Chapters in Ohio

Come join Wild Ones Greater Cleveland as we will have an informational table set up at the Westlake Rain and Garden Show.

The Rain and Garden Show is an annual event hosted by the City of Westlake and the Westlake Watershed Group. The show aims to raise awareness about stormwater management, eco-friendly practices, and sustainable living. Residents and local businesses are invited to explore a variety of booths and displays featuring products and services that promote environmental stewardship, from rain barrels and native plants to composting techniques and energy-efficient home solutions.

There will be a Kid Zone from 11a - 2p with special guests, face painting, balloon clown and contests.

In this stewardship project, we will use shovels and loppers to remove woody invasive species to help members Don & Lynn Godfrey and Rex Browns. Please bring work gloves, muck boots, and safety glasses.

Please RSVP for this event by clicking here.

Join Grange Insurance Audubon Center to kick off the 2025 Native Plant Backyard Challenge. Local environmental, gardening, and native plant focused organizations will be tabling this event, including Wild Ones Columbus.

The mission of the Native Plant Backyard Challenge (NPBYC) is to promote native plants in central Ohio by recruiting households to transform a portion of their yards into native habitat. The challenge works to ensure that participants become ambassadors for native plants in their community.

Registration and fee required. Please click the Read More button for more information.

Everyone knows about honeybees, but did you know there are 500 other species of bees in Ohio? Native bees are important pollinators for fruits, vegetables and native plants. In this chat with Dr. Gwen Pearson, we’ll dive into issues facing pollinators and how they're connected to our plants. We will discuss food production, native bee conservation, creating habitats, and low-cost ways to help bees thrive around your home.

Gwen is an award-winning science communicator with a PhD in Entomology. In addition to her work writing for WIRED Magazine and other science news outlets, she's run an insect zoo and worked at Michigan State University in various roles. She's now retired and is an Outreach Ambassador for the non-profit Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

One of our stewardship events for April will be helping Metroparks Toledo repot plants for the Blue Week plant sale. 

Please RSVP for this event by clicking here.