Events

All North Oakland Wild Ones members are welcome to attend this meeting! We will be welcoming the new Board, as well as discussing 2016 events.

All North Oakland Wild Ones members are welcome to attend this meeting!?We will be discussing additional opportunities for our chapter, along with the 2016 event schedule.

Please stay after the meeting for our event!

Webinar, pre-recorded on 2/11/14

?People have used phenology for thousands of years to guide their actions, from knowing when to hunt, plant, and harvest, to deciding when to watch for pests. These seasonal events can be equally useful to us in our everyday lives. Learn how phenology, the study of life cycle events in plants and animals, can benefit you in many ways - from helping you learn about the natural world to honing your observation skills.? (https://www.usanpn.org/nn/connect/WebinarArchive).

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend this free North Oakland Wild Ones event. Donations are always welcome to help bring future educational opportunities! A printable flyer is available for distribution here. Doors open at 7, and the presentation starts at 7:30.

Please see the flyer?for details.

All North Oakland Wild Ones members are welcome to attend this meeting!?We will be discussing additional opportunities for our chapter, along with the 2016 event schedule.

Please stay after the meeting for our event!

Presented by Cheryl M English, Certified Advanced Master Gardener

Tired of tulips? Find daffodils dull? How about trying out some of our very own Spring ephemerals! From Trout Lilies to Trillium, from the exotic to the familiar, explore some native alternatives for the Spring garden.

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend this free North Oakland Wild Ones event. Donations are always welcome to help bring future educational opportunities! A printable flyer is available for distribution here. Doors open at 7, and the presentation starts at 7:30.

Cheryl M. English is a certified Advanced Master Gardener living in Detroit, Michigan. Formally educated as an Art Historian, Cheryl has parlayed her varied training and experience into a career as a professional gardener, artist, writer and garden and art educator. Currently on the Wildflower Association of Michigan Board and the Detroit Garden Center Planning Committee, she is also President Emeritus of Master Gardeners of Greater Detroit and wrote for the group?s newsletter The City Seedling. She has also been active with the Editorial Board for the Detroit Garden Center?s Bulletin and volunteered with The Greening of Detroit. Cheryl penned the first article on native plants to appear in Michigan Gardener in May 2012 and now writes frequently for that publication on issues relating to native plants and on Clematis. Cheryl opens her garden to the public twice a year free of charge. She also offers private group garden tours and a clematis pruning workshop, as well as a variety of pottery workshops and other programs upon request. She can be reached at [email protected].

All North Oakland Wild Ones members are welcome to attend this meeting!?We will be discussing additional opportunities for our chapter, along with the 2016 event schedule.

Please stay after the meeting for our event!

Join us as the Friends of Highland Rec Area (FOHRA) lead us on a tour of the old Haven Hill?Gate House and proposed native plant garden area, along with a walk through Michigan's only National Natural Landmark to spot some spring ephemerals! Check out this video for a sneak peak at this beautiful area.
Schedule
5:00: Meet and mingle at the Gatehouse (enter the park at the main Highland State Rec entrance off of M59, and park across from the park office).

5:30-6:15: Overview of the historic Ford Gatehouse , native plant demo garden, and ties with Genevieve Gillette (presented by FOHRA)

6:15-6:30: Drive down to the Goose Meadow parking lot (1st parking lot on the right, once you are on the park road).

6:30- 8: Guided hike of the Haven Hill Natural Area, a National Natural Landmark, led by FOHRA

Note that this event will take place outside, and involve walking on trails that may be muddy, rocky, and contain tree roots. Please dress accordingly. Bring water and your camera!

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend this free?(other ?than the park entry fee) North Oakland Wild Ones event. Donations are always welcome to help bring future educational opportunities!

A Michigan Recreation Passport is required for entry into the park. This is NOT the same as a Metro Park sticker.

You are welcome to print and distribute this flyer for the?event.

Weather permitting, join us for an evening of spring clean up in our Depot Park rain garden and the St Dan's garden. Learn new plants, see what's coming up, and help with edging, weeding, and cutting down last year's stalks. Bring any gardening supplies you might have such as work gloves, rakes, small shovels, clippers, and lawn bags.

Weather permitting, join us for an evening of spring clean up in our Depot Park rain garden and the St Dan's garden. Learn new plants, see what's coming up, and help with edging, weeding, and cutting down last year's stalks. Bring any gardening supplies you might have such as work gloves, rakes, small shovels, clippers, and lawn bags.

All North Oakland Wild Ones members are welcome to attend this meeting!?We will be discussing additional opportunities for our chapter, along with the 2016 event schedule.

Please stay after the meeting for our event!

Presented by?Betty Seagull

What do butterflies need to thrive? Food, water, and a place to live and reproduce, just like us. But with 95% of land in the lower 48 states in development, pollinators like butterflies and bees are imperiled.

Instead of wringing our hands, we can make a real difference by creating native habitat in our own yards. This presentation will help you learn how you can create a butterfly-friendly native garden.

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend this free North Oakland Wild Ones event. Donations are always welcome to help bring future educational opportunities! A printable flyer is available for distribution here. Doors open at 7, and the presentation starts at 7:30.

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About Betty Seagull
Betty Seagull is a life?long gardener and nature enthusiast. She was a professor at MSU for 30 years, and after retiring had a small private practice of psychotherapy for 14 years. Now that she is fully retired, she loves having more time to play in the dirt. She is currently President of Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter (www.wildoneslansing.org).

As part of the fantastic Clarkston Garden Walk. the North Oakland chapter of Wild Ones will be on hand with a native plant sale. We will be among the many vendors at in the Artisan Market, greeting you as you begin your garden tour.

Plants selected for their adaption to a variety of soil, water, and sun conditions.
All support our native pollinators.
They all produce beautiful flowers that will enhance any garden.

Come early for the best selection! Cash or check only! Prices are $4 for the 2" pots (or 3 for $10) and $8 for the shrubs.

Some of the plants we will plan to have available include:

Poke Milkweed (Ascepias exaltata)
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Smooth Aster (Aster laevis)
Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)
Southern Blue Flag Iris (Iris virginica)
Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera)
Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
Penstemon (Penstemon hirsutus)
Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)
Purple Love Grass (Eragrostis spectabilis)

Presented by Rachelle Roake

Habitat loss is the leading cause of bird population declines, but through cultivating native landscapes, no matter the size, we can make a difference. Your backyard, office, or school can make a significant impact for birds by incorporating native plants.

This presentation will discuss the vital connections between birds and native plants and provide an introduction to actions Michigan Audubon and other Audubon groups nation-wide are taking to promote native landscapes for birds.

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend this free North Oakland Wild Ones event. Donations are always welcome to help bring future educational opportunities! A printable flyer is available for distribution here. Doors open at 7, and the presentation starts at 7:30.

 
About the Presenter
Rachelle Roake is the Conservation Science Coordinator for Michigan Audubon. She manages Michigan Audubon's network of sanctuaries, works with fantastic volunteers, and handles local and state-wide bird conservation issues. Rachelle received a B.S. in Ecology from the University of Michigan in 2009 and a M.S. in Wildlife Sciences from Auburn University in 2013. Through her work with Michigan Audubon, she hopes to inspire birders to take action to conserve the birds that never cease to inspire us all.

Presented by Ruth Vrbensky

Have you been introduced to native plants, but fear of the unknown has prevented you from planting them in your garden? Some natives can get pretty tall, and some are downright aggressive!

Have no fear!

Ruth will share with you the wonders of native plants and a selection of some of the best to use in a home, community or school yard garden. She will even touch on her favorite tips for fall cleanup.

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend this free North Oakland Wild Ones event. Donations are always welcome to help bring future educational opportunities! A printable flyer is available for distribution here. Doors open at 7, and the presentation starts at 7:30.
About the Presenter
Ruth is an Advanced Master Gardener with a special passion for plants native to Michigan. She has taught the subject to Oakland County Master Gardener candidates and various garden organizations and schools in Oakland, Lapeer, Macomb and Wayne County since 2003.

She owns Oakland Wildflower Farm through which she once grew a wide variety of native plants. She now concentrates her efforts on consulting for schools, corporate clients and tending her own gardens. Her yard is a certified NWF Backyard Wildlife Habitat and a certified Monarch butterfly Waystation.

Weather permitting, join us for a?morning?of fall?clean up in our Depot Park rain garden. There are many native plants that need thinning, so you may even get to take some home!

Bring any gardening supplies you might have such as work gloves, rakes, small shovels, clippers, and lawn bags.

Weather permitting, join us for a?morning?of fall?clean up in our Depot Park rain garden. There are many native plants that need thinning, so you may even get to take some home!

Bring any gardening supplies you might have such as work gloves, rakes, small shovels, clippers, and lawn bags.

All North Oakland Wild Ones members are welcome to attend this meeting!?We will be discussing additional opportunities for our chapter, along with the 2017 event schedule

Mark your calendars for our holiday pot luck! Members are welcome, along with their significant others. If you have a friend who is interested in joining Wild Ones, bring them along!

The pot luck will start at 6pm, with dinner at 7, and will take place at a member's house in Clarkston. Contact Colleen Schmidt (chsdesign (at) earthlink.net) to RSVP and for more info.