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Wild Ones National & Chapter Forum – October 2019

National & Chapter Forum  October 2019  Download PDF 2019-10 National Chapter Forum INTRODUCTION  Happy Halloween! Neenah, WI is getting its first snowfall of the season this week. All week. Supposedly it won’t stick. I hope not, because my snow tires are still in my shed. Most of the prairie has gone to seed, although we have […] Continue reading "Wild Ones National & Chapter Forum – October 2019"

October 2019 Program Recap

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

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

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! 

  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! "