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Twin Cities Chapter |
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Twin Cities Chapter |
Marty Rice, 952-927-6531,
Marilyn Jones, 612-724-8084,
Meetings are usually held the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. (set-up & socializing begins at 6:30), at the Wood Lake Nature Center, 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield (between 35W and Lyndale Ave, just south of 66th St), unless otherwise noted. Visit the MnDOT Crosstown Construction Project Website for the latest information on nearby road construction. Individual meetings are listed on our Calendar.
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The Twin Cities chapter of the Wild Ones is a "hands-on" group and focuses on how to create a landscape with native plantings for gardeners at any skill level. Our gardens range in size from small areas of native plants in our yards up to full-blown prairies. The national Wild Ones group was formed in 1979, and the Twin Cities chapter held their first meeting in 2001. The local chapter provides a venue for educating members and sharing information about using plants adapted to our own soils and climate, rather than struggling to maintain exotic and sometimes invasive plantings. Become a member of Wild Ones and explore how to grow your own natural garden or yard full of native American plant species that provide wildlife habitat and a multitude of other benefits. We encourage visitors to join us one of our open-to-the-public events and hear firsthand about our group. We currently have over 300 individual, household, and business memberships. See the membership page for more information about the benefits joining The Wild Ones. Events we sponsor include:
For details about our upcoming monthly meetings and special events, scroll down this page for our upcoming calendar or go to the Newsletters page and view our latest issue (pdf). 2010 Board Members Terms end on December 31st. We line up our leadership and committees for the coming year in November. Open positions can be filled anytime. Do consider sharing your interest by getting involved in one of these capacities. Help support the healthy continuation and growth of our chapter. Duties are flexible--if you think you can help in any way contact one of the people listed above. There is a strong core of former officers still very much involved in the group who will be happy to help anyone new coming on board. Meetings are held quarterly; they often involve food and always involve laughter.
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Aug 24, 2010 (Tue)
Nokomis Naturescape Historic Walking Tour
Free and Open to the Public
7:00 - 8:30 PM
Meet near the intersection of East 50th St. and Woodlawn Blvd. (originally 27th Ave.)
One of a series of walking tours led by Wild Ones member Julia Vanatta. Tour the native plant demonstration gardens while learning more about the history of changes to the area's landscape from pre-settlement and Fort Snelling days to current restoration. For more information call 612-293-3833.
Sep 11, 2010 (Sat)
Minneapolis Monarch Festival
8:45 AM - 3:00 PM
Lake Nokomis Naturescape Gardens, Minneapolis, MN
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the Nokomis East Neighborhood Association invite you to a new festival that honors our state's official butterfly - the monarch - at the 2nd Annual Minneapolis Monarch Festival. Celebrate the start of the monarchs' amazing 2,000 mile migration from Minnesota to the mountains of central Mexico with music, dance, storytelling and art.
There'll be good food, a native plant sale, prairie garden tours and art-making activities - monarch mandalas, milkweed seed mudballs and more. Performers include Larry Long with Fiddlin’ Pete, Joe Savage and Aimee Bryant, Carl Torgerson (replacing 2Wurds), Mitch Walking Elk, Papa John Kolstad & Dean Mikkelson, Tonia Hughes & Martial Besombes, the authentic Aztec dancers from Danza Mexica Cuauhtémoc, and more!
Sep 21, 2010 (Tue)
Gardening for Biodiversity
Michelle Kalantari
September Twin Cities Chapter Meeting - Free and Open to the Public
7:00 PM - 8:45 PM (Socializing begins at 6:30 PM)
Wood Lake Nature Center, 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN
Over a 3 year period Michelle converted her Richfield yard of mostly sod to a vibrant landscape with 70% native plants and no more grass to mow. She will take us on a photographic journey of the changes made and the resulting biodiversity of life that found its way into her garden. It’s like a chapter right out of Douglas Tallamy’s book, "Bringing Nature Home".
Michelle, Wild Ones member, is an amateur gardener and photographer, her landscape was designed by Paula Westmoreland of Ecological Gardens. Michelle began learning about native plants as a volunteer gardener for the Lake Nokomis Naturescape gardens.
For more information, visit the Wild Ones website or call 612-293-3833.
Oct 19, 2010 (Tue)
Restoring the Landscape with Native Plants: A Suburban Approach
Heather Holm
October Twin Cities Chapter Meeting - Free and Open to the Public
7:00 PM - 8:45 PM (Socializing begins at 6:30 PM)
Wood Lake Nature Center, 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN
How can we make a difference in a suburban setting with native plants? Heather will highlight the reasons for restoring their landscape and will delve into the different approaches used for removing invasives, designing and creating new native plantings, researching pre-settlement plant communities in the region and applying for grants. She will also showcase the before and after results.
Heather, Wild Ones member, is a horticulturist, photographer, graphic designer and blogger. She has been utilizing native plants in the landscape for over 15 years, but in the past 8 years has studied plant communities and plant associations and has attempted to replicate these in designed landscapes. Her latest project is her blog about their yard restoration at www.restoringthelandscape.com.
For more information, visit the Wild Ones website or call 612-293-3833.
Nov 16, 2010 (Tue)
Annual Membership Meeting, Potluck, Seed Exchange
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Seed Starting Basics
Nancy Schumacher, Owner, the Vagary
November Twin Cities Chapter Meeting - Free and Open to the Public
7:00 PM - 8:45 PM (Socializing begins at 6:30 PM)
Wood Lake Nature Center, 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN
Celebrate our local Wild Ones community by sharing food and native seeds and electing our new officers for 2011. Please bring a dish to share. If you have seeds to share, please label them. We'll provide envelopes so participants can help themselves. We'll wrap up the evening with a presentation on Seed Starting Basics by Nancy Schumacher.
For more information, visit the Wild Ones website or call 612-293-3833.
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