Organizing a Wild Ones chapter is a great way to get together with friendly, knowledgeable people who share your interest in native plants and natural landscaping.

To get a general idea of how to start a chapter in your area, read our New Chapter Basics. After that, you'll want to check out the more detailed Chapter Start-up Kit which includes everything you'll need to really get started.

Here you'll find step-by-step instructions for starting your chapter, how to plan your meetings, meeting topics, and how to find expert guest speakers for your meetings. We'll even provide you with sample press releases to help you spread the word about your new Wild Ones chapter.

The Chapter Start-up Kit gives you everything you'll need to get started, and our National Office will help you through any rough spots. Feel free to call the National Office, toll-free, 877-394-9453, any time for more ideas, encouragement, and answers to anything you're not quite sure about.

For chapter information, contact Anne Teschler.

Contact Kathy Dame
Connecticut College Arboretum
(860)-439-5060
e-mail Kathy

The Mountain Laurel Chapter of Wild Ones, sponsored by Connecticut College Arboretum, meets the first Saturday of the month at 10:00 am at the Olin Science Center, Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut. Business meetings are held in the Olin Lounge from 10:00-10:45,followed by an educational program at 11:00. Visitors are welcome!
(If you enter the College campus from Route 32, Olin Science Center is the first building on your right.)

Occasionally the date or location of our meeting is changed. Please check our program calendar (below) for the latest information.

For further information or to have your address added to the Wild One's email list, contact landscape653@gmail.com.

We have a new chapter forming in the Denver, Colorado area. The Front Range Chapter serves the region from Ft. Collins to Colorado Springs including the Denver-metro area and Boulder. We are a new chapter (The first chapter formed at the foot of the Rocky Mountains!).

For more information, contact Susan Smith or phone 303-335-8200 or go to Front Range. You can also be a friend through Facebook

Chartered in December 2010, the Illinois Prairie Chapter meets and organizes a variety of events in Bloomington-Normal, IL and the greater Central Illinois area. For more information about this chapter, contact Sherrie Snyder via email or phone at 309-376-2070.

Also visit our web site: http://www.wildones.org/chapters/ilprairie/.

General Meeting Information: Time: 7:00 p.m. - - Frequency: First Tuesday of each Month - - Location: Varies

Please Note: The location of Chapter meetings rotates through various sites within our membership area to facilitate easy access. In addition, Field Trips and also outside activities are in various locations. Therefore, always check the Calendar of Events for this month's location, day and time.

General Contact Information:

Phone: 224-377-8201
Email: Lake2Prairie.WildOnes@gmail.com

Chapter Contacts (as of March 2013)

President: Sandy Miller (847) 546-4198 send me an email	Secretary: Janice Hand (847) 940-9482 send me an email	Treasurer: Cindy Kaimakis (847) 254-1380 send me an email
Marketing/Publicity Webmaster: Rick Sanders (847) 940-9482 send me an email	Membership: Pam Wolfe (224) 627-6581 send me an email	Native Plant ID: Ray Biederer 847-662-3847 send me an email

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Click here to read more about the Wild for Monarchs initiative

          

In support of Wild Ones’ initiative to support declining populations of monarch butterflies, Conserve Lake County has secured a limited supply of seed packets for six species of milkweed. These small packets will be available for $2.25 each at Conserve Lake County’s native plant sale, held three consecutive weekends beginning May 17 (open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays) and supported by Wild Ones. The original seed source is Chiwaukee Prairie, via a specially approved collection project. The species are:

• Asclepias hirtella, - - tall green milkweed
• Asclepias sullivantii - -, prairie milkweed
• Asclepias syriaca, - - common milkweed
• Asclepias verticillata, - - whorled milkweed
• Asclepias tuberosa, - - butterfly milkweed
• Asclepias incarnata, - - swamp milkweed
Learn more at www.conservelakecounty.org.
Conserve Lake County 847.548.5989 (formerly Liberty Prairie Conservancy)
Almond Marsh Forest Preserve - - 32492 North Almond Road - - Grayslake, Illinois 60030

Margaret Ovitt (309) 836-6231, e-mail

Chapter Contacts:
Pat Hill, Co-President (847) 741-7284, hill_p (at) sbcglobal.net
Jim Cudney, Communications & Web: jim (at) cudney.com

BOB PORTER, President: (312) 744-5472
e-mail
Meetings are usually held the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the North Park Nature Center, 5801 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, unless otherwise indicated.

Chapter Contact:
(815) 627-0344
Email Rock River Valley Co-Presidents

Bob Arevalo
Co-President

Ginnie Watson
Co-President

Meetings are usually held the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for socializing and browsing the lending library and merchandise tables. Unless otherwise stated, we meet at Burpee Museum of Natural History, 737 N. Main Street, Rockford, Illinois.

PAT ROSENWINKEL: (219) 865-279, e-mail
Meetings are usually held on the first Saturday of the month, 10 a.m., at Gibson Woods, 6201 Parrish Ave., Hammond, Ind., unless otherwise noted.
• Native Plants in the Past, Present & Future

  Sponsored by the Gibson Woods Chapter of Wild Ones, the Third Biennial Native Plant Symposium will be held on Saturday, September 25th at Villa Cesare, 900 Eagle Ridge Drive, Schererville, IN from 7AM to 2PM.
  Symposium Agenda.
  Early registration discount end August 28th.
  Symposium Flyer.

The Lexington Chapter meets and organizes a variety of events in Bluegrass region of central Kentucky. For more information about this chapter, please contact our President, Beate Popkin. Guided by the philosophy of Lorrie Otto . . . “If suburbia were landscaped with meadows, prairies, thickets, or forests, or combinations of these, then the water would sparkle, fish would be good to eat again, birds would sing and human spirits would soar.”

Andrea Matthies: (734) 604-4674, e-mail
Larry Sanford: (734) 439-1272, e-mail
Meetings are usually held the second Wednesday of the month. From November through March, meetings are held in a classroom at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, usually at 6:45 PM. Meetings in other months are held at a variety of outdoor locations. Check the calendar for specific dates, times, and locations.

Glen Walter: Phone: (269) 979-3746 e-mail

Meetings are held on the fourth Monday of the month at 6:30 PM at the Marshall District Library located at 124 West Green Street in Marshall, MI. Field trips are planned for April through August Meetings. Consult the meeting calendar for details or e-mail

Laurie Johnson, President: (906)428-4358 e-mail Thomas Tauzer: (906) 428-3203, e-mail

Monthly meetings are the 4th Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm at Bay de Noc Community College unless otherwise noted. Check the calendar for more information about monthly meetings and outings.

For Membership or other information contact:
President - Melville Kennedy: (810) 275-8822, e-mail
Vice President - Rebecca Gale-Gonzalez: (810) 762-0455, e-mail
Secretary - Heather Griffin: (810) 410-7697, e-mail
Treasurer/Membership Chair - Vacant: (810) 275-8822, e-mail
Meeting days and locations vary. General business meetings are held at Mott Community College,Prahl College Center - Genesee Room, 1401 E. Court Street, Flint, MI 48503. map link.

Kristine Bradof (906) 482-0446, e-mail

Mike & Carol Klug, Co-Presidents: (269) 623-6725, Email
Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, unless otherwise noted.
From October through April, the chapter meets at the First United Methodist Church, 212 S. Park St., Kalamazoo (downtown).
There is no meeting in December. Spring and summer meetings vary in location and time, and are usually in the field.

Our first fall indoor meeting is Wednesday, October 24th. Please see our chapter page for further details on this meeting and our other upcoming events.

Welcome to Michigan's Mid-Mitten Wild Ones Chapter which includes Midland, Bay, Saginaw and Isabella Counties. For further information about joining this chapter, please contact Jeanne Henderson, President or call 989-684-3841. Lucy Chargot, Vice President Karol Walker, Secretary Randy Kursinsky, Treasurer

Mid-Mitten Chapter will be meeting generally at the Chippewa Nature Center in Midland. Dates and times of meetings will vary. Please go to Mid-Mitten Chapter Calendarwebpages for further information.

Please join us at the North Oakland Chapter, based in Clarkston, MI! For more information, contact Laura Gruzwalski at 248.535.3338.

Free presentations are often held on the 1st Wednesday of every month. Business meetings for the chapter board, chairs, and members are often the 2nd Wednesday of every month. Please go to the calendar for a complete list of events. You can also "Like" us on Facebook!

BARBARA BRAY: (248)601-6405 (President & Membership); e-mail.
No meetings planned for 2009 because of chapter suspension. Please call 248-601-6405 for more information. (map).

Find All the Information About the Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter at www.wildoneslansing.org

Please click on the "River City - Grand Rapids Area Chapter" link above to be redirected to our website for further details on contacts, events, etc. Or for additional information, send us an email.

John DeLisle: (248) 672-7611, e-mail
Meetings are held at the Warren Community Center, 5460 Arden, Warren, Michigan, on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Please call or email for details. There is no fee to attend a meeting and the public is welcome.

Contact Information

President: Carol Andrews (218) 529-8204
Email: Arrowhead.Wild.Ones@gmail.com

REGULAR MTGS: 2nd Thursday of each month, 5:30 p.m. typically at Northland Arboretum
WEBSITE: Brainerd Wild Ones
CHAPTER EMAIL: brainerdwildones@ymail.com

Contact: Arlene Kjar, President, (507) 645-8903, .
Meetings are usually held on the second Thursday of each month. Meeting locations vary depending on content, but are typically in Northfield, Minnesota. Meetings generally begin between 6 and 7 PM.

BRIAN JOHNSON (320) 356-9462 e-mail Meetings are usually held the fourth Monday of the month at the Heritage Nature Center, 6:30 p.m.

Diane Hilscher, President: e-mail or (651) 436-3836
Roger Miller, Programs: e-mail or (651) 275-0526


Our St. Croix Oak Savanna Chapter was formed in 2003 and sponsors monthly programs by enthusiasts and experts on native plants and natural landscapes. Meetings are normally free and open to the public. Special events may include a registration fee to help cover costs. Cold weather (indoor) meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month at the the FamilyMeans Building, 1875 Northwestern Ave. in Stillwater. Socializing begins at 6:30 pm with our speaker at 7 pm. Warm weather garden tours and field trips are typically held Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. See our Chapter Calendar below for details. We welcome all levels of plant and gardening enthusiast. Join us to learn more about Minnesota and Wisconsin native plants and how they can enhance our outdoor spaces.

Monthly topic meetings are on the third Tuesday, unless otherwise noted, at the Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, 6710 Lake Shore Drive, located just south of 66th Street between I-35W and Lyndale Avenue South (map). Free and open to the public.

Marilyn Jones, President, 612-724-8084,


Visit our new website, or call our message center at 612-293-3833 for latest updates.

LESA BEAMER, wildonesmo@yahoo.com
Meetings are usually held the second Saturday of the month, 10:00 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Location varies.

Meetings are usually held on the first Wednesday of the month (except December and January) at 6:00 p.m. Location varies. Click on "St. Louis Chapter" above, then "Calendar," for directions to each meeting. For additional information, contact Ed Schmidt or by phone at (314) 647-1608. Non-members are welcome to attend.

Habitat Gardening in Central New York meets every month to learn more about creating a healthy habitat for people and for wildlife. We're fortunate to have many knowledgeable people in Central New York who present programs on native plants, natural landscaping, and providing habitat for wildlife. Our Habitat Garden is an example of one of our members' natural landscape in Central New York. For more information about HGCNY, visit our website or contact Janet Allen at (315) 487-5742 or by e-mail.

The Niagara Falls and River Chapter encompasses an area in New York which follows the Niagara River Greenway municipal boundaries as determined by the Niagara River Greenway Commisison and the Niagara Falls National Heritage area. The chapter area includes the following municipalities: City of Niagara Falls and the lower Niagara River gorge, the Towns of Porter, Lewiston, Niagara, and Tonawanda, the villages of Youngstown and Lewiston, and Wheatfield, North Tonawanda, City of Tonawanda, Grand Island, Kenmore, and Buffalo, New York. For more information on this chapter, you can contact Wild Ones at 877-394-9453 or via e-mail.

Except for field trips, the Columbus Chapter meets the second Saturday of the month, 10:00 a.m., at Inniswood Metropolitan Park, Innis House, 940 S. Hempstead Rd., Westerville.

DIRECTIONS: To Inniswood From I-270, take the SR 3/Westerville Road exit north to Schrock Road (Huntington Bank, 630 South State Street, is on the Southeast corner) and turn right. Go about one mile to South Hempstead Road and turn right. Entrance is about 1/2 mile on the right. Inniswood Metro Park

For monthly up dates and changes to meeting locations, please check. Columbus Chapter Wild Ones

Check out our FACEBOOK GROUP for photos of events and meetings.


Wild Ones Columbus Chapter is having a Plant Sale. Click here for more information.

For more information, contact Columbus Chapter Karen Martens, Columbus Chapter President.

Bonnie Welty,Vice President Carol Rasoul,Secretary Don Plummer,Treasurer Barbara K.Velez Barbosa,Program Chair Cinda Gallitz,Membership Chair

For additional program infomation please contact Barbara Kay Velez Barbosa,Program Committee Chair

The Greater Cincinati Chapter has monthly meetings or field trips, as well as many other opportunities for learning about native plants. To view the program schedule visit the Greater Cincinnati Wild Ones website link above.

For more information, contact Chris McCullough at 513-860-4959 or email Chris.

The Oak Openings Region Chapter of Wild Ones was previously known as the Toledo Chapter of Wild Ones

In the late Fall to Early Spring, our chapter meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Nederhouser Community Hall, Olander Park, 6930 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania, OH. These indoor meetings usually include presentations about the local environment from local experts.

In Early Spring through late Fall, our chapter gathers for various outdoor activities including nature hikes, native garden installations, invasive plant removal work days and more. Date, time and location for each month's gathering are announced in advance via e-mail. If you are not on our e-mail list and want to be, e-mail us and let us know.





Contact us at Wild Ones Oak Openings Region Chapter




President:

Denise Gehring dhgehring@gmail.com h:(419)-531-0507 c: (419)-705-1017

Vice President:

Eric Britton ericb_perrysburg@yahoo.com (419)321-1348 (day), or (419)-308-6011 (cell)

Secretary:

Chris Boggs chrisboggs@bex.net (419) 704-7372

Treasurer:

Ann Krause aekmcb@gmail.com (419) 322-1308

The Tennessee Valley Chapter is located in Chattanooga, TN and covers the geographic region of Southeastern Tennessee and North Georgia.

For chapter information, contact Nora Bernhardt or Sally Wencel.

For information contact DAN DIETERICH at (715) 344-1063 or click to send an e-mail.

Go to the chapter website to learn more about the Central Wisconsin Chapter and our activities.

Contact Person: Peter Sigmann, President: peter sigmann 920-824-5193, peter2sigmann.net
Membership & Meetings: Cliff Orsted (920) 746-9770, cliff@doorlandscape.com
Educational Meetings: Oct.- May (various locations, usually on Saturdays)
Field Trips: June - September, usually on Saturdays

Welcome!

Keeping a Balanced Bug Population in Your Prairie

Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:00pm at WILD Center
Linda Williams, Forest Health Specialist Northeastern Wisconsin DNR, will teach which insects might be in your prairies and how to attract a variety of insects, including predators and parasitoids to help control the less desirable species.


Bus trip to Agrecol Native Nursery, Evansville, WI

Saturday, June 08, 2013
Field tour of nursery and potted native plants for sale at Rock Prairie Farm. Please print the form on page 3 of the newsletter (below) to sign up. Email wildonesfoxvalley@gmail if you have any questions.


Native Plant Sale

Native Plant Sale Order Form Orders are due by April 22, 2013; pick-up is on May 11, 2013 from 9-11:30 at the WILD Center. See more details below.