April is Native Plant Month, a nationally recognized celebration that highlights the essential role native plants play in supporting biodiversity, ecological health, and climate-resilient landscapes. Continue reading "Native Plant Month"
This month’s Native Plant News highlights a newly discovered Texas bee tied to purple sage, prairie restoration efforts in Missouri, a major land return to Indigenous stewardship in New York, large-scale grassland restoration in Tennessee, the spread of invasive knapweed, forest recovery work in Idaho, and a statewide program in Pennsylvania replacing invasive plants with native species. Continue reading "March Native Plant News"
Wild Ones members are invited to join the 2026 Annual Member Meeting, a yearly opportunity to connect with the organization, reflect on impact, and look ahead to what’s next for native plants and natural landscapes. Continue reading "Save the Date: 2026 Wild Ones Annual Member Meeting"
Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time, but it is also a moment filled with possibility. Around the world, scientists, communities, and everyday citizens are developing solutions that restore ecosystems, reduce emissions, and help communities adapt to a changing climate. Continue reading "Books That Explore Climate Solutions and Resilience"
Wild Ones is pleased to announce that its 2026 Seeds for Education Grant program has awarded $10,000 to 22 organizations across 17 states. This year’s awardees represent schools, tribes, nonprofits, science centers, and youth organizations across the country, all working to connect young people with native plants and natural landscapes through hands-on learning. Continue reading "Announcing the 2026 Wild Ones Seeds for Education Grant Awardees"
This month’s Native Plant News highlights threats to the Boundary Waters, efforts to save Michigan’s last lakeplain prairie, Illinois’ new rewilding law, invasive species action in Virginia, rare plant protections in Nevada, new genetic research, and seed banking to preserve endangered Garry oak ecosystems. Continue reading "February Native News"
Across the country, Wild Ones chapters are helping native plants move from the margins to the mainstream. Not through one big moment, but through a steady stream of visible, practical actions that meet people where they are: on the radio, in parks, in libraries, at community planting days, and in conversations with local decision-makers. Continue reading "Wild Ones Seedlings & Chapters Make Headlines"
In this webinar, Joey Santore explored how traditional garden rules shape the way we plant and why real plant communities rarely follow them. Continue reading "Rethinking Horticulture with Real Ecology"
Spring 2026 is shaping up to be an exciting season for nature readers. We’ve compiled a short list of five books we have on pre-order and think you should too. Continue reading "5 Books To Preorder For Spring 2026"
Long before winter sowing became a trending gardening topic online, Wild Ones members were already experimenting with seeds, soil, and seasonal cycles. In the Winter 1993 issue of The Outside Story, contributors shared practical guidance on seed stratification, cold-weather sowing, and hands-on ways to help young people understand how plants grow and move through the world. Continue reading "Learning from Seeds: Winter Sowing, Seed Starting, and Youth Discovery"