Plaster Creek Stewards Cleaning Up a Polluted Urban Stream By Marty Arnold and Ruth Oldenburg On a rainy, but warm June 18 night some hardy Wild Ones and friends came out to see Plaster Creek Stewards? (PSC) work at the Christian Reformed Church headquarters at 1700 28th Street SE for our Wild Ones chapter meeting…. Read more »
Quick Action Saves the Day for RCWO After chilly drizzle ruined our plans for a wildflower hike and plant exchange at Aman Park on May 21, RCWO members stepped up to offer alternatives. Our friends at Calvin?s Bunker Interpretive Center offered their parking lot for an impromptu plant exchange on Wednesday, May 23. Hundreds of… Read more »
River City Wild Ones April 16 meeting recap by Amanda Welsh, RCWO Communication Committee member Reconciliation Ecology: A New Paradigm for Encouraging Biodiversity in Human-Dominated Ecosystems Dr. David Warners Biology Department, Calvin College Co-Director Plaster Creek Stewards A New Paradigm Did you know you’re part of a new, emerging paradigm? A paradigm is a way… Read more »
National Wild Ones would like us to share their Forum information with our members. To download the PDF version click the link below: 2018-04 National Chapter Forum National & Chapter Forum April 13, 2018 INTRODUCTION It’s Friday the 13th, but there’s nothing scary about this issue of the Forum—we have lots of good news… Read more »
March 19, 2018 RCWO Meeting Recap Where have all the Flowers Gone? Rediscovering Emma Cole’s 19th-Century Grand Rapids Flora River City Wild Ones was treated to a fascinating presentation by Julie Stivers, Author, and Dr. Garrett Crow, Visiting Scholar, Calvin College. Julie Stivers spoke first, giving a history of Emma Cole’s life. Emma was born… Read more »