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Ann Arbor Chapter |
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Ann Arbor Chapter |
The Ann Arbor Chapter of Wild Ones was formed in 1996 and is over 100 members. Our members are primarily from Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County, but also from Livingston, western Wayne, and other neighboring counties.
Calendar | Projects | Membership | Email list | Officers | Committee Chairpersons
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Aug 13, 2008 (Wed) Time: potluck at 6:00; tour at 7:15.
Location: Independence Lake County Park
3200 Jennings Rd.
Webster Township
Whitmore Lake, MI 48189
Click here for directions.
Title: "Tour a sunny wetland prairie"
Description:
Join Parks Naturalist (and Wild One) Faye Stoner for a tour of this native cordgrass prairie at the height of its beauty.
This is a wonderful chance to see and learn about our local native plants, butterflies, and perhaps some reptiles and amphibians. We will meet at the Meadows Edge Pavillion. This pavilion is near the park office and Spray Zone.
We'll share a potluck picnic staring at 6:00 PM. Bring a dish to pass and your own utensils; beverages will be provided.
Come early to swim and enjoy the park.
See park features here.
Open to the public. Children are welcome when accompanied by an adult. There is a vehicle entry charge, so consider a car pool with your friends.
Sep 10, 2008 (Wed) Time: 6:45 pm
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Room 125
1800 N. Dixboro Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-9406
Title: David Michener: "Alternatives for your lawn - beyond bluegrass"
Description:
This lecture and demonstration will take advantage of Matthaei Botanical Garden's demonstration plots of five "eco-friendly" turfs. These alternatives to a petroleum-dependent lawn use less water, less fertilizer, and no herbicides or pesticides. Some even grow more slowly so there is less time spent mowing. David Michener, horticulturalist at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, will discuss how to introduce lower impact lawn into the residential landscape, and what the pitfalls are. Matthaei has performed tests over the last two years to find out how these grasses perform in our climate and soils. Come see and hear for yourself how to apply these lessons in your own backyard.
Free and open to the public. Young people welcome when accompanied by a parent or teacher.
Save gas and increase your fun. Please consider car-pooling to this event.
Sep 20, 2008 (Sat)
Car pool to National Board meeting in Midland
Oct 08, 2008 (Wed) Time: 6:45 pm
Location: To be announced - about 10 miles north of Ann Arbor
Title: "Visit a Wild Ones member's yard and prairie"
Description: Visit with a Wild Ones member and see their gorgeous yard and native plants. Help collect seed from a restored prairie.
Details to be announced.
Parking is limited and gas is expensive. Please consider car-pooling to this event.
Oct 11, 2008 (Sat)
Car pool to Kalamazoo WO conference
Oct 16, 2008 (Thu)
Car pool to Grand Rapids for talk by national board member and former national president Bret Rappaport
Oct 18, 2008 (Sat) Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM Note Saturday event!
Location: Nichols Arboretum
Meet at Reader Center near Peony Garden
Description:
Come enjoy and learn at the Oak Openings Garden.
Fall prompts our appreciation of shape and texture in the Oak Openings garden. The variety of seed sizes and forms is amazing, and we'll notice their subtle fragrances. Strategies for storing and planting seeds will be discussed. We may do an ecological burn depending on whether the garden was burned previously.
Free and open to the public. Young people welcome when accompanied by a parent or teacher. Please leave pets at home.
Bring a cushion or stool to sit on, and your own gloves and tools if you wish.
Parking is limited and gas is expensive. Please consider walking, biking, or car-pooling to this event.
The Ann Arbor Chapter occasionally sponsors special one-time or long-term projects. Meetings and workdays for these projects are separate from the monthly chapter meetings.
This long-term project was begun in 2001 and is a joint effort with the University of Michigan Nichols Arboretum. The garden aims to represent a habitat similar to the one that was most common in the Ann Arbor area before settlement by Europeans: open, grassy places with a few widely spaced trees. Meetings and workdays for the garden are held throughout most of the year. For more information, please contact Rick Meader.
To become a member of the Ann Arbor Chapter, please print out a membership application, fill in the requested information, and send the application and your check to:
Karen Lowry, Treasurer
Wild Ones Ann Arbor Chapter
11606 Centennial Drive
Whitmore Lake, MI 48189-9755
As a member, you will receive the following publications:
After becoming a member, please consider joining a committee or serving as an officer. Also consider joining the email list to receive announcements and information regarding Wild Ones and natural landscaping.
The Ann Arbor Chapter of Wild Ones sponsors an email list. Anyone may subscribe to the list, but only subscribers may send email to the list. A copy of each message is automatically forwarded to all subscribers.
The list is primarily for announcements, questions, and information of interest to native plant gardeners in the southern Michigan area. Please help us keep this focus. Traffic averages about 5-10 messages per month.
To subscribe to the Ann Arbor Chapter’s email list, go to the list's web interface, click on the button labeled, "Join wild.ones," fill in your email address and name, and click on the "Save" button.
To send a message to the list, address your email to wild.ones@umich.edu.
To unsubscribe from the list, send an email to wild.ones-request@umich.edu, with the word UNSUBSCRIBE as the SUBJECT of the message. Leave the body of the email blank.
To change your personal settings for the list, go to the list’s web interface.
To contact the list administrator, send email to wild.ones-owner@listserver.itd.umich.edu.
For more information, see the standard list welcome message. You can print out the page for reference.
Officers are responsible for the operation of the Ann Arbor Chapter. Each fall, a nominating committee identifies and contacts potential candidates to serve as officers for the following calendar year. Nominations are made in October, and an informal election is held at the November meeting.
President: Oversees the direction of the chapter events, acts as primary “external” contact person, and coordinates with the national organization.
Susan Bryan, (734) 622-9997, susanbryanhsieh@yahoo.com
Vice President: Assists president with duties and provides direction for programs.
Position vacant
Secretary: Documents meetings.
John Lowry, (810) 231-9221, john@kingbird.org
Treasurer: Oversees budget and fundraising.
Karen Lowry, (810) 231-9221, karen.lowry@federalmogul.com
Committee chairpersons are responsible for planning and organizing most of the activities and projects of the chapter. Chairpersons join the officers in meetings (approximately four times a year) to guide the group and prepare for events. This steering committee gives more people access to the organizational aspects of the group and its long-term direction.
Program Chair. Identifies and selects meeting topics, assists with contacting guest speakers, sends meeting announcements to the email list, and coordinates related events.
Susan Bryan, (734) 622-9997, susanbryanhsieh@yahoo.com
Publicity Chair. Submits meeting announcements to local newspapers, identifies events in which Wild Ones should participate, and seeks out other opportunities for publicizing the group.
Position vacant
Membership Chair. Identifies methods to increase membership, contacts lapsed members to encourage them to renew, and maintains meeting-attendance records, membership database, and email list.
Sally Rutzky, (734) 996-3542, srutzky@earthlink.net
Rescue Chair. Coordinates plant rescue efforts between the local chapter
and landowners.
Cathy Susan, (734) 668-2437, catsu@comcast.net
Exhibit Coordinator. Maintains the Ann Arbor Wild Ones tabletop display and serves as the contact person for presentations by our local chapter.
Position vacant
Webmaster. Updates meeting information as it becomes available throughout the year. Updates officer and chairperson information annually.
Position vacant
Nominating Chair. Identifies and contacts potential candidates for officer and chairperson positions. The Nominating Chair operates from August through October of each year and is appointed by the president.
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