Chapters in Wisconsin

Our Chapter has partnered with Friends of Wehr/FOW to sponsor the Annual Summit at FAITH IN PLACE for a special showing of Bill McKibben at Wehr Nature Center on 9/29/26, doors open at 5:00pm.  It is free, and so is parking! You need to register by 9/13/26 (below)

Bill McKibben is an author, educator, and environmentalist, who helped found 350.org, the first global grassroots climate campaign, and who has recently helped found Third Act to build a progressive organization/movement for people over the age of 60.  McKibben is an internationally known protestor and has fought the Keytone Pipeline.

Our program begins at 5:45pm.  Speaker is presenting 6:00-7:30.  Doors close at 8pm.

Join your community to watch, connect, and be inspired.  Come to the Watch Party.  If you can't join us for the fun at Wehr, you can watch it from home. You will be sent a link for viewing at home when you register.  

FOW will have a BAKE SALE during the event.

Our Chapter is doing the coolest things, like this program.  We will be tabling the Faith in Place Wehr event, and another one in central Milwaukee to promote native plants.

McKibben's productions:  "This Is Economic Self-Sabotage" - A sober 18 minute MUST WATCH that illuminates an array of negative effects due to the climate rollbacks.   He has authored many books and his fight against Keystone is featured in "Oil and Honey".

Please help us promote this program.  It's our first watch party and we want to be sure there's a great turn-out.

Wehr Nature Center and our Milwaukee SW Wild Ones chapter is partnering to hold this watch party live streaming event presentation of Bill McKibben, the summit's featured speaker.

The Prairie in Seed 
Instructor: Jeffery Steele
Format: In person
Date/Time: Sunday, Oct 3, 10am-3:30pm (half hour lunch on your own)
Location: Pope Farm Conservancy in Middleton, WI
Elective (5 hours)

Description: The fall is great time to experience the prairie in its final beauty. This course will serve as an introduction to identifying seed-bearing prairie plants. Students will tour a restored prairie and learn techniques to collect and store seeds from various species. Those that attend will also learn from a restoration expert how to break native seed dormancy and grow their own native plants. Students will then have the opportunity to take home their own "mini-greenhouses" of native seeds they collected to include in their home landscaping.

An email with specific details will be sent to you approximately 2-5 days before the first day of the course.

Learn more about the Wisconsin Native Plant Certification Program.

This meeting is intended to be a community outreach event to give native seeds to the public. Location is Pavilion 4 at Petrified Springs Park in Kenosha. We are looking for members to help us put seeds into envelopes to giveaway. If you can help us out you will be rewarded with a free beverage from the Biergarten https://www.petrifyingspringsbiergarten.com.  Bring some of your native seeds to share with the chapter and public.

Autumn is often overlooked as a planting season, but it’s actually a fantastic time to plant native plants! Johnson’s Nursery is embracing the season and offering Wild Ones members 15% off native container plants for one week only. Don’t miss this limited-time offer!

The hours are Mon–Fri, 8:00–5:00, and Sat, 8:00–2:00. Wild Ones volunteers will be present at various times to assist members, and the Johnson’s staff will also be on board. Members must show a printed or digital copy of their current membership card. Same-day online registration will generate a membership card that is acceptable for this offer. Plant purchases are final, not guaranteed, and non-refundable.

If you would like to help out and hang out, please sign up for a shift below, thank you! 

Happy Planting!!