Wild Ones Gibson Woods Chapter serves the Indiana counties of Lake, Porter and La Porte, and Illinois’s Cook County.
https://gibsonwoods.wildones.org/
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https://www.facebook.com/Wild-Ones-Native-Plants-Natural-Landscapes-Gibson-Woods-Chapter-38-528949993858676/
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Wild Ones Greater Indianapolis Chapter serves communities in Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson and Marion counties and adjacent areas.
https://greaterindianapolis.wildones.org/
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https://www.facebook.com/WildOnesGreaterIndianapolis
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Wild Ones South Bend Chapter centered in South Bend, Indiana. The South Bend Chapter serves residents in St. Joseph County, Indiana, and surrounding counties (Elkhart, Laporte, Marshall, Starke, Kosciusko, and Michigan counties of Berrien and Cass.)
https://southbend.wildones.org/
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https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075865006272
https://www.instagram.com/WildOnesSouthBend/
Wild Ones South Central Indiana (Seedling) Chapter serves communities in Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan and Shelby counties and adjacent areas.
https://southcentralindiana.wildones.org/
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https://www.facebook.com/WildOnesCentralIndiana
https://www.instagram.com/wildonessouthcentralindiana/
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 Indiana
August Member Meeting: Why Urban Trees Matter
Hosted by Wild Ones South Bend ChapterPublic Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Aaron Sawatsky-Kingsley, Goshen City Forester and Environmental Resilience Department Lead, will join us to chat about Goshen's efforts to support community native trees.
The Extraordinary Caterpillar Community Screening
Hosted by Wild Ones South Bend ChapterPublic Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Wild Ones South Bend is hosting a free community screening of the 60 minute documentary The Extraordinary Caterpillar. The film was made in partnership with entomologist Doug Tallamy of Homegrown National Park. The Extraordinary Caterpillar follows the scientists and community activists with a peek into the dazzling world of nature’s tiniest superheroes. Suitable for all ages.
Garden Tour of Milkweed Commons
Hosted by Wild Ones South Bend ChapterPublic Welcome Free Event Public Garden Tour Lots of Physical Activity
Lindsey Spaulding will lead a drop in tour of Milkweed Commons's native garden. Milkweed Commons is an urban development project on the 500 block of South Michigan which includes rehabilitation of two historic mixed-use buildings and transformation of the adjacent vacant lots into community green spaces. The larger of the two lots will be a Pocket Park and the smaller will be a Micro Farm. The project is led by Herstoric Development, with their non-profit arm Milkweed Gardens Inc. stewarding the outdoor spaces.
September Member Meeting: Our Local Amphibians
Hosted by Wild Ones South Bend ChapterPublic Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Dr. Cortwright of Indiana University Northwest will join us to chat about our local amphibians.
Native Plant Sale
Hosted by Wild Ones South Bend ChapterVolunteers Needed Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Seed/Plant Sale Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Purchase native plants from local nurseries and talk to our community partners.