Events

John Hengel, Outagamie County Master Gardener, will provide an overview of different hand tools, general care, and storage.

John Hengel will return to conduct a hands-on workshop. Bring your own tools to sharpen them for the upcoming season.

Tour the campus biogas system where the composting process starts and dray anaerobic digestion. "Titan Gold" bagged "compost" (actually called digestate) will be available for purchase.  755 Dempsey Trail, next to UW Oshkosh Campus Services building at 650 Witzel.

Order form in December/January newsletter or go to www.foxvalleyarea.wildones.org.  Contact: Sharon Raimann 920-410-6932.

Wisconsin's native plant communities overflow with food.  Join WOFVA member and cooking enthusiast, Joy Perry, to try a few wild edibles.  Steamed fiddlehead ferns? Cattail hearts?  Roasted wild leeks? Yes, please! Samples will be available.

Niels Jorgensen PhD student in Environmental studies at UW-Madison, will discuss how invasive plant species can impact the native communities and industries of Wisconsin.  Get involved with reporting invasive plant occurrences using a mobile app for smartphones and tablets.

Ben French, propagator at Johnson's Nursery, will present on the identification and use of native trees and shrubs in your landscape.  This includes outdoor identification of specimens on the UW Oshkosh campus.  Pre-registration required.  Box lunch options available.  Details in the June/July newsletter or at www.foxvalleyarea.wildones.org.  UW Oshkosh Alumni Welcome and Conference Center.

Loris Damerow, Past President of WOFVA, will "show" us the transformation of their unusual .33 acre city lot after a city/state construction project.  This steep, challenging site above the Fox River now offers a native display. Refreshments will follow on the patio.

Winnebago Audubon Monarch Tagging will be taking place at the Gladfelter Prairie, which is 2 miles south of the WILD Center from 1:00 - 3:00 PM on Saturday, September 9, 2017.  Evelyn Meuret, Winnebago Audubon Society Board Member and Monarch Tagging Coordinator, will be leading the event, which is free of charge to both Wild Ones members and Winnebago Audubon members.  Click for more information on Monarch Tagging 2017

Rosemary Eiden, WOFVA member and landscape designer, conveys the planning concept of using native plants grouped in drifts for creating a more contemporary landscape.

WOFVA member Rosemary Eiden and others will mentor members through the design process on graph paper to create a custom layout for your home.  Pre-registration required.  See newsletter and www.foxvalleyarea.wildones.org.

WOFVA member Rosemary Eiden and others will mentor members through the design process on graph paper to create a custom layout for your home.  Pre-registration required.  See newsletter and www.foxvalleyarea.wildones.org.

Connie Ramthun, native plant expert for the Kettle Moraine region, will teach the collecting, storing, and planting of native wildflower and grass seed.  After seed collection and cleaning, participants will take some seed home.  Pre-registration required.  See newsletter and www.foxvalleyarea.wildones.org.

Chuck Hagner, editor of Bird Watching magazine, will share easy ways to help prevent bird collisions with glass windows that occur when birds mistake reflections of trees and sky for habitat.