Keeping a Balanced Bug Population in Your Prairie

Bus trip to Agrecol Native Nursery, Evansville, WI

Native Plant Sale

Chapter Newsletter

WILD Center - Wild Ones National Headquarters info and directions

Annual Events

Conference Toward Harmony with Nature on native plants and natural landscaping - January 25, 2014 - Wild Ones Fox Valley Area holds an annual full-day conference in Oshkosh. Expert guest speakers on a variety of natural landscaping topics are featured in concurrent sessions, along with a keynote speaker, buffet lunch, and exhibits by native plant nurseries, nature centers, booksellers, nature artists, and environmental organizations. Watch for details in November.

Rainbarrel Workshop - April 27, 2013. Held in conjunction with Wild Ones national at their headquarters office located at 2285 Butte des Morts Beach Road in Neenah, Wisconsin. There are two sessions: 9:00AM and 10:30AM. Pre-registration required by April 23, 2013. See flyer for details and registration. Cost is $45 members; $50 non-members and includes all materials for a screen-type rainbarrel and use of equipment.

Native Plant Sale - May 11, 2013 - Wild Ones Fox Valley Area conducts an annual native plant sale which gives area residents opportunity to select high quality plant product for use in their plantings. For more information, contact sale Coordinator. Which plants might work for your own growing conditions? Download Prairie Nursery Catalog for plant ideas. Any not-for-profit organization is eligible for a discount on plants purchased for use in developing outdoor learning centers and nature areas. For further information, please contact the WILD Center, 920-730-3986. 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.

Native Tree Sale - September 28, 2013 is the pick-up date - More details to come.

More Opportunities

Join Wild Ones any time during the year. We value new and renewing members. Contact our Membership Chair or Wild Ones for a membership brochure. Welcome!

WILD Center - We invite, appreciate and need your volunteer help at WILD Center—your hours are credited toward the Chapter’s use of the WILD Center facility as its home base. Remember to record your hours on one of the Time Sheets for Wild Ones Volunteers located in the front entrance or in the tool shed. Examples of hands-on tasks and a WILD Center Wish List are available here. Thank you for making a difference in our communities.

Show Me/Help Me Tours are opportunities for members to walk your property so you can learn what experienced members suggest for native planting improvements in your yard. For information on having your yard included on a tour, contact our Program Chair.

Yard Tours are opportunities for you to walk other members' properties, view their plantings, learn what worked in their yard.

Grants - Established by Wild Ones Fox Valley Area, the Natural Landscapes for Tomorrow fund awards grants ranging from $100-$500 to Chapter area (Map) schools, houses of worship, and other public and not-for-profit organizations who wish to create natural landscapes or outdoor classrooms using native plants. Applications are due February 15. Notification of awards is given in March. Download Instructions and Grants Brochure. To submit your grant application online only, use this pdf document Application. Use the Word document Word Doc Version to submit a printed hard copy by mail or online. An application may also be obtained by calling 920-730-3986.

Plant Rescues, Speakers Bureau, Wild Ones Merchandise, see our Project page.

Conservation - If you are interested in tracking efforts and legislative issues that affect conservation in Wisconsin, here are a few links: Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, Aldo Leopold Foundation, Wisconsin Conservation Congress, Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame. 

Chapter Meetings

Friends & Resources

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    Jan 26, 2013 (Sat)    

Toward Harmony with Nature Conference

    Feb 28, 2013 (Thu)    

6:00pm at WILD Center
Annual Membership Meeting - A fun filled evening, beginning with a potluck supper, annual meeting at 6:30pm and Wildflower Bingo at 7:00pm. Includes annual Seed Sharing.

    Mar 28, 2013 (Thu)    

6:30pm in Oshkosh at Evergreen Retirement Community
Monarchs & Milkweed: An Essential Relationship
Jessica Miller, Mosquito Hill Nature Center Naturalist, will teach us about monarch biology, research being done and what you can do to help perpetuate this amazing butterfly.
Presentation of Natural Landscapes for Tomorrow grant recipients and reports from past recipients.

    Apr 25, 2013 (Thu)    

6:30pm at WILD Center
Native Trees & Cultural Care
Donna VanBuecken, Wild Ones Executive Director and Ron Wolff of Lake Shore Cleaners will outline native trees and shrubs hardy to zone 4 or 5, including instructions on proper planting.

    May 11, 2013 (Sat)    

9:00-11:00am at WILD Center
Native Plant Sale & Order Pick-Up Contact Sharon Ziebert 920-410-6932

    May 23, 2013 (Thu)    

6:00 pm at the WILD Center
"Keeping a Balanced Bug Population in Your Prairie"
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

    Jun 08, 2013 (Sat)    

to Evansville, WI
Bus Tour - Agrecol Native Nursery with field tour of nursery and potted native plants for sale at Rock Prairie Farm. May also include another tour stop. More information on bus fee and departure times/location in April/May newsletter and webpage.

    Jul 25, 2013 (Thu)    

6:00 pm in Appleton
Tour - Jack Voight's Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin, N2550 State Hwy 47, 54913
Learn how a seven acre butterfly garden was established by our host with additional information from guest speaker, Randy Powers of Prairie Future Seed Co.

    Aug 29, 2013 (Thu)    

4:00-6:30pm in Fond du Lac
Tour - McDowell Property, 77 Eastbrook Land - urban yard with rain garden, vegetables, fruit trees & other edible landscaping features.
Tour - Fuller Propery, N6265 Co. K - small bog garden, woodland gardens, two ponds with plantings & koi plus much more to enjoy.

    Sep 26, 2013 (Thu)    

6:30pm in Oshkosh at Evergreen Retirement Community
Prairie Landscaping
Annette Weissbach, hydrogeologist with the DNR, has created a butterfly garden and rain garden in a one acre prairie adjacent to a three acre pond. The gardens now provide her with many seeds to give away or to enhance her prairie.

    Sep 28, 2013 (Sat)    

9:00-11:00am at WILD Center
Native Tree & Shrub Sale - pre-order pick-up only (Order form in August/September newsletter and on webpage)
Contact: Sharon Ziebert 920-410-6932

    Sep 29, 2013 (Sun)    

September 29 - October 5
Seed Gathering at selected members' properties.
Locations in Aug/Sept newsletter and webpage.

    Oct 24, 2013 (Thu)    

6:30pm at WILD Center
Holiday Decorating with Native Plants
WOFVA members Loris Damerow and Rebecca Eyer will help you bring the beauty of the prairie to your table by creating a dried arrangement to take home.

    Nov 21, 2013 (Thu)    

6:30pm in Oshkosh at Evergreen Retirement Center
What's Buzzin' in your Backyard? Honey Bees or Mason bees?
Andy Krueger, a local beekeeper and gardener, will explain the benefits of bees and beekeeping. She will tell us why we need to help bees. Joint program with Winnebago Audubon.

Watch for the 2014 monthly Program & Tours listing in early February.

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