October Program Recap by Joyce Tuharsky Native Plantings for Winter Birds Presented by Melanie Manion No one is more enthusiastic than Melanie Manion when it comes to using native plants to feed birds during the winter. Melanie, Natural Resources Manager of Ottawa County Parks, says she is a bit lazy when it comes to filling and keeping […] Continue reading "October 2019 Program Recap"
September Program Recap Soil Amendments – Beyond Compost Presented by Tom Wilkinson, author Tom Wilkinson was concerned that too much organic material was being sent to landfills. He began composting the organic material from his household waste and then improved his compost with red worms, creating a vermicomposting system. He sold his vermicompost at the […] Continue reading "September Program Recap"
National & Chapter Forum August 2019 Download the 2019-08 National Chapter Forum INTRODUCTION Somehow August has flown by, and here at the WILD Center, Monarchs are dining on Blazing Star Liatris, Sweet Brown-Eyed Susan, and Joe Pye Weed to fuel up for their journey south. It’s a beautiful time of year to enjoy natural landscaping, […] Continue reading "National & Chapter Forum"
Wild Ones Volunteers Made the Event a Success! A thank you note from Marti MacArthur, Vice President and chairperson for the NPEG Garden Tour and Plant Sale. Although the temperatures were high and the winds at times gusty, the sixth annual Wild Ones River City Chapter Garden Tour & Plant Sale was a fun evening and […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Volunteers Made the Event a Success! "
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"
