Wild Ones’ website host experienced a system-wide outage On Thursday, Wild Ones learned that its website, hosted by Bluehost, had crashed. This included the national website, as well as our chapter’s websites. Since Wild Ones staff and national officer emails are also located on the server, our email service was disabled as well. On behalf… Read more »
Thank you for your support of Wild Ones’ Annual Appeal! With the New Year comes new chances to help the environment. Increasing the use of native plants in all types of landscapes is an easy way to make a big difference. The Wild Ones mission is to spread the news about the importance of using… Read more »
Great gifts for the holidays and more are available at the online Wild Store! Need a gift for a friend or family member? How about something special for yourself? The Wild Store has a variety of caps and hats; women’s and men’s shirts; books, banners and audio materials that make great gifts for the holidays…. Read more »
Wild Ones Annual Meeting webinar recording – October 12. During the live meeting, the Wild Ones board and staff presented important news about Wild Ones and how, as an organization, we are making an impact on the environment. They presented an update on the 2019-2021 Strategic Plan, our financial situation, accomplishments, and next steps. To… Read more »
Photo: Courtesy of Monarch Joint Venture 2019 International Monarch Monitoring Blitz Join hundreds of volunteers in Canada, Mexico and the United States from July 27 to August 4. Be part of the 2019 International Monarch Monitoring Blitz to help conserve the monarch butterfly. You can help monarch experts gain more information to understand the distribution of… Read more »
H.R. 1572: The Botany Bill The importance of native plants is gaining national attention! H.R. 1572, the “Botany Bill”, is going before the House of Representatives Natural Resources Public Lands Subcommittee Thursday morning, July 18. Overall, this legislation emphasizes the importance of protecting native plants and ecosystems. This sounds familiar Work on the Botany Bill… Read more »
WILD Center Seeking Item Donations You may know that the WILD Center (Wild Ones Institute of Learning and Development) is the national headquarters of Wild Ones. What you may not know is, we strive to keep the WILD Center as self-sustaining as possible. Doing so enables us to keep operating expenses low and direct a… Read more »
Reduce the cost of a new rain garden or native planting by up to $1,000 per practice Would you like to save 75% on the cost of a new rain garden or native planting? The Healthy Lakes program, run by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and UW-Extension Lakes Program, provides 75% cost-sharing to help… Read more »
There is a polar vortex ravaging Wisconsin this week. Subzero temperatures coupled with strong winds have resulted in wind chills of up to 60 below zero. As a result, the governor has declared a state of emergency, many businesses have closed their campuses for multiple days, and even the USPS has implemented restrictions on how… Read more »
Survey for People Involved in Monarch Habitat Restoration Work The Environmental Defense Fund is compiling an estimate of the cost of restoring enough habitat in the northern Midwest to make a difference to the monarch population. One of their scientists, Kevin Bracy Knight, has created a survey that asks people who have done restoration how… Read more »