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The Wild Ones Root River Chapter’s annual virtual native plant sale is returning this year with an earlier plant pick up date. Wild Ones is a 501(c)(3) national organization that promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities. Our online native plant store rootrivernativeplantsale.org is now open and […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Root River Chapter Online Native Plant Store Now Open!"

Hello Wild Ones! Next Saturday, February 3 at 10 am, we will hear from Prof. Jessica Orlofske from UW-Parkside about her work with pollinators and dragonflies. Our meeting is at the Kenosha NORTHSIDE Library, 1500 27th Avenue in the Community room. The presentation will begin at 10:00 AM. Hope to see you there! Regina Harders […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Root River Chapter February 2024 Meeting Announcement"

Do you have an idea to install a pollinator patch at your local non-profit organization? The Wild Ones Root River Chapter can help you with our pollinator grant program. Click here for the application form: https://rootrivernativeplantsale.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/RootRiverWildOnesFundingRequest.pdf Grant maximum is $1000 and the application period is from December 1 to March 1. Continue reading "Wild Ones Root River Chapter Pollinator Grant Application Link"

Check out the recording from our Gardening for Wildlife and Water Quality event. Special thanks for Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network and Sierra Club for inviting us to speak more about native plants and our sale. The event starts in the video at 3:34. Q and A begins at 51:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH1CdQevyGc Continue reading "Gardening for Wildlife and Water Quality with Root-Pike Win and Sierra Club"

Join us on November 4, 2023 from 10 am to 12 pm at the Northside Neighborhood Library in Kenosha, 1500 27th Ave, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140 We will be hearing from Kevin Nolan, a Certified Arborist and owner of Natura LLC.   Kevin promotes ecologically minded landscaping, plant health care, and cultural practices.  Holding a Bachelor’s Degree […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Root River Chapter November 2023 Meeting Announcement"

February 9, 2023 Nan Calvert joins us with Regina Harders, president of the Root River Area Chapter of Wild Ones, and Joann Sustachek, coordinator of their upcoming native plants sale. https://www.wgtd.org/playlist/morning-show/ms-nan-calvert Continue reading "Listen to Wild Ones on WGTD 91.1 FM"

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"