Chapters in Ohio

Native Plants for Birds, Butterflies & Moths

Join us to learn how adding native plants to your yard — whether perennials, shrubs, or trees — can create a welcoming sanctuary for local birds. Native plants provide the habitat, food, shelter, and nesting places birds need to thrive. Along the way, you’ll also invite more butterflies, moths, and other beneficial pollinators into your yard.

This friendly, informal program will be presented by the Cincinnati Wild Ones Chapter.

The presentation will include a short PowerPoint with before-and-after photos of a yard transformed with native plantings. Please feel free to bring your own photos, questions, and ideas so we can share, learn, and be inspired together.

A fun-filled evening of music, laughter, karaoke, native jams and treats, and great company!

Kick off summer solstice weekend with Wild Ones Greater Cleveland! Bring your friends, family, favorite songs, and help us welcome the start of summer together.

Feel free to bring a camping chair or lawn chair for extra seating and comfort.

Please register so we have an idea of attendance and can prepare accordingly, and so we can inform you in case of date change if the weather doesn't cooperate. We can’t wait to jam with you!

We’ll be helping the Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves (DNAP) staff and Metroparks Toledo collect grass and sedge seeds for restoration projects. Knee high rubber boots, mosquito net, or other bug repellent is recommended. There are no on-site restrooms, but Secor Metropark is close by. To RSVP, email Maureen here.

Take a stroll with fellow native plant enthusiasts around Shor Park off Tealtown Road (near Cincinnati Nature Center). 

Our stroll will center around the Wetland Restoration and Rain Garden and beyond into a wooded area in the park. The walk will be informal and lead by GCWO member.

From the park's website:

Take a walk on our wooded trail and you’ll probably hear some of the chorus frogs and other wildlife that make this habitat their home. In partnership with Clermont Soil and Water Conservation District and a grant from the Ohio EPA, a Wetland Restoration Project that included invasive plant removal, stream restorations and the installation of three wetlands was implemented at Shor. The restoration will be ongoing in our efforts to create a more native and diverse wildlife areas in the county.

Rain Gardens, like the one installed at Shor Park, are depressions that can help to collect rain water that may be carrying pollutants like oils, fertilizers and other chemicals. The water is filtered with the help of native grasses, perennials and the right combination of soil types that help to retain the pollutants and slow the water flow. Not only are rain gardens a benefit to water quality, they attract native wildlife, help to feed migrating species like the Monarch Butterfly, and bring additional color and beauty to any outside area.

RSVP's not required, however, it is helpful so we know to look for you before starting the walk. Email [email protected]

Join us for a fun and relaxing Volunteer Appreciation Day! This special gathering is all about celebrating and thanking the incredible people who help make Wild Ones Greater Cleveland possible.

Whether you volunteered once for an hour, helped at an event, supported behind the scenes, or have been involved for years — you are absolutely invited and appreciated. Come enjoy good food, warm company, conversation, and time together with fellow volunteers and native plant enthusiasts.

The event will be hosted at Jessica’s home and is simply about showing our appreciation for everything you’ve contributed, big or small. We’d love to spend the day with you!

Parking - Some parking will be available at the house. Additional street parking will be available on Crosby Street just South of the house and a short walk.