Events

In this special collaboration, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action. 

Together, they will explore questions such as:

How do we create opportunities for young people to have a voice and feel empowered, even when they are not homeowners or decision makers?What kinds of relationships and mentorships help people stay engaged in native plant work over decades?Why do stories, shared practices, and community invitations matter just as much as plant lists?

Robin and Esther will reflect on what invites people into this work, what keeps them here, and what elders and youth have to teach each other.

Wild Ones Central U.P. chapter will hold a Winter Sowing Social on Thursday, January 29 starting at 4:00 PM at the Bay College Greenhouse/MS 116. 

Join us as we sow and package native seeds in a fun and collaborative setting. This is a wonderful opportunity to prepare seeds to support the Bay College greenhouse and Wild ones, as well as for personal use.
If you want to try outdoor container winter sowing, save some plastic food containers such as gallon milk jugs, lettuce/salad "shells," smaller Rubbermaid-style storage boxes, or any other clear or translucent containers with room for seedings to take root and grow a couple of inches. Bring one or two along if you can (we'll have some available also) and we'll provide the instruction, soil and seed to get you started.
This event is free and open to all!

Our upcoming webinar with Basil Camu explores practical, evidence based ways to heal suburban and urban landscapes by working with trees, soil, and natural systems, drawing on real world practices from Leaf & Limb and community centered models for restoring life where we live, work, and play.!  

Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!