Chapters in Tennessee

Wild Ones Appalachian Highlands Chapter serves communities in Southwest VA and Northeast TN, including the Tri -Cities of Bristol, TN/VA, Kingsport, Johnson City, Abingdon, VA, Smyth County, VA.
https://appalachianhighlands.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.youtube.com/@appalachianhighlandswildones

Wild Ones Mid-South Chapter serves the areas of Memphis, western Tennessee, eastern Arkansas and northern Mississippi.
https://midsouth.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/wildonesmidsouth
https://www.instagram.com/Midsouthnativeplants

Wild Ones Smoky Mountains Chapter serves Knox, Blount, Sevier, Jefferson, Grainger, Union, Anderson, Morgan, Roane, Loudon, Monroe, Cocke, Claiborne, Campbell, Scott, Hamblen, Greene, Hawkins, and Hancock counties.
https://smokymountains.wildones.org
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/wildonessmokymountains
https://www.instagram.com/wildones_smokymountains/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbDhBLMuuA9Phjm74Hy2jqw

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 Tennessee

May
11

Public Program: Seeds for Education

Hosted by Wild Ones Tennessee Valley Chapter
Monday, May 11th, 2026
to (Eastern Time)
Joseph Glasscock Community Center, 3653 Tom Weathers Dr, Chattanooga, TN, 37415 Map

Public Welcome Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking

Let’s celebrate one of our pollinator partners! 

Holly Martin, joined by Marlo Martin, will share about the gardens at Normal Park Museum Magnet School. Holly has championed native plants on the grounds of the Upper School and received a Seeds For Education Grant in 2024. We encourage interested educators and parents to attend. Learn more about our program and how you can apply for a grant for your local school or community center!

If your school or community center would like to:

Attract butterflies, bees and other pollinators to your schoolyard with wildflowers and native grasses, add opportunities for hands-on science in biology, ecology and earth science, expose students to healthy, outdoor physical activity, and reduce energy consumption and improve storm water management then consider applying!

Each grant is up to $750. See our Seeds for Education pages for more information

May
11

May 2026 Informal Chat Meeting

Hosted by Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chapter
Monday, May 11th, 2026
to (Central Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting

We will continue to meet via Zoom for our chat meetings.  

These are informal and mostly unstructured meetings where anyone can ask questions related to native plants and related topics. Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? This is the place to be.  Everyone is welcome.

The Zoom Link will open at 6:45 PM.

May
16

Volunteer: Crabtree Workday - Spring Gardening

Hosted by Wild Ones Tennessee Valley Chapter
Saturday, May 16th, 2026
to (Eastern Time)
Crabtree Farms, 1000 E 30th St, Chattanooga, TN, 37407 Map

Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Registration Required Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity Drinking Fountains

Wild Ones is partnering once again with Crabtree Farms for our spring reciprocity work days - and we'd love your hands in the soil with us. By volunteering, you'll help support Crabtree's stewardship of native plant spaces through hands-on seasonal maintenance, and in return Crabtree generously provides us the use of the Evelyn Center for our 2026 Annual Meeting and Holiday Social. Volunteer hours count towards Certificate in Native Plants (CNP) “hands in the dirt” time. 

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May
16

Native Plant Sale

Hosted by Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chapter
Saturday, May 16th, 2026
to (Central Time)
Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary, 545 Beech Creek Rd S, Brentwood, TN, 37027 Map

Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Seed/Plant Sale Public Restroom Free Public Parking

The native plant sale jointly sponsored by the Wild Ones Middle Tennessee chapter and Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary is coming soon! Online ordering will be available from

Thursday, May 7, at Noon through

Tuesday, May 12, at Noon

Plant pickup for online orders is Friday, May 15, from 8 AM to 2 PM at Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary (545 Beech Creek Road S, Brentwood, TN).

The in-person sale will be Saturday, May 16, 10 AM – 12:30 PM, also at Owl’s Hill.

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May
18

Ecological Gardening Series: How to Plant a Plant: It may not be what you've been doing.

Hosted by Wild Ones Tennessee Valley Chapter
Monday, May 18th, 2026
to (Eastern Time)
Crabtree Farms , 1000 E 30th St, Chattanooga, TN, 37407 Map

Public Welcome Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Public Restroom Free Public Parking

Join Tennessee Valley Chapter of Wild Ones for our 7-class series in Ecological Gardening, taught by local experts who are passionate personal and professional ecological gardeners. You can attend classes as a series, or as standalone classes. 

This third class in the Ecological Gardening Series will meet at Crabtree Farms where we will learn the methods for planting native plants and shrubs to best ensure their survival. 

More details to come!

Workshop presenter: Bill Moll, Active Ecological Gardener, long-time member of Tennessee Valley Chapter of Wild Ones


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