Chapters in Indiana

Join us for the recording of data for the Monarch bio blitz. We will be checking a large milkweed patch and other parts of the prairie to record Monarch activity. We will be observing milkweed, chrysalis, eggs, caterpillars and monarch butterflies. The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz invites community scientists from across North America to come together to protect and conserve the beloved monarch butterfly. Dress for being outside and short walking will be involved. 

Presenter: Brian Killen, FEMA Senior Floodplain Manager, Master Gardener, and Wild Ones Member

Have you ever wondered how to harness the valuable resource of
water to improve your habitat? From the floodplain to the birdbath,
water plays a critical role in creating a backyard ecosystem. This
program will offer information on how to address problems of water
quality and quantity. Learn about low-impact development practices,
like rain gardens and bioswales, that can help address flooding,
improve water quality and allow for the incorporation of native plants. 

We will be pulling weeds and planting native plants in the area behind the future pollinator garden. If you have any native plants you want to thin out please bring them to plant. Bring gloves and shovels. 

Brought to you by Wild Ones South Bend, Indiana Native Plant Society North Chapter, South Bend Elkhart Audubon Society, and Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative. Education tables by 15 community partners.

Free tickets will be available through Eventbrite in late July. Watch our website for details. 

Please bring any native plants from your backyard. We will have extra the plants available, all are welcome with or without plants to swap. Members free and non members $5 donation.