2025 Events

Annual Native Plant Sale at Johnson's Nursery.  Wild Ones volunteers will be present to offer information about native plant selection and experience.  Volunteers will help with online membership.

 World Bird Migratory Day. Wild Ones Information table members will  volunteer at this event.  

Our Wild Ones tours often focus on beautiful properties that have been restored with native plants over decades. However, many of our members' suburban properties have been landscaped for decades with non-natives in the traditional style of foundation trees and shrubs along with a few perennials and large swaths of turfgrass.  Transitioning a typical yard to a native landscape can be overwhelming for those wanting to make a difference.  Where do you start?  What about neighbors? Does it all need to be native or can the peonies stay? 

Here's your opportunity to visit up to 3 suburban yards in the process of transitioning to native plants.  All three properties have been undergoing transformation less than 5 years and are works in progress. The property owners will be on hand to discuss what worked for them, what mistakes they made, and their plans for the future. 

Each homeowner on the self-paced tour has unique challenges and situations; buckthorn removal, Homeowner's Association, large and smaller properties. You can visit one, or all three. Properties are about 10 minutes apart or less.   

A traditional Milwaukee city lot (40’x120’) with years of regular chemical applications to maintain turf grass and to control weeds, was a dead zone for wildlife. It was planted with non-native plants widely accepted/recognized by locals, conforming to the mindset of traditional city dwellers. Over the past 10 years, it has been transformed into a haven for wildlife in an acceptable, well maintained manner. Expanding the objective to the local city park, a highly visible pollinator garden for all to enjoy and emulate was established.  Neighbors are also catching on to the advantages of native plants.  This park is being used as a MODEL for similar projects in the MKE park system. Wild Ones member Judy Mead will talk about the project and lead a tour of the property. 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!