Events

Celebrate the accomplishments of the past year, enjoy the company of our members and everyone?s favorite dishes. Includes annual seed sharing.

Learn About Sustainable Gardening with Native Plants

Come and learn about the benefits of planting native plants in your yard and how to help bring back the monarch butterflies. If you wish, help spruce up the rain gardens and the pollinator garden for spring, working along side and learning from Chapter members. All are welcome to enjoy an interesting afternoon and a potluck supper at?6:00 pm.
 

Dave Misterek, Winnebago Audubon and Chapter member will explain a bluebird trail, what is involved in its construction in order to keep the birds safe, and the work needed for maintenance and safety of the birds. ? We will also present?this year?s Natural Landscapes for Tomorrow grant recipients and project reports from last year?s recipients

A consortium of Fox Valley business and organizations are celebrating Earth Day by sponsoring a number of events throughout April. Our Chapter has invited people to join us for the First?Thursday?Work Day at the Wild Center to learn about sustainable gardening with native plants.

Come and bring friends to learn about the benefits of planting native plants in their yards and how to help bring back the monarch butterflies. If they wish, they can help spruce up the rain gardens and the pollinator garden for spring, working alongside and learning from you and other Chapter members. All are welcome to enjoy an interesting afternoon and a potluck supper at?6:00 pm.

Go to?www.ecos-foxvalley.com?for a complete event listing.

Learn About Sustainable Gardening with Native Plants

Come and learn about the benefits of planting native plants in your yard and how to help bring back the monarch butterflies. If you wish, help spruce up the rain gardens and the pollinator garden for spring, working along side and learning from Chapter members. All are welcome to enjoy an interesting afternoon and a potluck supper at?6:00 pm.

Rob Zimmer, Yard MD staff writer with the Post-Crescent, will speak about Wisconsin butterflies and their connections to native plants. ?The presentation will include high quality photos and videos of butterflies and wild flowers.

(Order form in Feb/Mar newsletter & webpage) Contact: Sharon Ziebert (920) 410-6932

? O?Connell?s Property, 3929 Marquart Lane, Omro, WI 54963
see how hard work eradicating buckthorn and other woodland invasives has encouraged a beautiful spring display of natives which are augmented with shade-loving plants.
? Niendorf?s Property, 4024 Marquart Lane, Omro, WI 54963
see an extensive open and sunny landscape, displaying a carpet of lupines with a sprinkling of other early natives.

Heckrodt Wetland Reserve, 1305 Plank Rd, Menasha, WI 54952 ? a tour and talk, by Tracey Koenig, Executive Director of the?Reserve, about how to evaluate woodland properties,?recognize invasive species (plants and our pesky friend,?emerald ash borer) and other problems, plus develop and?implement a plan.

A guided tour of a rural property with a ? acre L-shaped prairie, mound system prairie, native windbreak, vegetable garden, future rain garden, and a nice mix of native and non-native plantings surrounding entire home and workshop.

The Green Bay Chapter will join us for two exceptional tours highlighting trees and shrubs:

10:00 AM LaLuzerne Property, 4238 Pouwels Ct., De Pere, WI 54115, 4 miles south of East De Pere ?

101 species of native trees?and shrubs (and dozens of native grasses, flowers and water plants) have been planted over a 36 year period on what was a barren corn field. Combined with a lake, structures and stream, this property is a living example of the recreation of a beautiful natural habitat.
1:00 PM Mead Property, 3283 West Point Rd., Green Bay, WI 54313 ?

This 7 acre property on the west edge of Green Bay has 2 acres of prairie. ?The prairie was planted in 1996 and is maintained by mowing each spring. ?There is a small wetland and creek. ?Native trees planted are: tamarack, eastern red cedar, basswood, paper birch, locust, aspen, red maple and red and white oak among others. Interesting shrubs have been included. ?A mowed trail system allows easy access through?the property.

Dr. Jim Reinartz, plant ecologist and Director of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Field Station, will explore a wide variety of topics related to plant life in the winter, especially related to our woody plants that can?t escape freezing and drought associated with extreme cold by living under the snow or soil.

Pre-order pick-up only (Order form in August/September newsletter and on webpage) Contact: Sharon Ziebert (920) 410-6932.

Seed Gathering at selected members? properties. (Locations in August/September newsletter and webpage)

Loris Damerow, Chapter president, leads this hands-on session. ?Create a swag for your home using native evergreens with prairie forbs and grasses.

Dani Stolley, Founder/Farmer and CEO of Growing Oshkosh will present the story of how Growing Oshkosh came to be and share the successes (and some failures) from their first year of existence. ?Located at the Hooper Community Center, 36 Broad St. (Joint program with Winnebago Audubon)