May Spring Resource Fair

Spring Native Plant Resource Fair

Tuesday | May 21, 2024

Open to Public from 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Indoor and Outdoor Activities

Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield MN

Wild Ones Twin Cities has invited professional native plant landscape designers, experienced Wild Ones members and partnering organizations who share our mission to offer tips and answer questions on native plant habitat gardening. Information will be available on plant selection, garden site care, landscape design, climate resilience and flora fauna associations. In addition to tabled activities indoors we are offering a naturalist led walking tour and demonstrations on how to bare root plants, what to do with winter sown seedlings and how to tell the difference between European and Asian earthworms.

All Hands On Deck!

The Spring Resource Fair is our chance to show the greater community who Wild Ones is and what we have to offer. There are many, many opportunities for members to help, from set up and tear down to greeters, educational outreach and hands on demonstrations. Click HERE to volunteer or contact Julia Vanatta for more information.

OTHER SPRING ACTIVITIES with WILD ONES TWIN CITIES!

EARTH DAY 2024

Wild Ones Twin Cities volunteers will be answering questions and providing resources for these local Earth Day events. If you have an event in your community and would like a literature pack, email info@wildonestwincities.org.

GROW a HOME HABITAT for Bees, Butterflies, Birds & more!

Saturday | April 20, 2024

1:00 to 3:00 pm

Agrarian Seed and Garden, 5152 Hiawatha Ave, Minneapolis

Learn the why’s and how’s of native plant habitat gardening with a Wild Ones Twin Cities presentation. FREE EVENT! (Suggested $10 donation for the nonprofits volunteering at this event.) Space is limited, click HERE to register.

Presented by: Agrarian Seed and Garden, Nokomis East Neighborhood Association (NENA) Environmental Committee and Wild One Twin Cities

Earth Day at Wood Lake

Sunday |  April 21, 2024

1:00 to 4:00 pm

Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield MN

Visit Wild Ones Twin Cities educational outdoor exhibit or come to help restore Wood Lake's native habitats, pick up litter, and assist with other site projects. The Midwest Peregrine Society will present live falcons in two fun educational programs.   

Our chapter has openings for outreach volunteers. Click HERE to sign up.

Nokomis Naturescape Gardening Session

Tuesday | April 23, 2024

6:00 to 8:00 pm

50th Street and East Nokomis Parkway, Minneapolis

Happy Spring! This first gardening will be about welcoming new volunteers, getting reacquainted with each other and the Nokomis Naturescape Boulevard Garden. We’ll take a garden tour and do some gardening care - including selective trimming and tidying - all with pollinators in mind. Contact Vicki Bonk for more information.

Wild Ones Outreach Training Workshop

Wednesday | May 1, 2024

6:30 to 7:45 pm

Epworth UMC Upstairs

3207 37th Ave S, Minneapolis

Wild Ones is an educational non-profit with a mission to inform community members about the value of native plants, whether in our gardens, local parks or natural areas. In 2023 we helped educate guests at Pheasants Forever National Convention, Minnesota State Fair, Monarch Festival and Buzz Fest. We would also like to have members staff outreach tables at each of our own chapter events.

This workshop is to help Wild Ones members become more comfortable sharing Wild Ones mission. We'll meet and learn a little about each other's experience and then review all the resources we offer, providing suggestions on how to answer frequently asked questions. The goal is for Wild Ones Twin Cities to have a pool of members and ambassadors we can call on to staff educational outreach tables throughout the year.

Workshop is free. RSVP via email to info@wildonestwincities.org

April Program

TUESDAY | APRIL 16, 2024

Unveiling the Mystery of Collecting and Propagating Spring Ephemerals

Presenter | Patrick Maun

6:30 pm Social | 7:00 pm program

Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield

Click here to join online for this hybrid program.

Spring ephemerals are the first to appear in the spring for a brief and brilliant window of magic They can also be somewhat tricky to propagate. In this presentation, Patrick Maun will go over different approaches to gathering, starting seed and division of roots. Patrick will talk about what’s worked over the years for him, and how you can start getting ready for the upcoming season.

Miss our April Program? View it HERE!

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RECRUIT A FRIEND, PLANT A SHRUB!

If you bring in a new member by May 15th to join you on your native plant journey, you will receive a free native shrub, for each member that joins, that you can pick up at the WOTC Resource Fair on May 21st at Wood Lake Nature Center.  To receive your free shrub, contact gkhalloran@gmail.com when your friend(s) joins, to pick which species of shrub you would like to receive.   Shrubs available to choose from are Saskatoon Serviceberry, Elderberry, Black Chokeberry and Red-Osier Dogwood.  You can learn more about the individual shrubs by clicking on their names above.

March Program

 TUESDAY | MARCH 19, 2024

Native Plant Primer + Habitat Gardening Basics

Presenter | Andy Scott, ReWild Gardens, LLC

6:30 pm Social | 7:00 pm Program

Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield

Click here to join online for this hybrid program.

So you've decided to jump into natural gardening but not sure where to start? Andy will cover native garden basics including site preparation, plant selection, planning basics and long term care to help your project succeed. He'll also highlight unique, under-utilized native species and landscape techniques that can help your garden setting become balanced and resilient.

About the Speaker:

In 2017, Andy shifted career focus to pursue his passion for nature and gardening to start his small native landscape and design business. Located in Bloomington, he utilized his own property to better understand how native plants respond to an urban garden setting and developed a natural approach to convert lawn and wasted space to wildlife-friendly gardens. These spaces support beneficial insects, birds and other wildlife while also creating healthy soil and conserving water. Education driven, Andy likes to involve his clients in all aspects of the process and helps provide resources to learn about and demystify the plant/pollinator relationships that their landscape will be fostering.

 ReWild Gardens creates natural spaces that beautify the landscape while also supporting a myriad of important native pollinator and bird species. Gardens that utilize native plants (and wildlife-friendly practices) not only provide nectar and pollen but also act as hosts for butterflies and bees – giving them support for their entire life cycle. ReWild provides planning, installation and maintenance services for new and established wildlife-friendly natural plantings in the metro area. 

Native Plant Sales in the Twin Cities Metro

MAY 18 | Wild Ones Southeast Minnesota in Northfield • FB Event

MAY 18 | City of Burnsville Native Plant Market • Details and List of Vendors

MAY 31 | Wild Ones Prairie Edge in Edina • Details and List of Vendors

JUNE 1 | Landscape Revival in Lake Elmo • Details and List of Vendors

Orders Open in March | Big River Big Woods • More details here

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RECRUIT A FRIEND, PLANT A SHRUB!

If you bring in a new member by May 15th to join you on your native plant journey, you will receive a free native shrub, for each member that joins, that you can pick up at the WOTC Resource Fair on May 21st at Wood Lake Nature Center.  To receive your free shrub, contact gkhalloran@gmail.com when your friend(s) joins, to pick which species of shrub you would like to receive.   Shrubs available to choose from are Saskatoon Serviceberry, Elderberry, Black Chokeberry and Red-Osier Dogwood.  You can learn more about the individual shrubs by clicking on their names above.