Upcoming events

Monthly Officer Meeting - January 2023

We are excited to announce that one of our chapter members Ray Stewart (Webbedfoot Designs, Inc. ) has invited us to partner with him for a native seed processing and packaging event!  

This will be a great opportunity to meet some of your fellow chapter members, lend a helping hand, make native seeds more readily assessible, and as a gift for your participation receive some some native seeds.  

Date: January 15th, 2023
Time: 2-5pm
Location: 190 Sipple Ave, Amherst, OH 44001
 

Snacks and beverages will be provided.  

As this is an in-person event please be sure to register through the event link so we can plan accordingly.

https://www.webbedfootdesigns.com/event-details/seed-service-and-celebration/form

Monthly Chapter Meeting - January 2023

Hello!

We invite you to our Wild Ones Greater Cleveland monthly chapter meetings!

Note: This meeting will be via Zoom. Please be sure to take some time before the meeting to download the Zoom app so you can just click on the provided link on the day of.

We look forward to seeing all of you!

Jessica Ausnehmer
President of Wild Ones Greater Cleveland Chapter

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Passcode: 694990

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Monthly Officer Meeting

- Officer Updates, Committee Updates, Project Updates, and Chapter meeting prep

Hello!

We invite you to our Wild Ones Greater Cleveland monthly chapter meetings!

Note: This meeting will be via Zoom. Please be sure to take some time before the meeting to download the Zoom app so you can just click on the provided link on the day of.

We look forward to seeing all of you!

Jessica Ausnehmer
President of Wild Ones Greater Cleveland Chapter

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 894 1338 2352
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The Wild Ones Greater Cleveland Chapter is launching a native pathway project for northeast Ohio! You may be familiar with similar projects such as the successful Heights Native Pollinator Pathway, which equips entire neighborhoods to plant small native plant gardens in their tree lawns along with attractive signage. This project will allow residents and local businesses to participate in the larger native plant movement while increasing habitat connectivity for pollinators and other wildlife. Even if you're not sure you'll be volunteering on this project long-term, we encourage you to come to the first couple of meetings and weigh in on some key decisions about the project!

Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/.../tZYsf...

Note: This meeting is only open to Wild Ones Greater Cleveland chapter members and the meeting information is available within the Chapter Update email on Feb 2nd. If you are interested in joining the committee and can't find the invite or have just joined please send an email to [email protected] and we will send you an invite.

If you haven't already officially become a Wild One's member please join us: https://join.wildones.org/?chapter=110

Some of the benefits to becoming a member are...
- Access to the current electronic issue of the quarterly Wild Ones Journal
- Invitations to workshops, garden tours, seed exchanges, plants sales, and stewardship project
- Discounts for participating nurseries and some Wild Ones chapter programs
- Participation in national photo contests
- Participation in Wild for Monarchs and Native Garden recognition programs
- Involvement in Citizen Science and networking with conservation partners
- Receiving Wild Ones National e-Newsletters
- Invitation to our private Facebook discussion group and National Annual Member meeting
- Networking and camaraderie with like-minded people who care about native plants and our planet
- and much more...

We look forward to seeing you!

Updates

- Action Items
- Officers
- Committees
- Projects
- Events

New Business

Welcome!

We are excited to announce our first social event of the year!!!

We will be folding brochures and packaging & labeling a variety of native perennial seeds for distribution this season. Take home samples of all the work and expand your own garden and meet like-minded volunteers.
This social/work event includes a half time break for refreshment and a dip in an indoor pool. So bring a suit and beach towel if interested! This event takes place at the home of Wild Ones Greater Cleveland President, Jessica Ausnehmer. We will be having a potluck and you are invited to bring snacks and drinks to share.

The event is free however we ask that you register so we can plan food/drink wise. Also parking is limited so please consider car pooling if possible!

Register Here - https://www.webbedfootdesigns.com/.../seed-service-and...

We look forward to seeing you!!!

All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.

A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.

Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/841127756943426

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Welcome!

The learning committee is in the process planning educational events and activities for 2023. Whether you are a beginner or expert we welcome all, just bring your enthusiasm!!!

Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/.../tZAocuCupzgoE9B7F1bv...

Note: This meeting is only open to Wild Ones Greater Cleveland chapter members and the meeting information is available within the Chapter Update email on Feb 2nd. If you are interested in joining the committee and can't find the invite or have just joined please send an email to [email protected] and we will send you an invite.

If you haven't already officially become a Wild One's member please join us: https://join.wildones.org/?chapter=110

Some of the benefits to becoming a member are...
- Access to the current electronic issue of the quarterly Wild Ones Journal
- Invitations to workshops, garden tours, seed exchanges, plants sales, and stewardship project
- Discounts for participating nurseries and some Wild Ones chapter programs
- Participation in national photo contests
- Participation in Wild for Monarchs and Native Garden recognition programs
- Involvement in Citizen Science and networking with conservation partners
- Receiving Wild Ones National e-Newsletters
- Invitation to our private Facebook discussion group and National Annual Member meeting
- Networking and camaraderie with like-minded people who care about native plants and our planet
- and much more...

We look forward to seeing you!

Updates

- Action Items
- Officers
- Committees
- Projects
- Events

New Business

Hi folks,

Our next pollinator pathway meeting is coming up this Thursday, April 13 at 7 PM! A draft agenda is attached. We'll be continuing our previous discussion of the project name and brainstorming our strategy for getting people to plant gardens and join the pathway! Looking forward to seeing you all, and hope you've been enjoying the marvelous weather.

Julie and Jessica

Hello!

We invite you to our Wild Ones Greater Cleveland monthly chapter meetings!

Note: This meeting will be via Zoom. Please be sure to take some time before the meeting to download the Zoom app so you can just click on the provided link on the day of.

We look forward to seeing all of you!

Jessica Ausnehmer
President of Wild Ones Greater Cleveland Chapter

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 894 1338 2352
Passcode: 694990

Come celebrate Earth Day with the Akron Zoo! Local conservation organizations will be on-grounds for a fun-filled day of education, conservation-themed activities, crafts and a pollinator scavenger hunt! Kids who complete their hunt will earn a prize! Plus, grab some Party for the Planet giveaways courtesy of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Normal admission rates and parking apply for this event.

This event will kick off the Wild Ones Greater Cleveland's beginner gardener curriculum, "From The Ground Up." This special presentation will show participants how to get started with native gardening by establishing a solid foundation in the soil. This workshop will address identifying soil conditions and drainage patterns, soil testing, and how to interpret and take action on the results of soil tests.

Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88495617309?pwd=a2pPNmRZZzhKWTZDNU5sanNkN0JKdz09

LCCC is hosting their annual Earth Day celebration April 26, from 10-2!
Stop on by and meet some of our community leaders and organizations working to keep us fed and the environment healthy!
And prepare to grab beautiful plants for your garden at a ridiculously great cost! Cash only

This meeting is to introduce potential/new members to Wild Ones, our chapter, and our mission.

Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83083370511?pwd=S0dUOVUzNzJ5OWR5cXdSVlArRGdQdz09

Updates

- Action Items
- Officers
- Committees
- Projects
- Events

New Business

This event is for the students only. Ray Stewart introduced Wild Ones and taught middle schoolers (grades 5-8) from five different classes about seeds - what they are, how big they get, how they travel.  Then each student planted a sunflower seed in a pot to nurture at school, then take home before school ends for the year.  They asked numerous questions as Ray delivered an engaging and informative session.  Diane Davis helped the students plant the sunflower seeds.  Laura Ousky, Science Teacher, invited Wild Ones to participate in the Science Fair event and was very thankful for our participation.

Welcome!
The learning committee is in the process planning educational events and activities for 2023. Whether you are a beginner or expert we welcome all, just bring your enthusiasm!!!

Note: This meeting is only open to Wild Ones Greater Cleveland chapter members and the meeting information is available within the Chapter Update email on Feb 2nd. If you are interested in joining the committee and can't find the invite or have just joined please send an email to [email protected] and we will send you an invite.

If you haven't already officially become a Wild One's member please join us: https://join.wildones.org/?chapter=110
 

Some of the benefits to becoming a member are...
- Access to the current electronic issue of the quarterly Wild Ones Journal
- Invitations to workshops, garden tours, seed exchanges, plants sales, and stewardship project
- Discounts for participating nurseries and some Wild Ones chapter programs
- Participation in national photo contests
- Participation in Wild for Monarchs and Native Garden recognition programs
- Involvement in Citizen Science and networking with conservation partners
- Receiving Wild Ones National e-Newsletters
- Invitation to our private Facebook discussion group and National Annual Member meeting
- Networking and camaraderie with like-minded people who care about native plants and our planet
- and much more...
We look forward to seeing you!

All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.

A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.

Our next pollinator pathway meeting is Thursday, May 25th at 6 PM!

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88150200857?pwd=N1N2eFgwWEpCbis3enlrMTZ6a3dCUT09

Note: This meeting is only open to Wild Ones Greater Cleveland chapter members. If you haven't already officially become a Wild One's member please join us: https://join.wildones.org/?chapter=110

Some of the benefits to becoming a member are...
- Access to the current electronic issue of the quarterly Wild Ones Journal
- Invitations to workshops, garden tours, seed exchanges, plants sales, and stewardship project
- Discounts for participating nurseries and some Wild Ones chapter programs
- Participation in national photo contests
- Participation in Wild for Monarchs and Native Garden recognition programs
- Involvement in Citizen Science and networking with conservation partners
- Receiving Wild Ones National e-Newsletters
- Invitation to our private Facebook discussion group and National Annual Member meeting
- Networking and camaraderie with like-minded people who care about native plants and our planet See less

In this in-person seminar, chapter member Danielle Squire will demonstrate how to identify native plants that will best fit with the soil and growing conditions in your garden at Meadow City Nursery. This workshop will build on the soil foundation established in the first seminar in the “From the Ground Up” series (though attending the first seminar is not required to benefit from this one).

Chapter member Danielle Squire will lead an educational walk through Bacon Woods

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85750196733?pwd=Q2U1TzFxTkQ4L1BWN1JvVjJUSHVxdz09

Our next pollinator pathway meeting is Thursday, June 8th at 7 PM!

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Note: This meeting is only open to Wild Ones Greater Cleveland chapter members. If you haven't already officially become a Wild One's member please join us: https://join.wildones.org/?chapter=110

Some of the benefits to becoming a member are...
- Access to the current electronic issue of the quarterly Wild Ones Journal
- Invitations to workshops, garden tours, seed exchanges, plants sales, and stewardship project
- Discounts for participating nurseries and some Wild Ones chapter programs
- Participation in national photo contests
- Participation in Wild for Monarchs and Native Garden recognition programs
- Involvement in Citizen Science and networking with conservation partners
- Receiving Wild Ones National e-Newsletters
- Invitation to our private Facebook discussion group and National Annual Member meeting
- Networking and camaraderie with like-minded people who care about native plants and our planet

Native Plant Sale & Information Booth

Meadow City Native Plant Nursery Grand Opening - Native Plant Sale

All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.

A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89413382352?pwd=UGV6UUN4OUg1UzRSV3FrUWNlV3E3UT09

This hands-on workshop will introduce gardeners of all experience levels to the most common invasive plants in the northeast Ohio area, including their impact on and interactions with native biodiversity, and how to remove or mitigate them. After an introduction led by chapter member Nick Fletcher, gardeners will get hands-on experience by helping to remove invasive plants from this "No-Mow" site located on the Doan Brook Watershed.

PARKING: Please park on the north side of the road on S Park Blvd.
ATTIRE: We will be outside and active! Bring your gardening gloves, hats, and sunscreen.
SUPPLIES/TOOLS: A limited number of loppers and pruners will be available for use - you are encouraged to bring your own, if you can!

RSVP on Facebook here

Welcome!
The learning committee is in the process planning educational events and activities for 2023. Whether you are a beginner or expert we welcome all, just bring your enthusiasm!!!

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86759845579?pwd=bm01d1U5andOQ2NFeDJRUzdRQ3hhQT09

Note: This meeting is only open to Wild Ones Greater Cleveland chapter members and the meeting information is available within the Chapter Update email on June 1. If you are interested in joining the committee and can't find the invite or have just joined please send an email to [email protected] and we will send you an invite.

If you haven't already officially become a Wild One's member please join us: https://join.wildones.org/?chapter=110
 

Some of the benefits to becoming a member are...
- Access to the current electronic issue of the quarterly Wild Ones Journal
- Invitations to workshops, garden tours, seed exchanges, plants sales, and stewardship project
- Discounts for participating nurseries and some Wild Ones chapter programs
- Participation in national photo contests
- Participation in Wild for Monarchs and Native Garden recognition programs
- Involvement in Citizen Science and networking with conservation partners
- Receiving Wild Ones National e-Newsletters
- Invitation to our private Facebook discussion group and National Annual Member meeting
- Networking and camaraderie with like-minded people who care about native plants and our planet
- and much more...
We look forward to seeing you!

Summit County Master Gardeners Tour of Gardens

It's Pollinator Week and to celebrate native plants and pollinators, I will be hosting a native plant sale at my house on Saturday, June 24from 10am-2pm. Wander, saunter, amble or meander through the gardens and hopefully, you will discover some plants that pique your interest! And I am happy to share anything I have learned from the plants.

Native Plant Vendors

Meadow City Nursery

Avonlea Gardens & Inn

PARKING NOTICE: We received a letter from Shaker Heights informing us that from June 19-24 Shelburne Road is being repaved between Eaton and Courtland. So I am not sure what the situation will be, but there is plenty of parking space available at the First Baptist Church that is kitty-corner from my house.
Hope to see you Saturday!

We will be partnering with the Amherst Rotary Club to help install a native garden within Rotary Park.  We are also in talks with the Girl Scouts and possibly other organizations to help.  More information to come.

Our next pollinator pathway meeting is Thursday, July 27th at 7 PM!

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86953069606?pwd=dFpYamNzYzFrMlhjLzBqRFRPMTc4Zz09&fbclid=IwAR018jR0vNK77UU17k513fLMpUUsL1BAepHUqe3UFXkCjUbz9lwfUYIU3w

Note: This meeting is only open to Wild Ones Greater Cleveland chapter members. If you haven't already officially become a Wild One's member please join us: https://join.wildones.org/?chapter=110

Some of the benefits to becoming a member are...
- Access to the current electronic issue of the quarterly Wild Ones Journal
- Invitations to workshops, garden tours, seed exchanges, plants sales, and stewardship project
- Discounts for participating nurseries and some Wild Ones chapter programs
- Participation in national photo contests
- Participation in Wild for Monarchs and Native Garden recognition programs
- Involvement in Citizen Science and networking with conservation partners
- Receiving Wild Ones National e-Newsletters
- Invitation to our private Facebook discussion group and National Annual Member meeting
- Networking and camaraderie with like-minded people who care about native plants and our planet

TBD

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All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.

A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89413382352?pwd=UGV6UUN4OUg1UzRSV3FrUWNlV3E3UT09

Tabling Event

Come join the group sponsors to help plant three native plant gardens for the First Baptist Church in Shaker Heights inspired by Sacred Grounds.  

Sacred Grounds is a National Wildlife Federation program that recognizes houses of worship and faith communities who both create wildlife habitat and actively link faith practices and caring for the environment.

Sponsors:

National Wildlife Federation - Sacred Grounds

Shaker Lakes Garden Club

Ann Cicarella Landscape Design

Wendy Donkin, Small Seed Design

Nick Fletcher Native Plants

Come explore the little known native plant gardens at the Mustill Store Museum with Cascade Locks Parks Association members Mary Starkbuck and Diane Davis.  

Parking and restrooms available on site.

cascadelocks.org

Wild Ones Greater Cleveland will be hosting a small native garden tour in Berea on Wednesday August 2nd from 5-7pm.
Come and visit the garden of Jessica Ausnehmer and learn about native plants!
We look forward to seeing you!

Monthly Officer Meeting

Come see what Western Reserve Land Conservancy has done with 30 acres of farmland and a vision of prairie and wildlife habitat. 10 years ago, this was a monoculture of soybeans. Now it is a diverse plant community, Monarch breeding ground and pollinator cornucopia. Kate Pilacky, WRLC’s assistant field director for the western region and lead project organizer of the Oberlin Preserve will be our tour guide.

wrlandconservancy.org

Learn how to improve your backyard with nature at this family-friendly event. Enjoy live music and wagon rides, shop the native plant sale, and get tips from experts on how to install rain gardens that attract pollinators at this fun, free fest!

Accessibility:  Cleveland Metroparks staff can adapt many programs to be accessible to anyone who would like to participate assuming they meet the essential eligibility criteria. Reasonable accommodation can also be made. Please make a request at the time of registration but no later than 72 business hours prior to the program. Contact us at 440-887-1968 or [email protected].

All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.

A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89413382352?pwd=UGV6UUN4OUg1UzRSV3FrUWNlV3E3UT09

Denise Ellsworth, program director for Pollinator Education in OSU’s Entomology department, will present on applying integrated pest management practices in residential native gardens.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) will be the topic of our next learning session of our ‘From the Ground Up’ series. IPM is an ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of techniques such as biological control, habitat manipulation, modification of cultural practices, and use of resistant varieties. These are the many ways to manage a landscape while avoiding the use of pesticides.

This program has two components; Part 1 from 6-7pm is an informal gathering to discuss specific issues that guests are concerned about. You are invited to bring in plant samples, bugs or whatever you think is harming your native plants. Denise will be on hand to assess these conditions and share best practices.

Part 2, 7-8pm is a more formal overview of IPM with specific attention given to concerns for native landscape gardeners and property managers. Please join us for this ecosystem approach to insect and disease management. Programs like this one are a benefit of your Greater Cleveland Wild Ones membership.

Attendees are encouraged to bring examples of problems in their own garden - such as a picture of a pest (insect or otherwise), diseased plant leaf, or other example - for diagnostic help.

All are welcome to join Medina County Parks for our first annual Native Plant Festival and Sale where we will explore the connection between native plants, people, and wildlife. In addition to the plant sale, this free event features nature hikes, native plant gardening presentations, monarch tagging, and informational displays by some of our important native plant partners such as Wild Ones, OSU Extension, Medina County Master Gardeners, and Greater Akron Audubon.

Monthly Officer Meeting

Come join us for an evening of watching for Monarch roosts.  Take and share photos while talking about Monarchs.

All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.

A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89413382352?pwd=UGV6UUN4OUg1UzRSV3FrUWNlV3E3UT09

Always editing and making room for diversity, this opportunity spreads the joy of those special plants that spread by roots (Obedient Plant) and those that seed down and multiply (Black-eyed Susan) while opening space for new introductions to the native pollinator garden. Be prepared to dig it! Snacks and drinks will be on hand for easy conversation and a lot of plant talk.

Officers and Board members of the chapter will be meeting to discuss bylaws for the chapter. Voting to accept bylaws will take place.

Here is your chance to try your hand at growing native prairie plants.  Visitors to the free Saturday event may collect all the seed they want from Denny's Tallgrass Prairie and learn how to establish their own prairie gardens.  Several prairie specialists will be on hand to answer questions and help identify various species of prairie plants.

Wild Ones will have an information table at this event and in addition to collecting seeds for your own gardens we will be collecting seeds to use towards future events and activities (examples:  winter sowing, seed bombs, packaging seeds to give away for free at each of our events).

Participants should bring hand pruners, and containers such as paper bagis in which they can deposit and label the seeds they collect.

Join us for a FREE magical evening in the forest celebrating the beauty of nature this fall season!  Rain or shine.

Wild Ones Greater Cleveland will have a table set up to provide information on the importance of native plants and help organize a children's activity.  

Monthly Officer Meeting

Join Wild Ones Honorary Director Heather Holm as she explores the nesting habitats, life cycles, pollen collection, brood rearing, and general characteristics of some of the most common native bees in eastern North America, while highlighting the pollination of native plants and the mutualism between native plants and native bees.

When creating and managing thriving habitats for native bees, many factors such as seasonal phenology, nesting strategies, and flower preferences must be considered—and with approximately 3,600 species in North America (north of Mexico), there are many unique aspects to keep in mind when managing successful landscapes for bees. 

All are welcome at our general meetings! Come meet our members and hear about our past events and upcoming plans.

A meeting link will be posted soon, watch this space.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89413382352?pwd=UGV6UUN4OUg1UzRSV3FrUWNlV3E3UT09

Interested in learning about native plants and seed collection?

Wild Ones Greater Cleveland and LCCC Specialty Gardens is teaming up to provide you this FREE educational hands-on workshop with regards to native plants and seed collection!

Come and collect seeds for your garden or donate the seeds to collect to Wild Ones Greater Cleveland for future community activities and projects!

To register please email [email protected]

This hands-on workshop will introduce gardeners of all experience levels to the most common invasive plants in the Northeast Ohio area, including their impact on and interactions with native biodiversity, and how to remove or mitigate them.
RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/impettinvasive
ATTIRE: We will be outside and active! Bring your gardening gloves and other appropriate attire for the weather.
SUPPLIES/TOOLS: Bring your own loppers and pruners if you can!

Wild Ones Greater Cleveland is a local chapter of Wild Ones, a national 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to promoting environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities. To learn more, visit https://greatercleveland.wildones.org/ See less

Monthly Officer Meeting

Take part in our very first nature photo scavenger hunt, and you might win a $25 gift certificate to Meadow City Native Plant Nursery! You can participate individually or at our meetup on Saturday, November 11.

To participate individually, take this list to your favorite natural area and take photos of subjects that fit the prompts. You don't need to be a skilled photographer. Feel free to get creative with your interpretations! One prize will go to the person with the most points, and another will go to the best overall photo. When you have taken your photos, please submit them using the instructions at this link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/qZutNa5KUNwax2JM4RbP

To do the scavenger hunt with some friendly faces, join us on Saturday, November 11 at 3-5 PM at the Brecksville Nature Center. We will be walking the Gorge Loop (0.4 mi) and, optionally, the Wildflower Loop (0.8 mi). The contact number for this event is 614-286-7866. In case of rain, we will reschedule.

We hope you take part, and can't wait to see what you get!

Join us for an enlightening webinar featuring authors, Neil Diboll and Hilary Cox, as they present their latest book, "The Gardener’s Guide to Prairie Plants." This comprehensive compendium is a treasure trove of knowledge for gardeners looking to incorporate native prairie plants into their landscapes. Neil and Hilary will delve into the making and application of this essential guide, sharing rich historical and ecological insights about prairie ecosystems, all while showcasing stunning images of prairie flora. 

🎉 We invite you to our Wild Ones Greater Cleveland monthly chapter meeting this Thursday and Wild Ones has an extra special educational topic this month�-

Part 1: 6-6:45pm Will be our standard meeting
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89413382352?pwd=UGV6UUN4OUg1UzRSV3FrUWNlV3E3UT09
Meeting ID: 894 1338 2352
Passcode: 694990

Part 2: 7-8:30pm Then join us for an enlightening FREE Wild Ones webinar featuring authors, Neil Diboll and Hilary Cox, as they present their latest book, “The Gardener’s Guide to Prairie Plants.” This 90-minute webinar is free and open to all. Host Doug Tallamy will lead Q&A at the end of the presentation. Open to everyone!
Register here: https://wildones.org/webinar-diboll-cox-nov-2023/

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We look forward to seeing you this Thursday�-

The Board of directors, officers, and committee chairs will be meeting to discuss our end of the year membership survey results. This is lead to planning our 2024 goals on where we should put more or less effort. 

Wild Ones Greater Cleveland and Shaker Lakes Nature Center is teaming up to provide you a Documentary Movie Night!

Settle in for documentary Native Seeds: Supplying Restoration. Native Seeds: Supplying Restoration is a nine-part video series that explores the native seed supply chain in the western United States.

This event is FREE and open to the public. Hot chocolate, popcorn, and snacks will be available.

Registration Required: https://givebutter.com/nativeseedsscreening

This documentary runs for one hour, followed by a guest speaker and open discussion.

We look forward to seeing you!

Medina County Park District and Wild Ones Greater Cleveland are teaming up 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. Join us for this informative workshop to learn more about winter sowing, and create your own mini-greenhouse of native plants to take home. Please bring one clean, clear, plastic, gallon milk jug with you to the event. All other supplies will be provided.

Medina County Park District and Wild Ones Greater Cleveland are teaming up 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. Join us for this informative workshop to learn more about winter sowing, and create your own mini-greenhouse of native plants to take home. Please bring one clean, clear, plastic, gallon milk jug with you to the event. All other supplies will be provided.

Monthly Officer Meeting

Deepen your roots with Wild Ones as we learn, create, connect, and cultivate community at our Wild Soiree! 

Hear what we accomplished in 2023, what our goals are for 2024, and create your own natural holiday ornament while Cleveland Metroparks and the Greater Cleveland Chapter present the importance of native plants within Green Infrastructure. Light refreshments will be available.