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Winter Sowing Workshop

January 13, 2022

Kim Moor, President/Editor of Wild Ones Gibson Woods Chapter (Indiana) has invited us for an online winter sowing workshop on Zoom with Dolly Foster. You will learn one of the methods for starting hundreds of native seedlings in a tiny space. Winter sowing is a great alternative to growing plants … [Read more...]

25th Anniversary of Toward Harmony With Nature

January 5, 2022

Don't forget to register! In-Person – By January 12, 2022. This year, the in-person conference has a maximum capacity of 244 attendees. Virtually – By January 26, 2022. Join the Wild Ones Fox Valley Area Chapter for their 25th Anniversary Conference Celebration with special keynote … [Read more...]

25th Anniversary of THWN

November 16, 2021

Wild Ones

Registration is now open! Mark your calendars and join the Wild Ones Fox Valley Area Chapter for their 25th Anniversary Conference Celebration with special keynote speaker, Doug Tallamy, PhD, nationally recognized environmental speaker and award-winning author. Nature's Best Hope – Keynote … [Read more...]

Dame’s Rocket

June 1, 2021

One of my new neighbors (from Texas) told me that they had seen white and pink flowers on the ditches and woodland fences. Could it be phlox (Phlox pilosa)? It could have been, but it's not. These plants are actually dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis), a non-native, very invasive member of the … [Read more...]

April 2021 Exceeds 420 parts per million CO2

April 20, 2021

The splendor of shooting stars at Chiwaukee Prairie.

Tomorrow is Earth Day, April 22, 2021. Climate change is my mind. The Earth's carbon dioxide (CO2) levels peak around this time of year because there's more landmass in the northern hemisphere and plants start their seasonal growing season. During their growing cycle, plants draw down CO2, and … [Read more...]

WOFVA Chapter Plant Sale Orders Due March 31, 2021

March 14, 2021

Are you starting to get excited about spring and getting out in your yard? Digging in the dirt? Planting new plants, trees, and shrubs? Are you asking yourself what you can do for butterflies, bees, and other pollinators? Then you should know about the Wild Ones Fox Valley Area Chapter’s annual … [Read more...]

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