The March 2025 program for River City Wild Ones, Izhi-Minoging Mashkikiwan/Place Where Medicines Grow Well, was a well-attended Zoom Webinar. Participants learned about a not so well-known facet of Michigan history regarding the Burt Lake band of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Presenter Eva Roos, University of Michigan grad and landscape architect, shared some of […] Continue reading "March 2025 Program Recap"
LOOKING AND LEARNING AT MICHIGAN WILDFLOWER FARM By Ruth Oldenburg, WORC Communication Chair A hearty THANK YOU to Esther Durnwald and her crew at Michigan Wildflower Farm (MWF)! On June 19, over 30 Wild Ones and friends walked through the perfectly planted farm fields in Portland, about 40 minutes from Grand Rapids. What a pleasant evening […] Continue reading "LOOKING AND LEARNING AT MICHIGAN WILDFLOWER FARM"
MANOOMIN: THE STORY OF WILD RICE IN MICHIGAN * Notes from Sr. Lucille Janowiak OP with additions by Linda Shuster, WORC Members I do not recall paying much attention to the growing of Manoomin (wild rice) in Michigan, but I paid attention to researcher and author, Barbara J. Barton, as she shared her findings and stories […] Continue reading "Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan – Program Recap"
JUNE PROGRAM RECAP By Linda Shuster, WORC Member Go Beyond Beauty Presented via Zoom June 21 by Shelly Stusick Shelly Stusick is the Go Beyond Beauty Specialist at the Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network (ISN). Go Beyond Beauty is one of several programs of the ISN, which is a Cooperative Species Management Area (CISMA). A […] Continue reading "June Program Recap: Go Beyond Beauty"
MAY PROGRAM RECAP By Linda Shuster, WORC Member Cultivating our Schoolyards as Habitat to Grow Scholars Who Will Become Stewards Presented via Zoom May 17 by Sally Triant, Grow Wise Learning Sally began by noting that children need nature; however, children today are spending less time in nature than previous generations. The Children and Nature […] Continue reading "May Program Recap"