Wild Ones Front Range Chapter serves the region from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs including the Denver Metro Area and Boulder.
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Upcoming Chapter Events in Colorado
Plan, Install, Maintain! A DIY on Low-Water, Low-Maintenance Native Plant Gardening
Hosted by Wild Ones Front Range ChapterOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Limited Access Recording Paid Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Join us for our next webinar as local plant landscaper, Eryn Murphy, owner of Restorative Landscape Design, covers the practical side of low-maintenance, habitat-friendly native plant xeriscaping. Learn the fundamentals of planning, installation, and maintenance.
Eryn will cover eradicating weeds or sod; low-water and low-maintenance strategies; plant selection, sourcing, and arrangement; mulches and bio-weed-barriers; irrigation and paths; tips and tools for the labor, and long-term expectations.
Eryn runs the native plant landscaping business Restorative Landscape Design, which manages 20-to-50 yard and park conversions in the Denver area every year. Eryn also volunteers for WOFR and is passionate about making native plant landscaping affordable and accessible. RLD manages a low-cost community install program called "DIY with Help;" maintains a public master spreadsheet of CO native plants; and recently published "The DIY Coloradoscape Guide" with a Native Garden-In-A-Truck service.
Register here to learn more fresh ideas on native plant gardening!
Jefferson County Regional Meet and Greet! Members Only
Hosted by Wild Ones Front Range ChapterBelmar library meeting room, Lakewood, 555 S Allison Pkwy, Lakewood, CO, 80226 Map
Members Only Free Event Chapter Social Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
We will share our garden projects (past, present, and future).
We will celebrate successes and brainstorm solutions to problems.
We will support each other, no matter how far along the path of gardening with natives we have come.
We will seek suggestions for chapter activities in the upcoming growing season.
We will have light snacks and enjoy each others company!
Join Us and Register Here!
Seeding + Transplanting Native Plants for NOCO Plant Exchange
Hosted by Wild Ones Front Range ChapterTo Be Provided Once Signed Up, Loveland, CO Map
Public Welcome Free Event Hands-On/How-To Workshop Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
Come help the NOCO Plant Swap Planning Committee prepare and grow native, ecotypic plants grown free from pesticides and synthetic chemicals for the upcoming plant exchange at the Fort Collins Xeriscape Garden Party (June 1st, 2024).
This is a collaborative effort involving multiple mission-aligned organizations.
Northern Colorado Region Meet-and-Greet Members Only
Hosted by Wild Ones Front Range ChapterMembers Only Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Social Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Join us for introductions, refreshments, and a presentation about Northern Water!
Agenda:
• Listen to a brief presentation by guest speaker Lindsay Nerad of Northern Water
• Introduce yourself and share your gardening projects—including any questions or problems you’d like help with
• Enjoy light snacks and conversation with other native plant enthusiasts
• Optionally, explore the on-site water conservation demonstration garden
If you have any extra seeds you’d like to share, please bring them for an informal mini-seed swap.
Register here to join us and find out we've got planned for the upcoming season! The Berthoud meeting location will be provided after you register. You will also receive information about carpooling.
We hope to see you soon!
Alora and Karen, Northern Colorado Regional Coordinators
Spring Meet, Sow, and Eat Members Only
Hosted by Wild Ones Front Range ChapterFranktown Firestation, 1959 N Hwy 83, Franktown, CO, 80116 Map
Members Only Free Event Chapter Social Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
2024 Meet Up, Spring Sowing Demo, Discuss Goals, Eat Soup!
RSVP please [email protected] by April 12, 2024