Wild Ones Central Alabama (Seedling) Chapter is based in Birmingham and serves communities in Jefferson, Bibb, Shelby, Saint Clair, Blount, Cullman, Walker, Talladega, and Tuscaloosa counties and surrounding areas.
https://centralalabama.wildones.org/
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Wild Ones Gulf Coast Alabama (Seedling) Chapter is based in Mobile, Alabama, and serves communities from eastern Mississippi to the West Florida Panhandle.
https://gulfcoastalabama.wildones.org/
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https://www.facebook.com/WildOnesGulfCoastAlabama/
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Wild Ones North Alabama Chapter is based in Huntsville and serves communities in Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan counties, plus communities in Franklin, Giles and Lincoln counties in southern Tennessee.
https://northalabama.wildones.org/
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https://www.facebook.com/WildOnesNorthAlabama
https://www.instagram.com/wildonesnorthalabama/
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If you do not find a chapter near you, or if you choose not to be part of a Wild Ones chapter, you may choose to be a Partner At Large (PAL). A PAL is not assigned to a chapter but joins a group of members who work solo in their own communities or simply enjoy the benefits of a Wild Ones membership. Either way – as a chapter member or as a PAL, you receive all the benefits of membership. Join Now!
Upcoming Chapter Events in Alabama
WONA Seminar: Boynton Oak
Hosted by Wild Ones North Alabama ChapterSouth Huntsville Public Library, 7901 Bailey Cove Rd SE, Huntsville, AL, 35802 Map
Public Welcome Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Patrick Thompson grew up on Shades Mountain near Birmingham AL, earned a Master of Science degree in Horticulture and has been employed by Auburn's Davis Arboretum since the year 2000. Patrick is the Arboretum’s Curator of Special Collections and Coordinator of The Alabama Plant Conservation Alliance. He works with native oaks, azaleas, and carnivorous plants. His primary conservation effort has been focused on the Alabama Sandstone Oak, Quercus boyntonii.
WONA Weed Wrangle: Chapman Mountain
Hosted by Wild Ones North Alabama ChapterVolunteers Needed Public Welcome Free Event Invasive Species Removal Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
Grab your boots, loppers, gloves, protective eyewear, weed wrenches and buckthorn blasters, and let's get ready to wrangle some invasive plants! We will meet in the pavilion next to the Chapman Mountain Parking lot. Tools and PPE will be provided by the Land Trust of North Alabama and WildOnes, but if you have your own tools and PPE, please bring them. This event is free and open to the public, ages 16+ (minors must be accompanied by a parent). We will have a brief training (depending on experience level) about invasive plant identification and control methods before heading into the work site.
Rain date: 2/28/2026 (same time)
WONA Weed Wrangle: Monte Sano State Park
Hosted by Wild Ones North Alabama ChapterVolunteers Needed Public Welcome Free Event Invasive Species Removal Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
Grab your boots, loppers, gloves, protective eyewear, weed wrenches and buckthorn blasters, and let's get ready to wrangle some invasive plants! We will meet in the Monte Sano Main Trailhead Parking Lot (where the South Plateau Loop trail begins), and head to the worksite that is covered in bush honeysuckle and other invasives. Tools and PPE will be provided by Alabama State Parks and WildOnes, but if you have your own tools and PPE, please bring them. This event is free and open to the public, ages 16+ (minors must be accompanied by a parent). We will have a brief training (depending on experience level) about invasive plant identification and control methods before heading into the work site.
Rain date: 3/14/2026 (same time)
WONA panel: Clay soils!
Hosted by Wild Ones North Alabama ChapterSouth Huntsville Public Library, 7901 Bailey Cove Rd SE, Huntsville, AL, 35802 Map
Live Stream Available
Public Welcome Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Join us for a member panel on planting natives in clay, compacted soils. This is the most common soil condition that our members have at their dispossal for native gardens, so this is your opportunity to ask all your burning questions to some locals with experience on the topic.
WONA Native Gardening 101
Hosted by Wild Ones North Alabama ChapterSouth Huntsville Public Library, 7901 Bailey Cove Rd SE, Huntsville, AL, 35802 Map
Live Stream Available
Public Welcome Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Join local botanist and native plant advocate Lynne Weninegar as she takes us through the steps of planning a native garden.