Events Archive: 2023 | 2024 | Upcoming Events
January 2024
"Cultivating Change" with Lorraine Johnson
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Will be Recorded Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
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.
March 2024
Seedling Chapter Mtg
Willoughby Heritage Farm and Conservation Reserve, 631 Willoughby Ln, Collinsville, IL, 62234 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
All are welcome! Learn about Wild Ones and how to join!
Key Points for March 9 mtg:
Learn how to become part of the Southwestern IL Wild Ones, part of a growing national organization and sister chapter to STL Wild Ones.
We will be discussing our current seedling status and the next steps to becoming a chapter: such as fill leadership roles, confirm counties to be a part of SWIL, and work on the yearly calendar of events and garden gatherings (meetings).
Email with any questions: [email protected]
Carol Frerker 618-977-2430
Have a GRTDAY! 🙂
"Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants" with Robin Wall Kimmerer
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline and in person at Reeve Union, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 748 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI, 54901 Map
Live Stream Available
Public Welcome Limited Access Recording Paid Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains Assistive Hearing
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.
April 2024
Member Garden Gathering Members Only
Watershed Nature Center
Members Only Chapter Meeting
Join us at Watershed Nature Center for a Spring ephemeral walk.
May 2024
Member Garden Gathering Members Only
Pilot Plot/Slot
Members Only Chapter Meeting
Pilot Plot/Slot hosted by Chris Carl GCADD