Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter 2021 Calendar of Events
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our 2021 programs are being developed month-to-month. In addition to the scheduled programs, there are some free webinars and videos featuring native plants at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!
Monarch on Asterby USFWS Mountain-Prairie Flickr.com
Eco Expo at Woldumar Nature Center
Sunday, September 12, 2021, 12:00 to 4:00 pm
Woldumar Nature Center, 5739 Old Lansing Rd., Lansing, MI 48917, USA
Stop by the Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter booth at the Eco Expo at Woldumar Nature Center. We will have information on how to attract pollinators, coloring sheets and word puzzles for kids and free Common Milkweed seeds while supplies last!
This event is organized by Mid-Michigan CISMA (Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area). Meet representatives from your local conservation districts, watershed groups, gardening clubs, eco-minded businesses and more. Learn more about how you can help with invasive species prevention and management, native plantings, water quality improvement and environmental sustainability. Tickets are free but registration is appreciated. Click here to register.
Sunday, September 12, 2021, 12:00 to 4:00 pm
Woldumar Nature Center, 5739 Old Lansing Rd., Lansing, MI 48917, USA
Stop by the Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter booth at the Eco Expo at Woldumar Nature Center. We will have information on how to attract pollinators, coloring sheets and word puzzles for kids and free Common Milkweed seeds while supplies last!
This event is organized by Mid-Michigan CISMA (Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area). Meet representatives from your local conservation districts, watershed groups, gardening clubs, eco-minded businesses and more. Learn more about how you can help with invasive species prevention and management, native plantings, water quality improvement and environmental sustainability. Tickets are free but registration is appreciated. Click here to register.
Butterfly Weedby ksblack99 Flickr.com
Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter Native Michigan Plant Sale
Saturday, September 18, 2021, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Fenner Nature Center, 2020 E. Mount Hope Ave., Lansing, MI 48910, USA
A wide selection of perennial wildflowers, grasses and ferns grown by Designs by Nature will be available in plug flats or quart sizes. There will also be an assortment of 1-gallon native trees and shrubs grown by Go Grow Plant Natives. Download species list below. Add more native plants to your landscape and watch it come to life!
Proceeds from this fundraiser will help the Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter continue our educational programs and provide grants to help establish native gardens and fight invasive species in the greater Lansing area. Free Common Milkweed seeds will be given away while supplies last!
If weather allows, the sale will be outdoors. To protect all visitors and volunteers, facemasks are encouraged even when outside and will be required if the event is moved indoors. Thank you for helping us make this a safe event for all. :-)
Saturday, September 18, 2021, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Fenner Nature Center, 2020 E. Mount Hope Ave., Lansing, MI 48910, USA
A wide selection of perennial wildflowers, grasses and ferns grown by Designs by Nature will be available in plug flats or quart sizes. There will also be an assortment of 1-gallon native trees and shrubs grown by Go Grow Plant Natives. Download species list below. Add more native plants to your landscape and watch it come to life!
Proceeds from this fundraiser will help the Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter continue our educational programs and provide grants to help establish native gardens and fight invasive species in the greater Lansing area. Free Common Milkweed seeds will be given away while supplies last!
If weather allows, the sale will be outdoors. To protect all visitors and volunteers, facemasks are encouraged even when outside and will be required if the event is moved indoors. Thank you for helping us make this a safe event for all. :-)
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Free Webinars of Interest
1. Here is a webinar from Penn State Extension on Gardening for Pollinators using native plants. https://psu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/1_acxlndjw
2. Here is a webinar on native plants and pollinators from the Ecological Landscape Alliance featuring Heather Holm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxmysJbOS_Y
3. Here is an interesting video about lichens in Michigan's Upper Peninsula with Ecologist Ryne Rutherford. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFT-rBo7SGQ&feature=youtu.be
4. Learn how to identify and support native pollinators and other beneficial insects by watching Ohio State University's Partners for Pollinators free webinars. The speakers include such nationally recognized experts as Doug Tallamy, Heather Holm and more. https://u.osu.edu/certify/springauthors/
5. Learn about shade gardens from the University of Illinois Extension. Watch the "Shade Gardens: Native Plants & Ecological Benefits" webinar by following this link. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm7-kpk2te4
6. For help identifying grasses in the landscape, check out the University of Illinois Extension "Which Grass is Which?" video series by following this link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIq7XlTOe3anx_NO5MYYauKQA5vl_JBnb
7. The Pierce Cedar Creek Institute has a video on Goldenrod identification entitled "The Golden Rules of Goldenrods": https://youtu.be/5DtmD4chFac
