Wild Ones is a not-for-profit environmental education and advocacy organization promoting environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities.
 Tiger Swallowtail on Button Bush
We meet the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm at Fenner Nature Center, 2020 E. Mount Hope Ave., Lansing, MI 48910 unless otherwise noted. (No meeting in December.) The Center is located on the south east corner of Mount Hope Ave. and Aurelius Road, see map below.
All meetings and field trips are open to the public. We always welcome interested individuals to join us in learning more about Michigan's rich diversity of native plants, and the wildlife that depend on them. Refreshments are usually served. In the summer months we visit outdoor locations instead of meeting indoors. See our upcoming events under the "Calendar" tab! |
Native Notes
 Rain Gardens Lansing Michigan by Jim Hewitt Photo Contest Winner
Red Cedar Chapter member Jim Hewitt recently won 3rd place in the Wild Ones 2013 photo contest. Click on his photo of the downtown Lansing rain gardens (at the left) to see all the winners. His photo was submitted in the Non-Residential Landscaping category. Congratulations Jim! |
 Autumn Prairieby Mary Anne Enriquez "Urban Woodswalker" Flickr.com Leave Plant Stalks Standing
Remember to leave the stalks of your native plants standing throughout the winter. The seeds and hibernating insects provide valuable nutrients for birds during a time of scarcity. The remaining insects will become next years pollinators, butterflies, and beneficial insects. Birds, frogs, fish and many other animals rely on insects as an important protein source in their diets. |
Which Native Plants are Blooming this Week?
 Photo by Dinesh Valke
"dinesh_valke" Flickr.com 11-01-13 Daisy Fleabane is still in bloom. The flowers are attractive to many small insects. Lynx flower moth caterpillars feed on the flower heads.
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 Canada Goldenrod by
"FritzFlohrReynolds" Flickr.com 11-01-13 Canada Goldenrod is still blooming in protected areas. The flowers attract a wide variety of insects including bees, wasps, flies and beetles. Several kinds of moth caterpillars eat the foliage and birds enjoy the seeds.
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 Heath Aster by "dbarronoss" Flickr.com 11-01-13 Some Asters are still in bloom. The caterpillars of Silvery Checkerspot butterflies feed on the foliage, and they provide nectar and pollen even after a light frost in the fall.
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