Thursday, November 6, 2025; 6:00pm – 7:30pm Facilitator(s): Brandon Gross Overview DescriptionCome join a growing movement in gardening of “going wild” by adding native pollinator plants to your property and learn how it can be done in any living arrangement. Thousands of plant species are listed as “native” to the Midwest region, but which are […] Continue reading "Going Wild with Brandon Gross"
Wisconsin Bat Program ‘Bat Ambassador’ John Davies will present a 1-hour slide presentation of the Bats of Wisconsin. The presentation is somewhat technical and recommended for ages teens and up. Exploring some of their mysteries, habitats, benefits, and human interactions. Followed by Q & A. Continue reading "Wild Ones Root River Chapter October 2025 Meeting Announcement"
Our chapter President Brandon Gross joined Kailyn Daum to discuss our upcoming native plant sale https://www.wgtd.org/playlist/morning-show/ms-kailyn-palomares-3 Continue reading "Listen to our President Brandon Gross on WGTD!"
Location: Northside Neighborhood LibrarySpace: Activity / Community Room ADate: Saturday, April 5, 2025Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm We will be inviting our speaker to lunch after our meeting, so if you have the time, you are welcome to join us. This month, our speaker is Emily Porter, Ecologist with Hawthorn Hollow. Emily serves as the Ecologist […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Root River Chapter April Meeting Announcement"
Coming next month! Join the Wild Ones – Root River Chapter, Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network, The Sierra Club and the Racine Food Waste Composting Program for a virtual event “Gardening for Healthy Habitats” on Monday April 28th at 6:30pm. Register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/…/070d5b5d-1c7a… Two lucky audience members will win a 32 plant Rusty Patched Bumble Bee […] Continue reading "Coming Next Month!"
Check out our new Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Garden Kit, designed by educator Judy Cardin from the DNR Bumble Bee Brigade to help support the endangered bee. Our online store is open until April 1st for preorders, pick up on May 10th at Dane Hill Farm. https://rootrivernativeplantsale.org/product/rusty-patched-bumble-bee-garden-kit-new/ Continue reading "Wild Ones Root River Chapter Online Native Plant Store Now Open!"
A Changing Lakefront: Lakeshore State Park History and Ecology Lakeshore State Park manager, Elaine Zautke, and Park Naturalist, Anne Duffy, will highlight and take questions on Wisconsin’s only urban state park. Topics will include Milwaukee’s lakefront history, the park’s inception and current operations, as well as the abundant and diverse flora and fauna or the […] Continue reading "March 2025 Meeting Announcement"
FREE WEBINAR Feb. 19, 2025, 6:30 PM CT – Strategies for Managing Invasive Plants presented by horticulturist and author Melinda Myers Managing invasive plants on your property can be overwhelming. We will discuss various strategies to help you manage these unwanted plants. Preventing their introduction into your landscape is the best place to start. Then […] Continue reading "Melinda Myers FREE Managing Invasive Species in WI WEBINAR"
Here’s an update from one of our Wild Ones – Root River Chapter‘s pollinator grant recipients, Green Ridge Cemetery in Kenosha. They applied for funds to purchase native plant seeds, another option for our program. Thanks to chapter member Ed Antaramian for thinking of a creative way to use our grant program. We can’t wait […] Continue reading "Green Ridge Cemetery Pollinator Grant Update!"
Starting tomorrow December 1st our chapter will start accepting pollinator grant applications for 2025. If you are a local non-profit organization with an idea to add or enhance an existing native plant pollinator area to your landscape, the Wild Ones Root River Chapter’s Pollinator Grant Program can help! How it works is after your grant […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Root River Chapter is accepting Pollinator Grant applications!"