Community Scientist Training During the 2015 Wild Ones Annual Conference, Wild Ones Honorary Director Dr. Karen Oberhauser and Sanny Oberhauser taught attendees “how to be a citizen scientist”, an introduction and training in various citizen science programs related to monarchs. To learn more about monarchs and what citizen scientists look for, watch the hands-on video […]
Many of us have fond memories of a favorite tree from childhood- one that provided shade on a hot day, a sturdy trunk to climb, or a quiet place to sit and dream. Trees have long held symbolic meaning in our lives, from the “Tree of Life” to “Our Family Tree” and “Our Roots.” The […]
Join Wild Ones for a free webinar, “The Advocacy Power of Public Native Gardens,” featuring Nicole Machuca, Environmental Social Scientist, Keller Science Action Center at the Field Museum. This event explores how public and demonstration gardens inspire action, connect people with native plants, and drive community engagement. We’ll feature case studies from two Wild Ones […]
Monarch Watch Monarch Watch – Bring Back the Monarchs (BBTM) program In 2012, Wild Ones began a partnership with Monarch Watch’s BBTM program. An outgrowth of the Monarch Watch Waystation Program, its goal is to restore 20 milkweed species, used by monarch caterpillars as food, to their native ranges throughout the United States and to encourage […]
June Native Plant News spotlights local action with national impact. From Virginia’s pollinator-friendly gardening tips to Michigan’s expanding Habitat Hero program, communities are finding creative ways to restore habitat. Alabama’s Bee City USA continues its native planting efforts, while a new NASA-led project aims to predict wetland collapse before it’s too late. Get to know foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis), explore the staggering economic toll of invasive species, and learn why conservation groups are pushing back against the proposed sell-off of millions of acres of public land in the West.
As a writer and scientist, upcoming Wild Ones national webinar speaker, Robin Wall Kimmerer, is interested in both the restoration of ecological communities and the restoration of our relationships to land. Kimmerer’s work is a call to rediscover our role as participants in the natural world. She articulates a compelling vision: “a renewed sense of the […]
In the middle of an urban-dominant environment, the home of Wendy Gochenaur provides a small, yet impactful oasis for wildlife to congregate and thrive. With over 95 native plant species, Wendy’s yard provides sanctuary for pollinators, birds and snakes.
Welcome to the Wild for Monarchs program, a collaborative effort between Wild Ones and Monarch Joint Venture dedicated to the conservation of monarch butterflies and their critical habitats. Our goal is to create and sustain healthy ecosystems by emphasizing the vital relationship between native plants and pollinators. The mutual work of Wild Ones and Monarch […]
Project Budburst You may have read about Project Budburst in a recent Wild Ones Journal. It’s a nationwide volunteer effort to observe buds, leaves and blossoms on trees as part of tracking climatic variation over time. Herbaceous and non-native plants are also targets. You can learn more, and sign up at windows.ucar.edu/citizen_ science/budburst/. “As a […]