Upcoming Events

Join Wild Ones Greater Cleveland for an evening of reflection, connection, and inspiration as we celebrate a year of growing together and looking ahead to the seasons to come. Our 2025 theme, Wish Upon a Native Seed, invites us to dream collectively about the future we're nurturing through native plants, community partnerships, and collective stewardship across Northeast Ohio.

Gather with fellow members, friends, and partners at the beautiful Emerald Necklace Marina for an evening that will include:

-Highlights from our year of programs and progress
-Presentation by Garrett Ormiston from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (topic to be announced soon!)
-Hands-on nature crafts
-Opportunities to connect with local business members and partner organizations
-A look ahead to what we're wishing for in 2026
-Native Connections Bingo - with prizes to meet & learn from fellow WOGC'ers!

5:00-6:00 pm - Happy Hour, Social, Games, Crafts
6:00-8:00 pm - Presentations
8:00-9:00 pm - Social, Games, Crafts

Tickets: FREE for members, $10 for nonmembers
Ticket includes games & crafts, nonalcoholic drinks, and heavy appetizers. Cash bar available.

Everyone is welcome — whether you're a long-time Wild Ones member or newly curious about native plants and habitat restoration. Come make a wish for the future of our native landscapes and help it take root.

Designing with native plants isn’t just about what you grow, it’s about how you shape your space. In this hands-on workshop, Zoe Evans (Plan it Wild) and Heather Evans (Design Your Wild) guide you through the process of creating a cohesive yard plan that supports both your lifestyle and biodiversity.

Wild Ones of Greater Cleveland is teaming up with Stark Parks f to offer this cost-effective, low-maintenance way to add native plants to your landscape!

Winter sowing is an outdoor seed-starting technique that requires just two things: miniature greenhouses and Mother Nature! It is one of the most cost-effective ways to add native plants to your landscape. All supplies will be provided for participants to create a mini greenhouse of native plants to take home. This program is part of the Stark  Parks Backyard Habitat Series. For more information visit www.starkparks.com/backyard

Registration Required

Wild Ones Greater Cleveland is hosting a native SEED SWAP on Saturday January 10th.  This event is FREE and open to the public so be sure to invite friends and family!

How to participate:

1. BEFORE COMING: If you bring something hand-collected to swap, please label it with any important information like plant name (common and scientific) and preferred growing conditions (sun vs shade and wet vs dry).Place your DRY bulk cleaned seeds (seeds removed from unwanted plant materials) in a wide mouth jar if you can.  If not, an envelope, pill bottle, or bag will do fine.  

2. AT THE SWAP:  If not in a wide mouth jar, we will transfer the seeds to bowls.  For all seeds, we will make small signs denoting the seed type/information.

3. Attendees will scoop seeds from the bowls, place the seeds in a small envelope and write the plant name on the envelope.

4. Pre-packaged seeds are welcome at the Seed Swap. We ask that guests take only what they will grow. Envelopes are available for taking smaller portions.

5. Bringing seeds is not required for attending the Seed Swap.

Click the READ MORE button to find out about harvesting, cleaning, and collecting!

In addition, we need your help in packing seeds for our 2026 Information Tables throughout Northeast Ohio.  After you're done swapping seeds, please join us to fill seed envelopes and label the envelopes while enjoying the companionship of like-minded people.

We look forward to seeing you!

No registration required; drop in any time
 

Wild Ones is hosting a Native Seed and Social Event on Sunday, January 11th! This event is FREE and open to the public so be sure to invite friends and family!

Dozens of species of native perennials have already been harvested and cleaned, awaiting the final packaging for distribution to an increasing number of people eager to landscape with Ohio's own rich flora.

We will fill seed envelopes and label the envelopes while enjoying the companionship of like-minded people. *BONUS* You will also leave with sample packets of seeds we process and a good feeling about your contribution to making native seeds accessible for many individuals across Northeast Ohio!

Specific address will be emailed upon registration as this is at a WOGC member's home; street parking will be available.

Seeds to be packed include:

Blue False Indigo, Baptisia australisCardinal Flower, Lobelia cardinalisCommon Milkweed, Asclepias syriacaFoxglove Beardtongue, Penstemon digitalisGray-headed Coneflower, Ratibida pinnataIndian Grass, Sorghastrum nutansMarsh Mallow, Hibiscus moscheutosNodding Onion, Allium cernuumPrairie Doc, Silphium terebinthinaceumPurple Coneflower, Echinaceae purpureaRose Milkweed, Asclepias incarnataShowy Goldenrod, Solidago speciosaSwitch Grass, Panicum virgatumWild White Indigo, Baptisia alba

We look forward to seeing you there!

Wild Ones Greater Cleveland is hosting a native SEED SWAP on Saturday January 17th.  This event is FREE and open to the public so be sure to invite friends and family!

How to participate:

1. BEFORE COMING: If you bring something hand-collected to swap, please label it with any important information like plant name (common and scientific) and preferred growing conditions (sun vs shade and wet vs dry).Place your DRY bulk cleaned seeds (seeds removed from unwanted plant materials) in a wide mouth jar if you can.  If not, an envelope, pill bottle, or bag will do fine.  

2. AT THE SWAP:  If not in a wide mouth jar, we will transfer the seeds to bowls.  For all seeds, we will make small signs denoting the seed type/information.

3. Attendees will scoop seeds from the bowls, place the seeds in a small envelope and write the plant name on the envelope.

4. Pre-packaged seeds are welcome at the Seed Swap. We ask that guests take only what they will grow. Envelopes are available for taking smaller portions.

5. Bringing seeds is not required for attending the Seed Swap.

Click the READ MORE button to find out about harvesting, cleaning, and collecting!

In addition, we need your help in packing seeds for our 2026 Information Tables throughout Northeast Ohio.  After you're done swapping seeds, please join us to fill seed envelopes and label the envelopes while enjoying the companionship of like-minded people.

We look forward to seeing you!

No registration required; drop in any time
 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! This will be a paid webinar with all proceeds supporting the Seeds for Education Program. 

Details coming soon! 

Plant ID Slow Hike

Spring Ephemeral Edition

Join us for a leisurely stroll with Wild Ones Greater Cleveland and Portage Park District as we explore the trails and identify spring wildflowers together. No need to rush; we'll be taking our time to appreciate the beauty around us and identify the flowers we encounter along the way.

Make sure to wear comfortable shoes or boots suitable for walking on trails, rain or shine. Don't forget to bring water and sunscreen if needed. This hike won't be too strenuous; we'll be stopping frequently to admire flowers and practice identification.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!