Chapters in Indiana

Join us for a volunteer day with the South Bend Parks Department as we maintain the native beds of Pinhook Park from 9am to 11am on Saturday, May 9th. Wild Ones South Bend holds our monthly member meetings at the Pinhook Park Community Center free of charge in exchange for our volunteer efforts to maintain the plantings in the park.  Bring gloves and water, tools will be provided. The Parks Department requests that you sign up via this link to help them keep track of our efforts.

Help maintain the native planting in front of the giraffe exhibit installed in partnership with Wild Ones.  Please arrive on time, as we need to be let into the zoo before open hours. Bring a water bottle, gloves, and garden hand tools.

Lindsey Spaulding of Spaulding Restorations will talk about using native plants as a solution to problem  areas on your property. 

Join local Dragonfly lover, Loyce Fandrei, at Oak Ridge Prairie on June 6, 2026 for a dragonfly hunt around the big pond at Oak Ridge Prairie in Griffith. This is a follow-up program for those of you who saw her PowerPoint presentation this past November, or a great time to introduce yourself to these beautiful insects. June is a good time to see early dragonflies so we hope to see you there. Don’t forget to bring your camera!

Follow the road all the way to the parking lot at the back of the property. Tell the gate attendant that you’re with Wild Ones. We will start walking at 10:00am.

** Bring your own drink, and a bagged lunch if you want to hang out afterwards. We’ll find a place to sit & enjoy the park. **

Matt Meersman, President of the Friends of the St. Joe River Association, will join us to talk about our local watershed!