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January 2023

Jan
18

Monthly Membership Meeting - "What's the Rush?"

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2023
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Johnson Nature Center
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Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

Happy New Year to one and all. Our plants may be sleeping, but your NOWO board has lots of plans.
We’ll be talking about all the opportunies for you to learn and participate at our general meeting,
January 18th

We’re looking forward to providing what you need.

Doug Tallamy’s video “What’s the Rush” will be shown as the program. Please come to hear what can be done during the winter to promote the national interest we are seeing in “Wild Ones” and native
plantings.

Meeting at 7:00 PM, Doors open at 6:30 PM at E. L. Johnson Nature Center, 3325 Franklin Rd, Bloom6eld Hills, 48303

NOWO members - Bring a friend!  Non-members are welcome! I am looking forward to seeing you all there! 

We hope you become a member of Wild Ones with North Oakland as your local chapter. (wildones.org) Note that our programs are free of charge, but if you are a member of Wild Ones, part of your membership fee returns to the local chapter and helps pay for our programs. Your membership affirms our own commitment to ecological landscaping practices.

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Jan
25

Grant Applications Due

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Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Chapter Meeting

Grant Applications for 2023 now open - Details Here

» NOWO - Grant Program Info (wildones.org)

Deadline for applications is EXTENDED to Feb 15th

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February 2023

Feb
15

Monthly Membership Meeting - Rescheduled for Special Event Feb 22

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Wednesday, February 15th, 2023
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Johnson Nature Center

Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

THIS MEETING IS RESCHEDULED FOR A SPECIAL EVENT FEBRUARY 22 - See that date for information

NOWO members - Bring a friend!  Non-members are welcome! I am looking forward to seeing you all there! 

We hope you become a member of Wild Ones with North Oakland as your local chapter. (wildones.org) Note that our programs are free of charge, but if you are a member of Wild Ones, part of your membership fee returns to the local chapter and helps pay for our programs. Your membership affirms our own commitment to ecological landscaping practices.

March 2023

Mar
15

Winter Seed Sowing 2023 Members Only

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Wednesday, March 15th, 2023
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Johnson Nature Center, 3325 Franklin Rd, Bloomfield Twp, MI, 48302 Map

Members Only Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Hands-On/How-To Workshop Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

  Rescheduled due to weather

Registration Required

Doors open at 6:30 PM

Mar
22

Garden Design Workshop Members Only

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Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
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EL Johnson Nature Center, 3325 Franklin Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48302 Map

Members Only Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Hands-On/How-To Workshop Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking

Matt Demmon of Feral Flora will be giving a Gardening with Native Plants Design workshop.

Bio: Matt has been working outdoors since 2004. His work experience includes organic farming; landscape design, installation and maintenance; native plant propagation; prescribed fire; invasive plant control; natural areas management planning; growing mushrooms; and botany. His current main focus is in designing and installing ecological naturalistic landscapes that nourish wildlife and humans alike. Matt currently oversees landscape design and installation at Feral Flora, and shares responsibility for running the plant nursery as well.

This is a free workshop for members.

Registration Required: limited spots available.

Doors open at 6:30 pm

Matt will be talking generally about native planting design, including how and why to choose plants and their placement in a design. We will go over plant selection beyond 'Right Plant Right Place', creating a potential plant list, various ways to think about how to arrange plants, and then put it all into practice in a hands-on workshop.

You'll be drawing your own! Please come prepared with a specific site in mind, either a real location that you'd like to plant, or a real location that you want to design a fantasy planting for, or even a made-up location, as long as it has some specific soil, sunlight, and cultural requirements.

Either bring your basemap pre-drawn, or come ready to put the main features on paper at the workshop

We will provide some 11x17 graph paper and colored pencils but if you have favorite drawing tools, erasers, pencils or paper feel free to bring them.

June 2023

Jun
2

Native Plant Sale

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Rochester, MI Map

Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Seed/Plant Sale

Our annual Native Plant sale is a great way to purchase native plants for your landscape and support our chapter with it's biggest fundraiser of the year.

Details can be found here: https://northoakland.wildones.org/nativeplantsale/

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