Chapters in Colorado

Please join us for a  2-hour workshop on starting native plants from seed with Allisa Zurbuchen, , CSU Extension Horticulture Specialist in El Paso County. This is a hands-on workshop and you will be leaving with samples of native seeds to get you started!   

Allisa is currently working on her Ph.D. researching container production of Colorado Native Plants. 

She  will be covering a host of topics relative to starting native plants from seeds including what is a native, seed science basics, propagation methods adapted for home growers, and expose you to new native plant species.

Registration is limited to 15 participants.

Questions:  [email protected]

This event is free for members.  There is a $5.00 fee for nonmembers.

Not a member?  Please consider joining the Wild Ones Front Range Chapter.  Click on the “Read More” button for more information on how to join!

 Member Ron Martin will be giving a talk on Planning and Seeding a Pollinator Garden—an expansion of his portion of the Propagation 101 talk earlier in December.  If you are interested in seeding a pollinator garden, come on out!

This talk is part of the Carbon Valley Regional Library's Bee Love festival from 10 am to 2 pm.  There will be informational tables and other events.  Please plan extra time so you can check out the entire event!

Once again, in partnership with the Louisville Public Library and Louisville's Bee City USA, we are pleased to offer a seed swap open to members and the public.

We hope you can join us! We’ll have a variety of seed including annuals, perennials,  grasses, shrubs, and trees.  We will also have information about how to grow native seed, as well as info about plants which support pollinators and birds.  You don't need to bring seed to attend the event or bring home seed.

If you do have native seed to share, please label each species with this information:
* Botanical Name
* Common Name
* Collection City or County, Elevation, and Year 
* Your First Initial and Last Name
* If your seed is from a wild population rather than a garden site, add “WILD”

We happily accept seed from species native to Colorado and adjacent states. Please avoid cultivars, which might not support native pollinators and wildlife. We do NOT accept seeds from plants designated as noxious weeds.

You can drop off seed before the event. Email [email protected] to coordinate. If you plan to bring seed the day of the event, please email the species name(s) to [email protected] ahead of time so that we can prepare information for attendees about your seed.

If you would like to volunteer to plan the Boulder County Plant Swap (Spring 2026!), also use that email.

Volunteer sign up is live!  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44AEAD2EABF5CE9-61429767-wild 

What is rainwater harvesting? Let's join presenter, Theodore Mencimer, as he dives into what it is, why it's important, and how it can both conserve water and help us grow more diverse, more successful native plant landscapes. You'll leave this webinar with the tools to start harvesting rainwater in your landscape and a library of resources to reference down the road.

This webinar draws much of its information from Brad Lancaster's book, Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond (vol. 1 & 2), but applies those principles to the climate of Colorado's Front Range. We'll focus on assessing your site for rainwater harvesting potential, understanding the importance of earthworks, knowing what steps we can legally take in Colorado, and covering easy first steps to get you harvesting rainwater in a day. Lastly, we'll look at a few case studies from both Tucson and Boulder.

Theodore Johnson Mencimer is a Native Plant Designer working at Meadow Pro, a native plant landscaping company in the Denver/Boulder Metro area. He graduated with a Bachelor's in Environmental Design with an emphasis in Landscape Architecture from CU Boulder, is a  Colorado Native Plant Master, and received his Water Harvesting Design Practitioner Certificate from the Watershed Management Group in Tucson in 2024. He is quite fond of penstemons and bumblebees.

Members $5,  Nonmembers $25

All registrants will receive the webinar recording within a week after the webinar. 

Registration will close on Monday, February 9, at midnight.