Join us to hear about “INSECTS IN THE PRAIRIE AND INSECT FOLKLORE” given by Robert Ahrenhoerster (Prairie Bob), a specialist in prairie restoration and owner of Prairie Seed Source (https://prairiebob.com/) Saturday March 4 at 9:00am Southwest Neighborhood Library Kenosha Public Library 7979 38th Ave Kenosha, WI 53142 Continue reading "Wild Ones Root River Chapter March Meeting w/Prairie Bob"
Thank you to Native Roots Design owner Danielle Bell for presenting at our February chapter meeting on the importance of the shrub layer in native landscaping. Missed the meeting? Head over to our YouTube channel to watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHvk9az7i24&t=304s Our online native plant store https://rootrivernativeplantsale.org is now open and orders will be taken online until […] Continue reading "Watch the Wild Ones Root River February Chapter Meeting w/Danielle Bell on YouTube"
Over the next few months, our chapter will be touring areas where some of our members have been actively engaged in establishing, restoring, and maintaining native areas and otherwise serving our communities. The Root River Chapter of the Wild Ones has supported each of these projects with funds, plants, and volunteer work. Each of these […] Continue reading "Coming soon! “Sundays in the Park” with the Wild Ones Root River Chapter"
Join us virtually for an evening with Danielle Bell, owner of Native Roots, LLC Companion Planting to Create a Native Plant Oasis It can easily become overwhelming trying to decide which native plants to include in your landscape. Bloom time, soil type, height, flower color, oh my! There are many characteristics of plants to […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Root River Chapter March Virtual Meeting Announcement March 21 at 6:30pm"
Hello Wild Ones! Our January 8 meeting is a presentation and gallery walk starting at 1130 AM at the Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 First Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53140 https://www.visitkenosha.com/event/one-year-in-chiwaukee-prairie-exhibit/277/ It’s a great way to start the new year and learn about plants native to our area. January 8, 2022 – 11:30 […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Root River Chapter January 2022 Meeting coming soon!"
WILD ONES Education Power Point Continue reading "Nicole’s Wild Ones Native Plant 101"
Hello All, What better reminder to send the meeting reminder than an article in the local paper: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/volunteers-replant-a-forest-in-colonial-park-ravaged-by-the/article_1dbf23bf-0170-5f36-b1ec-33a34cceaae9.html Our meeting next Saturday, May 4 is at Colonial Park in Racine from 9:00 to 11:30 in the morning. Park at the Root River Steelhead Facility lot and navigate to 2200 Domanik Drive. Melissa will be our […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Root River Chapter May 2019 work project meeting annoucement"
Happy Spring Wild Ones! Just a reminder that our April 6 meeting is a tour of the Radtke Perennial Nursery at N12276 Century Lane, Germantown, WI 53022. The complete tour will begin at 10 am and last approximately 90 minutes. We will go through the production and propagation areas and greenhouses, and (weather […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Root River Chapter April 2019 Meeting Announcement"
The February Wild Ones Root River Chapter meeting will be held on Saturday Feb. 2 at 10:00 am at the Bristol School Library (20121 83rd St in Bristol). Members will be sharing notes on the presentations attended at the recent Toward Harmony with Nature conference in Oshkosh. We will also be bagging milkweed seeds to […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Root River Chapter February 2019 Meeting Announcement"