Wild Ones Cedar Rapids Iowa City Chapter is based in Iowa City and serves Cedar Rapids and other communities in Linn and Johnson counties.
https://cedarrapidsiowacity.wildones.org/
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Wild Ones Central Iowa (Seedling) Chapter serves the greater Des Moines metro and surrounding communities including Polk, Boone, Dallas, Story, Marshall, Jaspers, Marion, and Madison counties.
https://centraliowa.wildones.org/
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Wild Ones Loess Hills Chapter is located in the Siouxland area, which includes northwest Iowa, northeast Nebraska, and southeast South Dakota.
https://loesshills.wildones.org/
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Upcoming Chapter Events in Iowa
Adopt a Street Cleanup
Hosted by Wild Ones Loess Hills ChapterPublic Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Hands-On/How-To Workshop Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
Join us to clean our surroundings! Trash bags and vests provided. Bring work gloves and bright clothing, dress accordingly.
Spring Native Plant Sale- Public Welcome
Hosted by Wild Ones Loess Hills ChapterPublic Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Home/Private Garden Tour Seed/Plant Sale Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Shop for native wildflowers and grasses at the Spring Public Native Plant Sale.
Plant list below and is subject to availability.
Special guests from Siouxland Prairie Farms of Rock Valley will also have native ecotype plants for sale from their native plant farm.
Proceeds from the sale are used for numerous native plant gardens and projects in the region, including individual and community grants to assist with native plantings.
Morningside Garden Walks
Hosted by Wild Ones Loess Hills ChapterSertoma Park and Morningside University
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Public Garden Tour Free Public Parking
Join Noah E at his Eagle Scout project garden at Sertoma Park. This garden was planted Fall of 2025 - come see what a first season native garden looks like!
Jose L will also show off his garden located at Morningside University. More details to come!
Summer Plant Sale and Garden Walk
Hosted by Wild Ones Loess Hills ChapterPublic Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Home/Private Garden Tour Seed/Plant Sale Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Tom & Cheri Stewart have created an ever-expanding, backyard native garden paradise that's both beautiful and ecologically significant. In 2022, the Stewart's Hilltop Garden was awarded Sioux City's Yard-of-the-Year.
Located at 2801 S. Cecelia Street, Sioux City.
Come walk the gardens and enjoy the pollinators who are also visiting!
Then relax on a garden bench while enjoying some refreshments.
Or shop the native plant sale at the Hilltop Garden and pick up a few natives for your own yard. Proceeds from the plant sale go towards funding native plant gardens and educational programs in the Siouxland region.
The Loess Hills chapter of Wild Ones is a non-profit organization that promotes planting native landscapes, both small and large, in Iowa, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Native plants attract pollinators and other wildlife, enhancing your home and the environment.
Vermillion Garden Walks
Hosted by Wild Ones Loess Hills ChapterVermillion, SD
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Home/Private Garden Tour
More details to come!