Events Archive: 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Upcoming Events
June 2023
Tour: Judy Newman's Menomonee Falls Yard Members Only
Menomonee Falls, WI
Members Only Home Garden Tour
Details to be available later.
July 2023
Tour: Gary Britton's Prairie Restoration Members Only
Slinger, WI
Members Only Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Home Garden Tour
Prairie flowers in mid-summer bloom. This yard tour will feature approximately 35-40 prairie species in full summer bloom, a small rain garden in full sun, and a backyard woodland garden growing beneath a single oak tree.
August 2023
Tour: Ray and Kathy Knoeppel's Hillside Prairie Members Only
Town of Merton, WI
Members Only Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Home Garden Tour
As you approach the Knoeppel property, you'll enjoy a beautiful view of the prairie on a hill below their home. On site, members will be able to compare an established prairie with a newly planted one. The hillside in front of the house has two prairie plantings. The original prairie was established approximately 20 years ago by seed in in this 3/4 acre. The second prairie was planted in fall 2018 and is approximately 1.5 acres.
September 2023
Tour: Carolyn and Rick Larkin's Wet Mesic Prairie Members Only
Pewaukee, WI
Members Only Free Event Chapter Meeting Home Garden Tour
The couple welcomes members to their 22 acres of wet mesic prairie restoration and remnant prairie fen. Work on restoration, buckthorn and honeysuckle and other invasive removal has been ongoing for 20 years. Paths are flat but maybe wet approximately a half mile of walking.
October 2023
Tour: Seed Harvesting and Tour with Mary Jane Swedberg Members Only
Oconomowoc, WI
Members Only Chapter Meeting Home Garden Tour
Seed collection and tour of this 40 acre property in Oconomowoc.
November 2023
Seed and Treat Exchange Annual Meeting Members Only
Members Only Chapter Meeting Seed/Plant Swap
Event details to be determined. Date and time may change.
2022 Menomonee River Area Wild Ones (WO) Programs
Due COVID-19 precautions, yard tours will likely be recorded and meetings hosted on Zoom until mid-2022.
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 01/19/2022 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm |
An Alternative to Boring Midwestern Bluegrass and Fescue Lawns presented by Dan Carter
Presentation on YouTube |
| 02/16/2022 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm |
Native Orchid Restoration presented by Melissa Curran
Presentation on YouTube |
| 03/16/2022 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm |
Invasive Jumping Worms: The Impact of a New Soil Invader presented by Bradley Herrick (Zoom) |
| 04/20/2022 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm |
Shrubs: The Forgotten Layer presented by Danielle Bell (Zoom) |
| 05/21/2022 10:00 AM |
Spring Time at Chiwaukee Prairie, Kenosha, Tour and bag lunch with Pam Holly. |
| 06/01/2022 – 06/30/2022 | Annual Native Plant Sale – Johnson’s Nursery Johnson’s Nursery, Menomonee Falls WI |
| 06/15/2021 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm |
Tour of Willowbrook Convservancy in Hartland with Michelle Bonness and Shane Morrise |
| 07/20/2022 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm |
Native Gardens Tour at Carroll University (Date to be confirmed closer to event) |
| 08/17/2022 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm |
Fox Hills Prairies @ Tour by Jaron Cook, The Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation |
| 9/10/2021 10:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Monarch Butterfly Tagging @ Catholic Ecology Center with Joe Meyer. |
| 10/22/2021 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm |
Seed Harvesting and Member Yard Tour with Carolyn Larkin. (Member only. Watch email for invitation and details.) |
| 11/19/2022 11:00 am – 1:00 pm |
Annual Chapter Meeting and Seed Exchange – Pewaukee Public Library Community Room, 210 Main St. Pewaukee, WI 53072 – Annual Business Meeting at 11:15 am to include member vote for officer positions. Meeting followed by social and seed exchange. (Member only. See email for details on seed packaging and labeling.) |
