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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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…. Read more »
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… Read more »