sustains American birds and insects which depend on our yards for their survival.
Program choices will include homeowner experiences... and more.
Sep 17, 2008 (Wed)
WILD Center WISHLIST - Updated
Many of you have been asking about things we might need at the EcoCenter, so we've put together a list for you.
first aid kit
gardening tools (trowels, shovels, pruners, pruning saw(s), etc)
garden tractor and small trailer
benches for outdoor seating
step ladder
trailer for hauling debris with car
shredder or chipper, heavy-duty
rain barrels
conference type table(s)
conference type stackable chairs
floor pads for desk chairs
double bed or twin bed or better yet, one set of bunk beds
dressers (2 ea)
In the spring, we will need small maple and oak (bur, white and swamp white oak)trees.
Contact the national office if you have other other items which may be suitable for use at the WILD Center.
We now have someone at the WILD Center from 9:30AM to 3:30PM Monday thru Friday. Or, you can call for an appointment 877-394-9453.
Sep 16, 2008 (Tue)
Indiana Wild Ones Native Plant Symposium
It's not too late to sign up for the Gibson Woods Wild Ones Native Plant Symposium.
The deadline has been extended to Sept. 23. Registration Info
Any questions? Call Joy Bower at 219-844-3188 W or 219-595-4284 H or Pat Rosenwinkel 219-865-2679
Aug 20, 2008 (Wed)
Die Buckthorn Scum T-Shirts are Back!
Yes, we have by popular demand the "Die Buckthorn Scum" t-shirts back in stock and this time we have the yellow shirt in adult sizes as well. To order yours now go Wild Store or call the WILD Center at 877-394-9453.
Aug 03, 2008 (Sun)
VOTE FOR NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS
This is the year we bring new board members on to our national Wild Ones board. To cast your ballot, go to members only log-in button.
Please note. If you have not already registered for access to the members only pages, you must first register. To do so, go to the upper right-hand corner of the Wild Ones website home page and click on the Members Login button.
In the next window, go to the third line which says "member email not registered? Register password for member here."
The window which appears next gives you the opportunity to register your e-mail address. You'll need to make up a password.
The Internet will search the Wild Ones database to see if your e-mail address matches with what we have there, and if you're active, and if it's satisfied, it will allow you to go to the next step. Here you will need to answer a couple of pretty simple questions. Once answered, you will be sent back to the log-in page from where you should be able to successfully access basic Wild Ones members information including the ballot.
Aug 01, 2008 (Fri)
EcoCenter Landscape Designs
We have received several designs for landscaping the grounds around the Wild Ones Ecology Center. Attendees at this year's annual meeting/conference will have the opportunity to see the designs up close. If you're going to miss this opportunity on August 22-24th, please take a look and let us know what you think. E-mail.
Jul 11, 2008 (Fri)
ECOCENTER WISHLIST
Many of you have been asking about things we might need at the EcoCenter, so we've put together a list for you.
conference type table(s)
conference type stackable chairs
floor pads for desk chairs
gardening tools (trowels, shovels, pruners, pruning saw(s), etc)
garden tractor and small trailer
lighting fixtures
double bed or twin bed or better yet, one set of bunk beds
benches for outdoor seating
bench type seating suitable for observation area inside EcoCenter
Contact the national office if you have other other items which maybe suitable for use at the EcoCenter.
Beginning July 22, we will have someone at the EcoCenter from 9AM to noon every Tuesday thru Friday. Or, you can call for an appointment 877-394-9453.
Jul 07, 2008 (Mon)
REGISTER for Wild Ones Annual Meeting/Conference
On-Line registration is now available for "In Celebration of Nature," the Wild Ones 2008 Annual Meeting/Conference to be held in Appleton, Wisconsin on August 22-24, 2008. Go to to register on-line Registration or to to download a copy of the registration form.
For more information about the conference, speakers, tours, etc go to In Celebration of Nature.
For information about other 2008 Wild Ones events go to Wild Events webpage.
Jun 20, 2008 (Fri)
IN CELEBRATION OF NATURE
Find out all the details about this year's Wild Ones Annual Meeting and Conference which will be held at the new Wild Ones EcoCenter in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Apr 26, 2008 (Sat)
The Inside Story
Janice Stiefel, author of "The Inside Story" articles which appeared in past Wild Ones Journals, has passed away. We know not everyone had the privilege to know or meet Janice, but she was a speaker at our Wild Ones conferences and at our regular chapter meetings, as well as a writer for the Journal.
For those of us who were around in the early years of Wild Ones, we remember her for the wonderful articles which appeared in the early version of the Wild Ones newsletter then called The Outside Story. Janice's articles were a regular column entitled "The Inside Story" and covered information about a specific plant, it's characteristics and specialness including medicinal uses and "old wive's tales."
Janice wrote 71 "The Inside Story" articles between 1990 and 2002. Monetary gifts sent in Janice's memory will help Wild Ones publish these articles into a book to share with the rest of the world.
A gifted photographer with a special interest in insects, butterflies and moths, some of Janice's most current work at BugGuide.
Apr 21, 2008 (Mon)
Project BudBurst
Carol Andrews, national Wild Ones president, wants you to know about a fun new thing that her chapter is trying this year. You may have read about Project Budburst in the Wild Ones Journal. Her chapter has decided to form "BudBurst Teams" of a few people that want to watch the same plant and will then share notes with each other about when, for example, their Juneberry starts to bloom, when they first get fruit, etc. She's hoping it's a way for everyone to have that much more reason to really get in tune w/ the local flora while also helping to contribute scientific data to an important cause.
You might like to try to set up some teams of your own. Download a copy of the Information Card or the Sign-Up Form
Apr 10, 2008 (Thu)
In Search of a Name
We are now the proud owners of our very own permanent headquarters, so now is the time for us to seriously think about what we are going to call our new home. A possible name suggested by the EcoCenter Steering Committee is the WILD Center (Wild Ones Institute of Learning and Discovery Center). We'd like to know what you think. Give us your suggestion by May 16th. Suggestions will be presented to the Committee for review with final voting to take place by members at the annual meeting/conference to be held this year at the Wild Ones EcoCenter in the Wisconsin Fox Valley.
Remember the current site includes a building, roughly 3/4 of an acre of open land to be developed into demonstration gardens, and 3 acres of riparian hardwood and floodplain forest.
Although we have not gathered sufficient funds to purchase the remaining 12.5 acres of upland/riparian woodland/marsh which would complete our EcoCenter, we will continue to apply for grants and solicit donations with the hope of being able to do so by the end of 2008. To donate.
So celebrate the new year with Wild Ones! Mark your calendar for the grand opening celebration this summer, August 22-24th.
Feb 29, 2008 (Fri)
Wild Ones on Bob Vila
Writer Maureen Blaney Flietner has informed us that her article "Water Friendly Landscapes" can be seen at Bob Vila online
Feb 27, 2008 (Wed)
Wild Ones on YouTube
Yep! Wild Ones is now on YouTube. Teh website contains all our current shows on the photo contest and the Wild Ones EcoCenter.
Feb 24, 2008 (Sun)
WILD Center WISHLIST - Updated
Many of you have been asking about things we might need at the EcoCenter, so we've put together a list for you.
first aid kit
gardening tools (trowels, shovels, pruners, pruning saw(s), etc)
garden tractor and small trailer
benches for outdoor seating
step ladder
trailer for hauling debris with car
shredder or chipper, heavy-duty
rain barrels
conference type table(s)
conference type stackable chairs
floor pads for desk chairs
double bed or twin bed or better yet, one set of bunk beds
dressers (2 ea)
In the spring, we will need small maple and oak (bur, white and swamp white oak)trees.
Contact the national office if you have other other items which may be suitable for use at the WILD Center.
We now have someone at the WILD Center from 9:30AM to 3:30PM Monday thru Friday. Or, you can call for an appointment 877-394-9453.
Feb 23, 2008 (Sat)
Wild Ones Announces Landscape Design Challenge
Wild Ones is inviting everyone who is involved with natural landscape design -- professional or amateur -- to develop an appropriate design for our landscaping and demonstration gardens at our new Wild Ones EcoCenter and Headquarters. As many of you are aware, Wild Ones has recently purchased a 3.5 acre parcel of land complete with a house which we will be using as a working ecology center and Wild Ones national headquarters. The site is located on the west shore of Little Lake Butte des Morts and is adjacent to Stroebe Marsh in the Town of Menasha, Wisconsin. Little Lake Butte des Morts is part of the Fox River waterway and the Green Bay of Lake Michigan which is part of the Great Lakes watershed. We are in need of a special landscape design for our new headquarters and we are inviting you to submit plans. Your reward will be that you’ve contributed to the overall concept of the Wild Ones EcoCenter and its mission, and the recognition of your efforts will be prominently displayed at the EcoCenter.
The site is approximately 3/4 acre upland with the balance in riparian hardwood or floodplain forest. We are looking for recommendations for the design for the overall landscaping, but most specifically the demonstration gardens; i.e., theme, location, plant choice, walking paths, signage and other appropriate amenities. The demonstration gardens will be the focus of our educational goals related to natural landscaping. There will be some restoration efforts necessary with regard to the riparian buffer zone including reintroduction of native woodland species. Currently the forest floor is covered primarily with moneywort and dense upper-story growth.
A preliminary sketch has been uploaded to the Wild Ones website. A slide show and videos are available also.
Slide show with captions
YouTube video
On-line video (Some Windows machines will not play this video unless they have installed the QuickTime video plug-in)
Please note that the fallow field shown on some of the slides has not yet come under our ownership. It is on our wish list, however, to be able to expand into it with an oak savanna area at some time in the future. Please also note that the crab apple trees will likely have to be removed to make room for parking. And, although the evergreen trees do provide some protection from the northwest winds and are quite mature, they are not native species. So no need to feel obligated to retain these existing plants.
There are topo/aerial, soils and wetlands/shorelands maps available for this site (plus a lot more info) at the Winnebago County website
link to the parcel information
The parcel you will be working with is 00801010701. It includes the house site at 2285 Butte des Morts Beach Rd, Neenah, Wisconsin as well as the 3 acres to the north and west of the parcel. However, you won't be able to reach the various maps without first agreeing to the Terms of Use/Copyright Policy. So here are the instructions to get to the maps.
Go to Winnebago County website and click on "GIS/Maps" from the left-hand menu.
Go to the bottom of the next page and agree to "Terms of Use/Copyright Policy."
Then click on "Winnebago Towns and General Inquiries."
Then click on green box at the top of the page which says "Search Options Menu."
Curser down to the second set of windows and type in "2285." Click "Find It."
Click on the fifth entry: "2285 Butte des Morts Beach Rd, Neenah, Wisconsin"
It'll bring up the Winnebago County GIS Viewer and Property Profiler
Zoom out a little until all of parcel 00801010701 is in view.
Click on the check box in the yellow block to the right of the page.
Then click on the house number in the viewer/profiler window.
This brings up more information than you wanted to know, so don't forget to curser all the way down the page to find everything.
If you have any problems finding all the information you need to plan a design, contact the Wild Ones Executive Director or call toll free 877-394-9453. We'd like your design(s) back by May 16th either via e-mail or snail mail.
You can create a design for one or all the gardens or the entire landscape area. Just make sure to get your ideas to us by May 16, 2008 either via snail mail or e-mail at execdirector@for-wild.org The Wild Ones EcoCenter Steering Committee will be reviewing all the submitted plans and the Wild Ones members will pick their favorite at this year's annual meeting and conference to be held at the EcoCenter August 22-24.
And, oh yes, please feel free to share this invitation with others you may feel would be interested in participating.
Thanks for being a part of this very exciting year for us.
Donna VanBuecken, Executive Director
Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes
PO Box 1274
Appleton, WI 54912-1274
Feb 11, 2008 (Mon)
NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE Update
ACTION ALERT
January 2008
Urge Members of the US Senate
to Support the No Child Left Inside Act of 2007
The No Child Left Inside Coalition needs you to step forward now and tell members of the U.S. Senate that you strongly support environmental education. The Coalition’s legislation, the No Child Left Act (S.1981), would strengthen and expand environmental education, and would reconnect children with nature through outdoor learning experiences. The NCLI Act provides funding for environmental education programs and teacher professional development in states with K-12 environmental literacy plans. Such funding is critically needed to help young people understand their natural world.
The action is now in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, which is considering education funding issues as it works to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind law. Sen. Edward Kennedy, chairman of the committee, plans to produce a No Child Left Behind bill by April. We want as many cosponsors as possible of the NCLI Act, which will send a signal to the Senate HELP Committee that support is broad and diverse.
The power of the No Child Left Inside Coalition rests with the members of its affiliated organizations, such as ours. So, please take a few minutes and call or write your senators and ask them to cosponsor the NCLI legislation.
Action Needed!
For a list of members of your legislature.
1. Call your senators, and ask them to cosponsor S. 1981, the No Child Left Inside Act.
2. Write a letter on your organization’s letterhead to encourage your senators to cosponsor the No Child Left Inside Act. (Sample letter below.)
3. Send a follow up report to the NCLI Coalition Grassroots Coordinator (Abby Ybarra so he can track which senators have been contacted.
Go to Coalition's website to learn more about the No Child Left Inside Act. The website includes a link to allow you to send an email to members of Congress as well as other useful tools, such as guidelines on writing a letter to your local newspaper’s editor.
Please get involved now. Together we can promote healthier kids and a healthier world!
Sample letter and list of senators on HELP Committee .
For more information about NCLI go to SFE webpages.
Jan 16, 2008 (Wed)
2008 Annual Spring Exposition
The Twin Cities and St. Croix Oak Savanna Chapters of Wild Ones, the St. Paul Audubon Society and Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis proudly present the 7th Annual Spring Exposition Through the Eyes of Nature: The Birds’ View of Landscaping
Saturday, February 23, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm at the Radisson Hotel Roseville, 2540 North Cleveland Avenue, Roseville, MN 55113
For more information about speakers and activities.
Jan 01, 2008 (Tue)
WILD ONES HAS A NEW HOME
In December we closed on the part of the Wild Ones Ecology Center which will enable us to move our headquarters to a permanent facility. But we still have lots of work to do to make the facility handicap accessible before we can move in, so please keep your donations coming in to offset the expenses. To donate.
Although we have not gathered sufficient funds to purchase the remaining 12.5 acres of upland/riparian woodland/marsh which would complete our EcoCenter, we will continue to apply for grants and solicit donations with the hope of being able to do so by the end of 2008. To donate.
So celebrate the new year with Wild Ones! Mark your calendar for the grand opening celebration this summer, August 22-24th.
Dec 01, 2007 (Sat)
Dragonfly Calendars
The 2008 Dragonfly calendars are now available in the Wild Store.
Sep 09, 2007 (Sun)
SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING FOR OUR -- Make your yard an enchanting place with native plants.
The Milwaukee-Area Wild Ones Chapters are sponsoring their annual native landscaping seminar for owners of city or suburban lots, for sun or shade, for sand or clay, for wet or dry on Saturday, October 13, 2007. This seminar will help participants create a sense of place with Wisconsin native plants. Learn from homeowners like you and also from experienced professionals. Sessions and topics will build sequentially on each other, culminating in a hands-on design experience. Bring a sandwich and your questions to the lunch-hour gathering, a free-form discussion on all things natural landscaping.
Cardinal Stritch University / Milwaukee
8:30 am to 3 pm with check-in at 8 am
Cost is $25 in advance. $15 students with ID. $30 at the door.
Register online here.
For questions or to request a brochure, telephone 414-299-9888, ext 2 (Wild Ones Milwaukee-Southwest/Wehr chapter voice mail) or go to the Brochure.
Sep 08, 2007 (Sat)
Birdscaping in the Midwest
Mariette Nowak's new book "Birdscaping in the Midwest" is now available in the Wild Store. Mariette has personally endorsed and signed each book to our Wild Ones members. Birdscaping in the Midwest $30 includes s&h.
Mariette is a former national Wild Ones board member where she served as Vice-President and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal.
Aug 28, 2007 (Tue)
GARLIC MUSTARD SPREADS
Good news! We have a few 2007 Wild Ones Annual Meeting/Conference T-shirts left, so if you'd like to get one now is the time to order. Just click on Wild Store or contact the national office at 877-394-9453. See graphic at right.
Aug 27, 2007 (Mon)
Happy Birthday, Lorrie!
Just a Reminder that this is the time of the year we honor Lorrie Otto for her dedication to the natural landscaping movement. Lorrie will be 88 in September and as in the past, we have honored her accomplishments and importance to Wild Ones with a donation to the Seeds For Education Grant Program. To be part of this remembrance, send your donation today. Go to Happy Birthday Lorrie to download Lorrie's birthday card and make an on-line contribution. Please send your gifts by September 5th so we can get your cards and letters to Lorrie in time for her birthday.
Aug 01, 2007 (Wed)
Just two weeks left to Register for
Wild Ones Annual Meeting & Conference
Please plan to join us at this year's Annual Meeting and Conference hosted by the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of Wild Ones at the Bergamo Retreat Center in Dayton, Ohio on August 17, 18 & 19, 2007. For more information about the meeting and other events being held in conjunction with the conference or to register, go to Wild Ones Events
Jul 31, 2007 (Tue)
Lorrie Otto's Annual Bus Tour
Lorrie's annual bus tour in Milwaukee, Wisconsin will be held August 4th this year. If you've never been on her tour before, you've missed a real treat. It's an event you don't want to miss.
For more information go to Wild Events
Jul 16, 2007 (Mon)
PLANT RESCUES
This is the time of year when Wild Ones members are rescuing native plants in danger of destruction due to road improvements and residential and commercial development. If you're going to be involved in a plant rescue, we encourage you to read the Wild Ones guidelines for rescuing and transplanting native plants. Once you've given these very special plants a new home, don't forget to share their seeds with others who are developing native plantings of their own.
Jul 10, 2007 (Tue)
Don't Forget to Register for
Wild Ones Annual Meeting & Conference
Please plan to join us at this year's Annual Meeting and Conference hosted by the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of Wild Ones at the Bergamo Retreat Center in Dayton, Ohio on August 17, 18 & 19, 2007. For more information about the meeting and other events being held in conjunction with the conference or to register, go to Wild Ones Events
Jul 07, 2007 (Sat)
Wild Ones EcoCenter Challenges
We have two challenges going on right to help us raise funds needed to develop the Wild Ones EcoCenter.
First, the Fox Valley Area Chapter has challenged the other Wild Ones chapters to a 1:2 match up to $20,000. To date, 13 of our chapters have met that challenge.
Second, an anonymous member from Illinois has challenged the other Wild Ones members to a 1:2 match up to $20,000 for any donations received after July 1st.
So if your chapter hasn't already made their donation toward this very important fund drive or you haven't already made your donation, please do so now. We need all the help we can get! To add your contribution to either of these challenges, go to donation and click on "Other Purchase or Donation" or e-mail or call the Wild Ones national office toll free at 877-394-9453 with your credit card info.
To learn more about the development of the EcoCenter go to EcoCenter.
Jun 06, 2007 (Wed)
Happy Birthday, Lorrie!
Lorrie will be 88 in September and as in the past, we have honored her accomplishments and importance to Wild Ones with a donation to the Seeds For Education Grant Program. To be part of this remembrance, send your donation today. Go to Happy Birthday Lorrie to download Lorrie's birthday card and make an on-line contribution. Please send your gifts by September 5th so we can get your cards and letters to Lorrie in time for her birthday.
May 09, 2007 (Wed)
Wild Ones Annual Meeting/Conference
Registration forms were mailed in the May/June 2007 issue of the Wild Ones Journal. Please get your registrations in early since participation in limited. For more information or to register on-line, please go to Annual Meeting/Conference
Apr 04, 2007 (Wed)
EcoCenter Challenge
Great News! The Fox Valley Area (WI) Chapter of Wild Ones has issued an ECOCENTER CHALLENGE to all the Wild Ones Chapters. Karen Syverson, Chapter President wrote:
Now is the time to act! Wild Ones have a rare and exciting opportunity to step up its promotion of environmentally sound landscaping practices. A permanent national Wild Ones headquarters along with a working ecology center will help immensely in this effort. Having it in the Fox Valley, home of one of the largest PCB contamination clean-up projects in the world, will help make the EcoCenter a showplace of what can be done to restore the health of an ecosystem.
Members of the Fox Valley Area Chapter of Wild Ones wish to show our support for purchase of the Wild Ones EcoCenter with a 1:2 pledge of an amount up to $20,000 and a challenge to Wild Ones chapters across the country. FVAC will match $1.00 for every $2.00 raised by Wild Ones Chapters across the country with the hope that our $20,000 will raise an additional $40,000 by March 1, 2008.
Our chapter has been fortunate in the past twelve years to have raised substantial funds through our annual conference and plant sales in order to be able to support worthwhile efforts like this. Please encourage your chapters to step up to the challenge!
To add your contribution to this challenge, go to donation and click on "Other Purchase or Donation" or e-mail or call the Wild Ones national office toll free at 877-394-9453 with your credit card info.
All proceeds will be placed in a restricted account until all funding is secured and the Wild Ones EcoCenter is acquired. Only with your help will this effort be the success we know it can be.
Apr 03, 2007 (Tue)
Members EcoCenter Capital Campaign
Requests for contributions toward the Wild Ones EcoCenter Capital Campaign have gone out to Wild Ones members and friends along with a beautiful 4-color 4-page brochure detailing the goals of the EcoCenter. If you didn't get your copy, please e-mail or call the national office toll free at 877-394-9453 to request a copy.
To make your contribution, go to donation and click on "Other Purchase or Donation" or e-mail or call the Wild Ones national office toll free at 877-394-9453 with your credit card info.
All proceeds will be placed in a restricted account until all funding is secured and the Wild Ones EcoCenter is acquired. Only with your help will this effort be the success we know it can be.
Mar 15, 2007 (Thu)
Anonymous Donor Gives to Wild Ones EcoCenter
Wild Ones has received a generous donation of $100,000, along with a $100,000 no-interest loan commitment, from an Illinois foundation (which is managed by Wild Ones members who wish to remain anonymous) in support of the acquisition and development of the Wild Ones Ecology Center project.
The Wild Ones EcoCenter located on 13 acres on Butte des Morts Beach Road in the Town of Menasha will be a place where people can learn how to care for the natural world – a world we are rapidly losing in the face of global warming, invasive species, over-use of herbicides and pesticides, increased urbanization, and depletion of non-renewable resources.
When speaking with Donna VanBuecken, Executive Director of Wild Ones, we were told that the anonymous donors sent the gift with a note saying: “We are happy to be able to help Wild Ones bring this project home.”
Accounts have been established at both the First National Bank - Fox Valley, Attn: Kathy Blumreich, 320 Racine Street in Menasha, WI 54952 and at the American National Bank, Attn: Dawneen Berthold, 2200 N Richmond Street, WI 54911. Donors wishing to be part of this vital project should make their monetary gifts to either of these locations in Wild Ones EcoCenter’s name. For more information about the EcoCenter call Donna at 877-394-9453 or go to EcoCenter.
Feb 21, 2007 (Wed)
Through the Eyes of Nature: The Aesthetics of Natural Landscapes
is the theme of the Spring 2007 Native Plant Seminar to be held February 24, 2007 and jointly sponsored by the Twin Cities Wild Ones and the St. Croix Oak Savanna Wild Ones. Go to our Wild Events page for more information.
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