2024 Volunteer Outreach, Programs, and Book Sales
Connecting people and native plants for a healthy planet.
Please join us in this mission by volunteering at one or more of our upcoming River City Wild Ones Outreach Events. For those of you that are new or unfamiliar with our events, we often participate in community programs by setting up an information table, where we hand out informational guides and answer questions for those interested in natives. These events are fun, educational, and give us a chance to get to know our Wild Ones members as well as members of other organizations that embrace our mission. Our Board members will also be there volunteering with you, bringing their knowledge, experience, and dedication to our mission.
Please contact Chris Smith our Volunteer Chair for more information and to volunteer at one or more of these events. Email Chris at [email protected]. Please list the date(s) and event(s) you would like to volunteer for.
April 20 – Kent Conservation District Tree & Shrub Sale* 10am–3pm
Wild Ones information/display table 9:30am–3:30pm: 2–3 volunteers each shift; 9:30am–12:30pm & 12:30–3:30pm
*Volunteer opportunities for the KCD Spring 2024: Tree Sale Volunteer Sign-up:
- Help wrap bare root tree seedlings at the Kent Intermediate School District Wednesday–Thursday April 17–18, 1–3pm at the sustainable agriculture greenhouse.
- Assemble orders at the KCD offices: 3200 Eagle Park Dr NE 100 c, Grand Rapids, MI 49525 (corner of Leonard and Beltline), on the lawn from 1–3pm on Friday, April 19.
- Assist with pre-order pickup Saturday, April 20 (two-hour shifts) from 8am–4pm.
Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web browser) and follow the instructions to signup: volunteersignup.org/7JBEB This link is for volunteering directly for the KCD Sale only—not the Wild Ones info table.
April 20 – Kentwood District Library (KDL) Earth Day Event, 11am–3pm
2 information table volunteers needed for each shift; 10:30am–1pm & 1–3:30pm.
May 25 – Kent Conservation District Wildflower Potted Plant Sale*, 10am–3pm
2–3 information table volunteers needed for each shift; 9:30am–12:30pm & 12:30–3:30pm.
*Kent Conservation District (KCD) needs volunteers for the Wildflower & Potted Plant Sale. Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn’t work) and follow the instructions to signup: volunteersignup.org/Q4E8P This link is for volunteering directly for the KCDWildflower & Potted Plant Sale ONLY—not the Wild Ones information table.
June 1 – Grandville Sustainability Committee Native Plant Sale & Expo, 9am–12pm
Held under the Farmers Market Pavillion. 2 information table volunteers needed for each shift; 8:30–10:30am & 10:30am–12:30pm.
June 14 – Farmers Market Day Native Plant Sale, Fulton St Farmer’s Market, 8am–2pm
2–3 information table volunteers needed for each shift; 7:30–10:30am & 10:30am–2:30pm.
June 24 – Native Plant Education Garden (NPEG) Open House, 5–7pm
2 volunteers needed to help Amy Heilman and Karyn Detmer-Babbitt talk with visitors about the garden; 5–7pm. 2–3 volunteers needed for information table and book sales; 4:30–7:30pm.
July 17 – Annual Plant Sale Fundraiser, Fulton Street Farmer’s Market
Staging 2–5pm; Pick-up, Browse & Buy 5–7pm
August 16 – Farmers Market Day Native Plant Sale, Fulton Street Farmer’s Market, 8–2pm
Information table 7:30am–2:30pm
August 16 – West MI Conservation Network Pollinators, 5–7pm, Kent County Parks Bldg
Book Sales 4:30–7:30pm
September 16 – Chapter Meeting Human Ecology, Marywood 6:30–8:30pm
Book sales 6–8:30pm
September 20 – Farmers Market Days Native Plant Sale, Fulton Street Farmer’s Market 8am–2pm
Information table 7:30am–2:30pm
October 21 – Chapter Meeting Gardening for Bluebirds & Wildlife, Marywood 6:30–8:30pm
Book Sales 6–8:30pm
November 18 – Annual Meeting & Seed Swap, Marywood 6:30–8:30pm
Seed Swap table and Book Sales 6–8:30pm