Chapters in Michigan

Wild Ones Ann Arbor Chapter serves the Ann Arbor and Huron River watershed areas, with members in other locations as well.
https://annarbor.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/AnnArborWildOnes/

Wild Ones Central Upper Peninsula Chapter serving the central counties of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
https://centralupperpeninsula.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/CUPWildOnes

Wild Ones Grand Traverse Chapter serves Traverse City, Grand Traverse Bay and the surrounding areas.
https://grandtraverse.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/GrandTraverseWildOnes/

Wild Ones Green Thumb (Seedling) Chapter serves communities in Huron, Sanilac and Tuscola counties.
https://greenthumb.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/wildonesgreenthumb/
https://www.instagram.com/wildonesgreenthumb/

Wild Ones Mid-Mitten Chapter serves the counties of Midland, Bay, Saginaw and Isabella.
https://midmitten.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/MidMittenWildOnes/

Wild Ones Newaygo Region (Seedling) Chapter is based in Newaygo and serves communities in and adjacent to Lake, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo and Oceana counties.
https://newaygoregion.wildones.org
[email protected]

Wild Ones North Oakland Chapter serves Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham, West Bloomfield, Clarkston, Rochester, Troy, Royal Oak, and surrounding areas.
https://northoakland.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/wildonesnorthoak/

Wild Ones Northwest Lower Michigan (Seedling) Chapter is based in Petoskey and serves communities in and adjacent to Emmet, Charlevoix and Otsego counties.
https://northwestlowermi.wildones.org/
[email protected]

Wild Ones Wayne County Michigan Chapter is based in Detroit, Michigan, and serves communities in Wayne County.
https://waynecountymichigan.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/wildoneswaynecountymichigan
https://www.instagram.com/wildoneswaynecountymichigan/

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!

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Upcoming Chapter Events in Michigan

Dec
4

Wild Ones Newaygo Region Planning Meeting Members Only

Hosted by Wild Ones Newaygo Region Seedling
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
to (Eastern Time)
Newaygo County Environmental Coalition Office within Newaygo Congregational UCC , 432 Quarterline St, Newaygo, MI, 49337 Map
Live Stream Available

Members Only Chapter Meeting Chapter Board Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

Please join us for our Wild Ones Planning Meeting on Wednesday, December 4th, from 6 to 7 p.m. We will meet at NCEC's office at 432 Quarterline Street in Newaygo, which is located in the Newaygo Congregational United Church of Christ.

We will discuss the next steps for Wild Ones Newaygo Region Seedling Chapter. Your participation will help make this seedling a full-blown chapter.

Please RSVP to  [email protected] or to [email protected] to let us know if you plan to be on the committee and if you will save the date of 12/4/2024 at 6 p.m. We will send you an event invitation. Zoom partition is an option. If you can't attend this meeting, you can still be on the planning committee. 

Looking forward to growing wild together!

Larry, Katie, Sally, and Linda

Dec
5

Pints & Native Plants

Hosted by Wild Ones Kalamazoo Area Chapter
Thursday, December 5th, 2024
to (Eastern Time)
Brewery Outré, 567 E Ransom St, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007 Map

Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Social Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking

An informal meet-up group one Thursday a month to have a drink together and talk about native plants, challenges in our gardens, pollinators, and more. This is a time to mingle and get to know other native plant enthusiasts and KAWO members.

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Dec
11

A Year in Southeast Michigan Wildflowers

Hosted by Wild Ones Ann Arbor Chapter
Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
to (Eastern Time)
Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Auditorium, 1800 N Dixboro Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105 Map

Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Drinking Fountains

Presenter: Nature Photographer John Metzler 

In this photo show, nature photographer John Metzer will present a sequence of the changing wildflower presence in southeast Michigan as the seasons progress from January to December.

About John Metzler 

John Metzler is a partner at applEcon, LLC, an antitrust economics firm in Ann Arbor. He got his start in photography 60 years ago with a sister's Kodak Brownie, learned to shoot 35mm on his Dad's fully-manual Minolta Rangefinder 10 years later, and switched to digital in 2004. An avid explorer of regional natural areas, John shares his pictures of various natural areas with their stewards to use as they chose. He began learning botany and native plants on Ellen Elliott Weatherbee's WedAm walking botany lectures in 2018, and he then joined the Michigan Botanical Society in 2022.

All of John's pictures are on his website, https://johnmetzler.smugmug.com/.  All are available as full resolution downloads free of charge for non-commercial use.

PARKING: Metered parking is available at Matthaei Botanical Gardens; members park for free.

Dec
14

Meeting of Wild Ones of Northwest Lower Michigan (seedling chapter)

Hosted by Wild Ones Northwest Lower Michigan Seedling
Saturday, December 14th, 2024
to (Eastern Time)
Petoskey Public Library Classroom (downstairs in main library), 500 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI, 49770 Map

Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting Public Restroom Drinking Fountains

We will meet in the classroom (downstairs) at the Petoskey Public Library on Saturday, December 14 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Everyone is welcome! You do not have to be a Wild Ones member to attend. Please come and bring your native plant questions, suggestions, and resources to share! This meeting will be a round table discussion on garden successes, problems and solutions. Hope to see you there!

Feb
17

Minimizing the Error in Trial & Error

Hosted by Wild Ones River City-Grand Rapids Area Chapter
Monday, February 17th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Will be Recorded Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation

Experienced native plant gardener and designer Mike Weis from Dropseed Gardens, will take us through the steps in the first garden he ever installed, starting in 2005. He will present a slideshow of images of this garden through the years to illustrate how some decisions/methods that were used worked well while others did not.

Registration link TBA


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