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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
Calendar |
Apr 21, 2008 (Mon)
April 21, 2008 Note Monday date and time
Time: 7:45 pm
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Auditorium
1800 N. Dixboro Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-9406
(joint meeting with the Michigan Botanical Club - Huron Valley Chapter)
Title: The Natural and Un-Natural History of Milkweeds: Insects, Toxins and Other Stories - Prof. Mark D. Hunter
Description: In addition to monarchs, many other insects depend on milkweed plants for their life needs. The presence of toxins in some milkweeds is well known, but there's more to the story. Come learn about it.
Open to the public - bring a friend.
Join us at 7:30 for refreshments and conversation.
May 14, 2008 (Wed)
May 14, 2008 (Wed)
Time: 6:45 pm
Location: Native Plant Nursery
Description:
Our local native plant nurseries will show their plants for us to select from, and will be on hand to offer advice and answer questions. Also, bring your extra native plants to exchange for no cost. Greg Vaclavek of the Native Plant Nursery, Laura Liebler of Sorus Plants (ferns), and possibly Bill Schneider of Wildtype Native Plants will offer perennials, ferns, small trees and shrubs.
Directions: From central Ann Arbor, take Packard Road past the intersection with Eisenhower Parkway. Pass Buhr Park/Cobblestone Farm on the left, and turn right at the second street, Nordman Road. Turn right at the first street, Butternut, and park along the street. Enter the nursery through the gap in the hedge on Butternut.
Note: The Native Plant Nursery is not a retail nursery. This sale is held at the nursery only once per year, with special permission. Please do not visit the nursery except during this sale! To purchase plants at other times, stop by the nursery's booth at the Ann Arbor Farmer's Market, mid-April through September.
May 31, 2008 (Sat) Time: 9:00 AM - noon Note Saturday event!
Location: Nichols Arboretum
Meet at Reader Center near Peony Garden
Description: Hands-on experience tending the Oak Openings Garden.
At this session we will plant plugs of species that thrive in mixed sun and shade. We're gradually increasing diversity while maintaining the open, park-like appearance typical of oak openings. We'll examine milkweeds for their insect partners, and chat about beneficial insects.
This event will be held rain or shine. Bring gloves and wear closed-toe footwear.
Free and open to the public. Young people welcome when accompanied by a parent or teacher. Please leave pets at home.
Parking is limited and gas is expensive. Please consider walking, biking, or car-pooling to this event.
Jun 11, 2008 (Wed) Time: 7:00 pm
Location: To be announced
Ann Arbor, MI
Title: "Visit a Wild Ones member's yard"
Description: Visit with a Wild Ones member and see their yard and plantings.
Details to be announced.
Jul 09, 2008 (Wed) Time: 7:00 pm
Location: To be announced
Ann Arbor, MI
Title: "Visit a Wild Ones member's yard"
Description: Visit with a Wild Ones member and see their yard and plantings.
Details to be announced.
Jul 22, 2008 (Tue) Time: 4:00 - 7:00 PM Note Tuesday event!
Location: Nichols Arboretum
Meet at Reader Center near Peony Garden
Description: Come enjoy and learn at the at the Oak Openings Garden.
We'll admire summer-blooming wildflowers for their colors and fragrance. We'll watch for butterflies and other nectar-loving insects. If it's dry we'll collect seeds of early-blooming species for later planting elsewhere in the Arb.
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.
Aug 13, 2008 (Wed) Time: to be announced.
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 prairie at the height of its beauty.
Come early to swim and enjoy the park.
See park features here.
We'll share a potluck picnic.
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: 7:00 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:
Free and open to the public. Young people welcome when accompanied by a parent or teacher.
Oct 08, 2008 (Wed) Time: 6:45 pm
Location: To be announced
Title: "Visit a Wild Ones member's yard"
Description: Visit with a Wild Ones member and see their yard and plantings. 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 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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