Jul 09, 2010 (Fri)    

Public Comments on Great Lakes Water Quality Deadline

Public Comments on the Negotiations to Amend the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement will be accepted until July 9, 2010. The Governments of Canada and the United States (the Parties) are seeking public input on negotiations to amend the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) Comment

    Jul 15, 2010 (Thu)    

5:00 to 8:00 p.m. , Wildflower Woods
We will take advantage of summer’s longer daylight hours to have a combo discussion/work session with Josh Wyser of Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy (LOPC) staff. Bring your own work gloves and clippers. Wildflower Woods is located in the triangle of park situated between Barney Avenue and the Daniel Boone statue at the Eastern Parkway entrance to Cherokee Park

    Jul 24, 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

    Jul 31, 2010 (Sat)    

Two Show Me -Tell Me tours Shelbyville area 9:30am to 3:00p.m. (approximate times)
Jerry and Portia Brown will host native grasslands tour on their farm 8 miles southeast of Shelbyville in the morning and Linda Allewalt will host a tour of her multifaceted residential garden (butterfly, prairie, rain) at her home in Shelbyville in the afternoon. Lunch options include BYO brown bag to picnic at the Brown’s or on your own at a Shelbyville restaurant (Tex-Mex and Cracker Barrel are right by the exit). If you would like a start of downy sunflower, Helianthus mollis, bring plastic bag and perhaps a few paper towels to keep it moist. We may also be able to collect some seed- bring your own envelopes. Please register for this event by email to LouMetroWildOnes@insightbb.com; directions will be emailed to you. Those wishing to carpool should post on the members only Yahoo Group

    Aug 03, 2010 (Tue)    

2010 Wild Ones Photo Entry Form and Rules Deadline

Only Wild Ones members and employees of our business members, whose membership
is, and will be, current during the course of this contest, may enter. Household
memberships includes those who live within the same household. Deadline for receipt of
mailed submissions is August 3, 2010—no exceptions. Photo contest entries can be
personally delivered to the WILD Center no later than 4:00 PM on August 3. The
committee reserves the right to reject submitted photos that do not adhere to the rules or that are inappropriate.

Photo Contest Rules

    Aug 07, 2010 (Sat)    

1:00 p.m. , Monarch Monitoring and Tagging
Learn about Monarch Monitoring and Tagging with David Calhoun. The address is 605 Harry Hughes Road in Charlestown, IN 47111 (Google the address for directions). To carpool post on the members only Yahoo group site or email LouMetroWildOnes@insightbb.com; a good carpool site might be the Sam’s warehouse club in Clarksville, IN

    Aug 28, 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

    Sep 09, 2010 (Thu)    

Deadline to make your tribute to Lorrie Otto. Your chapter board is proposing that we send a donation to the Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education (SFE) program administered by Wild Ones National office. We would plan to send the donation on her birthday (September 9th) and the amount would be $1/per chapter member taken from the portion of membership dues that come back to our chapter. So another way to both honor Lorrie Otto AND help your local chapter grow is by bringing in new members. When we hosted the national annual conference meeting back in 2001, Lorrie came to KY to participate and inspire us. I hope you will consider becoming a member of our chapter soon this summer so we can count you in our donation to SFE in September.

    Sep 22, 2010 (Wed)    

6:00 p.m. Sunset at Summit Field Iroquois Park
Celebrate the Fall Equinox with a sunset (sun sets at 7:40 p.m.) hike through the restored Burnt Knob savannah atop Iroquois Park. Meet at Jacob’s Lodge at the top. For a map of the park see http://www.olmstedparks.org/park_maps/cherokee.html; Jacob’s Lodge is by Summit Field. Optional “Dutch Treat” dinner afterwards at the nearby Vietnam Kitche

    Sep 25, 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

    Oct 10, 2010 (Sun)    

Nominations Deadline
Please submitting your nominations for 2011 chapter officers/board positions by October 10th; nominations should go to the current officers (see side bar). You may nominate yourself or someone else for any of the officer (pres., VP, secretary, treasurer) positions or any board position. Board positions include Hospitality, Publicity, Education/Program Development, and Membership Development.

    Oct 15, 2010 (Fri)    

The Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program gives small monetary grants to schools, nature centers, and other non-profit and not-for-profit places of learning in the United States, including houses of worship, with a site available for a stewardship project. Money for the Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education grant program comes almost entirely from donations from Wild Ones members and other benefactors. To be considered for the annual award, applicants must apply by October 15th of the year prior to the grant year. (Note this is a change from previous years.) Notification of awards will be made by February 15th of the grant year

    Oct 23, 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

    Oct 24, 2010 (Sun)    

3:00 p.m. Hike and 4:00 Annual “Thankfulness” Potluck Meeting and program Exploring Aldo Leopold with Dick Dennis at Red Orchard Park
Join us for our annual “Thankfulness” potluck meeting and a wonderful interactive educational program presenter by Dick Dennis on the teachings of Aldo Leopold. We will gather at the Red Orchard Park Nature Center at 3:00 p.m. for a short hike around the park to see the new rain garden and the SFE plantings. At 4:00 p.m. we will have a short business meeting and election of officers/board for 201

    Nov 06, 2010 (Sat)    

Wild Ones Annual Meeting

Please make your calendar for the Wild Ones Annual Meeting to be held on November 6th in conjunction with the SALT (Smaller American Lawns Today) Conference co-hosted by Mt Laurel Chapter Wild Ones. The conference is entitled " Designing Your Home Grounds for Beauty and Sustainability."

    Nov 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

    Dec 25, 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

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