Events

Have you wondered who the local ‘experts’ are about all topics related to native plants? We are inviting nature and garden groups to come and introduce themselves, share their goals and explain their projects. This will be a great opportunity to learn how we complement each other and to find ways we can collaborate.  Our program will be at the Chippewa Nature Center, 400 S. Badour Road, Midland. Open to the public.

Explore how native gardening can address climate challenges in our next Wild Ones national webinar, “Cultivating Change” with author and activist Lorraine Johnson. Johnson has been researching and writing about environmental issues for three decades. Learn about the pivotal role of gardening as an act of stewardship in the face of climate and ecological challenges. Discover the profound connections between individual gardens and the broader world and learn how these green spaces can serve as catalysts for positive ecological and social change.  Join Wild Ones for a practical and insightful discussion on gardening's positive impact on the environment and our future. 

Virtual registrants will receive a link to watch the talk live as well as a link to the recording. The recording will only be available for a limited time. 

We're getting ready for the Central Michigan Seed Swap.  Bring your native plant seeds if  you have them to share.  We will prepare seed packets to share with attendees.  Snacks and good company are provided!

Little Forks executive director Elan Lipschultz will present information on their two newest preserves, the Ponds and Nelson Preserve.  He'll review the plans for each of them as well as cover their citizen scientist projects.  

Registration for this event is now closed, and registrants have been emailed about attending. Please contact [email protected] if you have any issues getting in.

This will be a paid event for both in-person and remote viewing. Virtual registrants will receive a link to watch Dr. Kimmerer's talk live as well as a link to the recording. The recording will only be available for a limited time. 

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Ecological restoration can be understood as an act of reciprocity, in return for the gifts of the earth. This talk explores the ecological and ethical imperatives of healing the damage we have inflicted on our land and waters. We trace the evolution of restoration philosophy and practice and consider how integration of indigenous knowledge can expand our understanding of restoration from the biophysical to the biocultural. Reciprocal restoration includes not only healing the land but our relationship to land. In healing the land, we are healing ourselves.

Wild Ones is excited to cohost this event with the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh's Earth Week 2024 and the Wild Ones Fox Valley Chapter. 

Dr. Erin Hill of Michigan State University will guide us through the use of the best phone Apps for plant identification.