Jan 26, 2012 (Thu)    

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!! TOWARD HARMONY WITH NATURE Conference



The 16th Annual TOWARD HARMONY WITH NATURE Conference -- Healing the Earth...one yard at a time, will be presented by Wild Ones Fox Valley at the Oshkosh Convention Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on Saturday, January 28, 2012. This is a day-long seminar on native plant landscaping.

Keynote speaker Steven Apfelbaum, Chairman of Applied Ecological Services in Brodhead, Wisconsin will present “Nature’s Second Chance: Restoring the Ecology of Stone Prairie Farm.” His book, “Nature’s Second chance” has been called “the twenty-first century sequel to the best-selling classic ‘A Sand county Almanac.’”

Seven other speakers on the whole spectrum of native plants and natural landscaping topics, as well as vendors and exhibitors and a silent auction.

For more information or call 920-730-3986. On-line registration.

    Jan 25, 2012 (Wed)    

BIG NEWS - Wild Ones Dues Going Up!



Effective March 1, 2012 Wild Ones will be increasing membership dues by a small amount. $7 per household, $15 for other levels and $50 for business memberships. Lifetime memberships go up to $1500. For more detail, please go to the join webpage.

    Dec 25, 2011 (Sun)    

Season's Greetings!



Wild Ones wants to start off the new year with a list of "Your Favorite Journal Articles." You can be a big help by sending us yours.

Over the years, the Wild Ones Journal has published many great articles. What's your favorite article? Which article(s) helped you the most with your native plantings? Have you recommended or given a copy of an article to others to help them?

E-mail us with your choice.

    Nov 13, 2011 (Sun)    

Congratulations! To People's Choice Winner



Wild Ones is pleased to announce the 2011 Photo Contest People's Choice Winner. Deb Berndt of the River City - Grand Rapids Area Chapter in Michigan has won for her photo entitled "Swallowtail on Swamp Milkweed." Please join us in congratulating, Deb. She also placed first in the Pollinators category with the same photo.

To see the other winning photos, go to
Photo Contest Winners!

    Nov 03, 2011 (Thu)    

Root River Chapter Challenge Met



Because Wisconsin's Root River Wild Ones Chapter has been holding such successful plant sales, they wanted to share their good fortune so they issued a challenge to the rest of the Wild Ones Chapters and their members to match a $9,000 pledge toward publication of the Wild Ones Journal. We are pleased to announce that we have met that challenge and want to thank everyone who helped us do so.

    Sep 30, 2011 (Fri)    

ADOPTIONS WANTED



WILD ONES ADOPT AN OAK PROGRAM
As part of the WILD Center's upland restoration landacaping plan, we will be developing an oak savanna. A donation of $200 toward the purchase of a tree for our oak savanna area will get your name added to a donor plaque and will help us purchase a 2 to 2-1/2 inch diameter bur oak. Adopt an Oak Program.

WILD ONES ADOPT A TURTLE PROGRAM

Since time immemorial, turtles have come out of the marsh onto this land that is now the WILD Center. The site no longer has the kind of soil turtles need for successful nesting, and there's also a problem with the turtles crossing the hazardous roadway. Your generous donation will help us create a great nesting area for the painted turtles and snapping turtles that want to lay their eggs on our site. We suggest a $100 donation, but of course any amount will be a great help. Adopt a Turtle Program.