Louisville MetroWild Chapter

Louisville MetroWild Chapter

Wild Ones Louisville Chapter
P.O. Box 4593
Louisville, KY 40204

Wild Ones in Louisville? Yes! Our local chapter was formed March 1998 and we already have over 100 people on our mailing list. It shows the phenomenal interest for native plants and landscape restoration in our area.

Wild Ones was formed in 1979 as a direct outgrowth of a natural landscaping workshop taught by Lorrie Otto and offered by the Schlitz Audubon Center of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A nucleus of nine people became intensely interested in this new concept as an alternative to the great American lawn. They united, dedicated to the idea that it is far better to use plants adapted to their own soils and climate than to struggle trying to maintain exotic plantings.

Become a member of Wild Ones and learn how to grow your own natural yard full of native American plant species that provide habitat for a multitude of wildlife. The local chapter provides a venue for educating members and sharing information about native plant species, restoration techniques, plant rescues and exchanges, seed gatherings, as well as tours and slide programs. See the membership page for details.

Meetings are held quarterly. See the latest issue of the newsletter for current information.

Chapter Officers and Board Members

Portia Brown, President / Newsletter Editor
Rick Harned, Vice President
Amy Adevich-Akin, Secretary / Webmaster
Mike Edelen, Treasurer
Ward Wilson, Wildflower Woods
Phyllis Fitzgerald, Publicity
Judith McCandless, Membership

Honorary Directors:
Lucy Lee
Mike Smiley
John Swintosky
John Warren
Richard Wolford
Jerry Brown

Links to Additional Resources

Sources of Kentucky Native Plants

Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society

Kentucky Internet Resources

Kentucky Native Plant Bibliography

Kentucky Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation

Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Louisville KY 2008 Calendar

Calendar

Feb 10, 2010 (Wed)

Upcoming Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes event.

The Lexington Chapter of Wild Ones extends an invitation to all of you in Louisville to come and hear Neil Diboll speak. It’s guaranteed to be high energy and fun as well as extremely informative. Anyone can attend, but only Wild Ones members can get in at no charge.

Neil Diboll’s love of wild places and their floral players is contagious. A true pioneer in the native plant industry and recognized internationally as an expert in native community ecology, Neil Diboll has nurtured Prairie Nursery in Wisconsin (providing native plants and seeds for prairies, woodlands, and wetlands) as its president since 1982. On both professional and personal levels, Neil has dedicated his life to the propagation of native plants and their promotion in the green industry as beautiful, low maintenance alternatives.

Date and Time: Wednesday, February 10th at 7pm
Location: Gluck Equine Research Center, on the UK Campus
Topic: Prairie Plants and their Use in the Landscape.
Directions: http://www.ca.uky.edu/gluck/AboutLocation.asp

Note: This talk will be hosted by The Friends of the Arboretum and is free to Wild Ones members ($5 for non-members.) Please plan to arrive a little early, since these talks always begin right on time. Louisville Chapter Wild Ones Members should email Ann Bowe at annbowe@annbowedesigns.com to be added to the “free list”. Those interested in carpooling should email SimplyNatural@insightbb.com. The Louisville carpool will leave town promptly at 5p.m.

Feb 26, 2010 (Fri)

National: Plan Request for Comments. The draft Lake Superior Aquatic Invasive Species Complete Prevention Plan needs your comments by February 26, 2010. The Lake Superior Bi-national Program recognizes that aquatic invasive species are one of the biggest threats to the Lake Superior ecosystem in terms of negative ecological and economic impacts. The Plan identifies the pathways aquatic invasive species use to enter and become established in the lake and recommends prevention actions that need to be newly implemented, in addition to existing efforts. It is available at http://epa.gov/glnpo/lakesuperior/ais_draft.html

Feb 27, 2010 (Sat)

Wildflower Woods Workdays - Fourth Saturday, 10:00 am - noon (all weather permitting) Location: Wildflower Woods is in Cherokee Park between Cherokee Parkway, Barney Avenue and the Scenic Loop. For Information: Contact Portia Brown.

National: 8:00AM-4:45PM. Design with Nature: Creating Healthy Communities Above and Below Ground, a conference on renewing the ecosystems that are our yards, gardens and landscapes will be co-sponsored by the St. Croix Oak Savanna and Twin Cities chapters and the Minnesota Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (MASLA) and "Blue Thumb-Planting for Clean Water" at the Radisson Hotel Roseville, Roseville, MN Details at http://for-wild.org/chapters/twincities/conference.htm

Mar 27, 2010 (Sat)

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Oct 23, 2010 (Sat)

Nov 27, 2010 (Sat)

Dec 25, 2010 (Sat)

National Vision:

Wild Ones: -- Native Plants, Natural Landscapes promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities. Wild Ones is a not-for-profit environmental education and advocacy organization. For more information check out the National Wild Ones Facebook page.

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