Category Archives: 2024

2024 Annual Meeting and Seed Share

November 2024 Join us for our annual meeting featuring a potluck, seed share, and annual [...]

Planting Natives for Fall Color and Winter Interest presented by Benjamin Vogt

October 2024 Join the Rock River Valley Chapter (RRVC) Wild Ones’ 30-year anniversary reception. Author [...]

Engaging Community to Save and Care for Endangered Natural Areas

September 2024 Join us as we welcome Amy Doll and Daniel Pohl to speak about [...]

Adventures in Food Forestry

August 2024 Join us to hear Judy Speer as she presents the story of 15 [...]

Founders Celebration & Member Picnic – Members Only Event

Please join us on Saturday, July 20, at the Founders Celebration & Member Picnic. We [...]

From Prairie to Vase: A Workshop on How to Enjoy your Wildflower Blooms Indoors presented by Jerry Paulson and Linda Ricker

June 2024 Our own Jerry Paulson and Linda Ricker will present a workshop on bringing [...]

The Impact of Bison on the Prairie Ecology of Nachusa Grasslands presented by Dr. Elizabeth Bach

Dr. Elizabeth Bach will talk about the long-term plant community monitoring at Nachusa Grasslands as [...]

Wild Ferns of Illinois presented by Chris Benda

Over 100 native fern species can be found in Illinois. This Zoom presentation will introduce [...]

Wildlife is Not Random presented by Peggy Anesi

So you’ve made the decision to create a beautiful and environmentally-friendly native plant garden. Now [...]

How and Why to Build a Rain Garden Easing Pollution and Flooding at Home presented by Rebecca Olsen

Everyone contributes a little bit to water pollution and flooding, and everyone can be part [...]