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 »
The online Wild Store is open for business! The online Wild Store is open for your holiday shopping! You can access the store from the national website’s home page, or click here to go directly to the store. The Wild Store has a variety of products to fulfill your Wild shopping needs. Tee shirts are… Read more »
Photo Contest 2019 Wall Calendar Now Available This new calendar features some of the award-winning photos from the Wild Ones 2018 photo contest. A total of 166 photos were accepted into the contest in 7 categories, all of which are represented in beautiful color in the calendar. When opened and hung on a wall the size… Read more »