JUNE 17, 2019 PROGRAM RECAP by Ruth Oldenburg, Communication Chair If We Build It They Will Come: Research Results on Prairie Management Presented by Dr. Rob Keys, Professor of Science, Cornerstone University It was an overcast evening, and 16 Wild Ones members made the hour drive to the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute near Hastings. Enthusiasm […] Continue reading "June 17, 2019 Program Recap"
The Politics of Planting Natives: How One Village Went Wild Part 2 of 2 By Darcy Dye, Wild Ones Member Photos by David Dye The Story of the Adopt a Garden Program in Spring Lake Continues To read part 1 click here. 6. Creating a Working Plan Each summer brings its own share of “complications,” things […] Continue reading "The Politics of Planting Natives: How One Village Went Wild -Part 2"
May 20, 2019 Program Recap Spring Ephemerals Through an Artist’s Eyes By Ruth Oldenburg It was an enjoyable evening with the talented artist Georgia Donovan at the Izaak Walton League lodge and grounds. Georgia talked about a “different way of seeing” nature. She explained it as seeing through a child’s eyes or as a meditation. […] Continue reading "May 2019 program recap"
The Politics of Planting Natives: How One Village Went Wild Part 1 of 2 by Darcy Dye, Wild Ones Member Photos by David Dye The Village of Spring Lake is a Charter Village in Ottawa County. It takes up less than 1.915 square miles on the map, is home to about 2,500 residents, and has the […] Continue reading "The Politics of Planting Natives: How One Village Went Wild -Part 1"
A Tale of Two Poppies Compiled by Joyce Tuharsky Rarely do you find two plants that look so much alike, with similar names, but have such different management concerns. That is the case with two plants commonly known as Celandine. The Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum), also known as the Wood Poppy, is one of our […] Continue reading "A Tale of Two Poppies"