In early 2021, Wild Ones began our Native Garden Design program by publishing free, professional garden designs for the public with the premise that using native plants in landscaping can not only be beautiful, but also promote pollinators and wildlife, slow stormwater runoff and be achievable for gardeners of all skillsets in terms of scope […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Grows the Native Garden Design Program"
This program will go in depth into how phytoremediation can be used to improve outdoor air quality and cover a wide range of native plant species and contaminants, including particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, volatile organic compounds, and atmospheric carbon. Continue reading "Native Plants for Improving Outdoor Air Quality with Eric Fuselier"
This program will go in depth into how phytoremediation can be used to improve stormwater quality and cover a wide range of native plant species and contaminants, including arsenic, chlorinated solvents, sediment, and nutrient pollution. Continue reading "Native Plants for Improving Stormwater with Eric Fuselier"
In 2021, the Wild Ones Board of Directors and staff adopted Wildly Important Goals (WIGs) to strategically focus on specific organizational targets. Wild Ones identified and is working toward several critical WIGs in 2022 and staff and board members have been busy dedicating time and energy mapping how we will accomplish these goals. Continue reading "Wild Ones Announces Wildly Important Goals for 2022"
“We have turned 54% of the lower 48 states into a matrix of cities, suburbs, roads, airports, power and pipelines, shopping centers, golf courses, infrastructure, and isolated habitat fragments, with 41% more of the U.S. into various forms of agriculture. That’s right: we humans have taken 95% of the natural world and made it unnatural,” […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Awards $9,500 in Seeds for Education Grant Funds to 24 Youth-Serving Organizations in 19 States"
Join Iowa attorney and business professor Rosanne Plante as she explains what to do if the “Weed Police” knock on your door! Continue reading "Weed Ordinances with Rosanne Plante"
Monarch Joint Venture awards $400,000 to fund monarch butterfly and pollinator conservation projects across the U.S. including Wild Ones’ “Wild for Monarchs” Program Bees and other pollinators critical to global food security are disappearing at an alarming rate; even the iconic monarch butterfly, beloved across its trinational North American range, has only a 10% chance […] Continue reading "Conservation Funding a Welcome Relief Amid Pollinator Declines"
This program goes in depth into how phytoremediation can be used to improve soil quality and covers a wide range of native plant species and contaminants, including petroleum, pesticides, heavy metals, and the emerging field of “phytomining,” an exciting new form of phytotechnology where heavy metals are reclaimed from the soil for reuse. Continue reading "Native Plants for Improving Soil Contamination with Eric Fuselier"
This webinar discusses plant genetic diversity and the role it plays in our gardens, landscapes, and natural areas. The divergence between the goals of horticulture and ecology creates a conundrum for the modern gardener, especially those committed to the preservation of plant species and the organisms that depend on them for survival. Continue reading "“Genetic Diversity and Plant Preservation” with Neil Diboll"
Wild Ones Natural Landscapers, Ltd., is proud to introduce Larry Weaner as a Wild Ones Honorary Director to serve a 2022 through 2025 term. Wild Ones honors and recognizes distinguished individuals who are respected and known for their expertise in fields of ecology, botany, plant science, horticulture, entomology, climate change, and conservation. Larry Weaner received […] Continue reading "Wild Ones is Proud to Announce Larry Weaner as an Honorary Director"
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