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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 has over 100 members. Our members are primarily from Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County, but also welcomes people from from Livingston, western Wayne, and other neighboring counties.
Calendar | Projects | Membership | Email list | Officers | Committee Chairpersons
Calendar |
Jan 13, 2010 (Wed) Time: 6:45 pm
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Room 125
1800 N. Dixboro Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-9406
Title: Seed Cleaning Workshop & Exchange
Description:
Join the Wild Ones as learn about how to gather, process, store and sow seeds of the plants of our Michigan natural heritage - native plants - in our own back yards.
Bring seeds to show and exchange, or just come with nimble hands. Past highlights of this workshop included cleaning milkweed seeds by touching a match to them and poof! Free and open to the public.
Feb 15, 2010 (Mon) Time: 7:45 PM
Location: Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
1800 N. Dixboro Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-9406
Click here for directions.
Joint program with Huron Valley Chapter, Michigan Botanical Club. Note non-standard day and time.
Title: Botany & Natural History on old Farmland - Jim Mohr and Bev Walters
Description: Hear about restoration and stewardship efforts at YMCA Storer Camps in Jackson County.
It's pleasant and economical to share a ride. Please consider car-pooling to this event.
Mar 10, 2010 (Wed) Time: 6:45 PM
Location: Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
1800 N. Dixboro Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-9406
Click here for directions.
Title: Ives Road Fen Volunteerism - Inspiring Dedication presented by Chuck Pearson
Description: For many years, a dedicated band of volunteers has been working to restore a fen and other natural areas near the River Raisin in Tecumseh, Michigan.
Hear what they've learned and use the knowledge in your home landscape.
It's pleasant and economical to share a ride. Please consider car-pooling to this event.
Apr 19, 2010 (Mon) Time: 7:45 PM
Location: Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
1800 N. Dixboro Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-9406
Click here for directions.
Huron Valley Chapter, Michigan Botanical Club. Note non-standard day and time.
Title: Insects as Pollinators - Mark O'Brien
Description:
It's pleasant and economical to share a ride. Please consider car-pooling to this event.
May 12, 2010 (Wed) May 12, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Native Plant Nursery (Ann Arbor)
Title: Plant Exchange & Sale at the Native Plant Nursery
Description: Need native plants? Have extras to share? Join us at our annual plant exchange and sale with Greg Vaclavek, owner of Ann Arbor's very own Native Plant Nursery. Staff from the nursery will be on hand to offer advice and answer questions. Take advantage of this special opportunity to visit the nursery, which is not open for retail sales at any other time of the year.
Note: Because the Native Plant Nursery is not a retail business, this sale is held with special permission. Please do not visit except during this sale! To purchase plants at other times, stop by the nursery's booth at the Ann Arbor Farmer's Market, May through September. Or, visit the NPN website at www.nativeplant.com
It's pleasant and economical to share a ride. Please consider car-pooling to this event. Or take the AATA bus, route #7.
Jun 26, 2010 (Sat) Time: 3:00 PM
Location: 2781 Packard Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Kids See Pollinators Up Close at Buhr Park
Our third annual observation of National Pollinator week will feature live insects in jars or terrariums for safe close-up observation. An entomologist will talk about how pollination leads to seeds and fruit. Then children can search the native plants for eggs, larvae and adult insects.
Co-sponsored by the Buhr Park Childrens Wet Meadow Project and City of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation.
Everyone is welcome including kids of all ages and their parents. Bring hats, sunscreen, and a picnic if you wish. (Please leave pets at home.) There is no charge.
It's pleasant and economical to share a ride. Please consider car-pooling to this event. Or take the AATA bus, route #7.
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:
Larry Sanford, Treasurer
Wild Ones Ann Arbor Chapter
201 North St.
Milan MI 48160
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.
Mary James, (734) 424-1477, mljames@umich.edu
Treasurer: Oversees budget and fundraising.
Larry Sanford, (734) 439-1272, lsanford@a2gov.org
Committee chairpersons are responsible for planning and organizing most of the activities and projects of the chapter. Chairpersons join the officers in meetings (approximately monthly) 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.
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.
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.
Rescue Chair. Coordinates plant rescue efforts between the local chapter
and landowners.
Exhibit Coordinator. Maintains the Ann Arbor Wild Ones tabletop display and serves as the contact person for presentations by our local chapter.
Webmaster. Updates meeting information as it becomes available throughout the year. Updates officer and chairperson information annually.
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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