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.
Read Our 2014 Winter Newsletter Here!
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 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
Signs of Spring
 Skunk Cabbage flowers
by Chad Fust Flickr.com |
Save a Snag
 Snag With Woodpecker Holesby "MTSOfan" Flickr.com Dead trees are a valuable source of food and shelter for insects, birds, and mammals. Consider allowing a snag to stay standing on your property as long as there isn't any danger of it falling on a structure or person. Click here for more information.
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The Monarchs are Coming and They Need Our Help!
 Monarch by "TexasEagle" Flickr.com The northward migration of monarch butterflies is beginning. Migrating monarch butterflies are in "grave danger," according to a report that shows their colonies in Mexico now occupy the smallest area since records began in 1993.
You can help: PLANT MILKWEED! http://monarchwatch.org/bring-back-the-monarchs/milkweed/free-milkweeds |
