Which Detroit park has the most bird species? This month’s featured community science initiative is the first ever Great Detroit Bird Off hosted by the Detroit Bird Alliance! Join this friendly competition by visiting one or more of the designated parks to count birds in Detroit during the month of May, which is peak migratory […] Continue reading "The Great Detroit Bird Off Is Here!"
This April 24–27, put your curiosity to work for science. The City Nature Challenge is the world’s largest community science event, bringing people together across hundreds of cities to document the wildlife living alongside us — from the insects in your garden to the birds overhead. This year, Wild Ones Wayne County has partnered with […] Continue reading "Your Yard Is a Research Station — Join the City Nature Challenge!"
The planned auction of 440 acres at the heart of Sibley Prairie has been halted! Fritz Enterprises, Inc. has granted the Michigan Land Conservancy an option to purchase the property for $6 million. Working with a coalition of local conservation partners, the Conservancy is now racing to secure the funds needed to protect this irreplaceable […] Continue reading "UPDATE – Donate to Save Sibley Prairie"
Autumn is creeping in, the cooler weather has graced us with it’s presence. That means that many plants are now putting out seeds that are ready for collecting! Collecting seeds in your yard or any place where you can get permission is a great way to get many native plants for low financial cost. In […] Continue reading "September Seed Collection"
The planned auction of 440 acres at the heart of Sibley Prairie has been halted! Fritz Enterprises, Inc. has granted the Michigan Land Conservancy an option to purchase the property for $6 million. Working with a coalition of local conservation partners, the Conservancy is now racing to secure the funds needed to protect this irreplaceable […] Continue reading "CALL TO ACTION: Save the Sibley Prairie"
With the recent tease of sunny and unseasonably warm weather, we are excitedly looking ahead to plan our 2025 Member-to-Member (M2M) Yard Tours. M2M yard tours are a great way for members to share real experiences, ideas, successes and challenges with maintaining native plants in sustainable landscapes. Whether you joined today, or are a lifetime […] Continue reading "Request for Hosts for 2025 M2M Yard Tours"
First and foremost: Thank you to those that were able to be a part of the first WOWC Seeds to Community Winter Sowing event! We had a wonderful time chatting with you and being a part of your native plant journey. As was mentioned at the event, we intend to make this winter sowing event just one […] Continue reading "First WOWC S2C Workshop was a Success!"
Saturday, February 8th, 2025 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (Eastern Time) Winter sowing is a fun, easy, and low-cost way to prepare native seeds for the upcoming planting season! We’ll provide materials and instruction, and participants will be able to take home their prepped seeds and containers. Stay tuned to join us for part 2 where we’ll “up-pot” our seedlings […] Continue reading "Winter Sowing Workshop Upcoming!"
Thank you to everyone who voted. We were fortunate to add a few new members to the leadership team. We still have many opportunities available, so please email us at [email protected] if you want to hear about ways to volunteer to help the WOWC chapter and the native plants movement. Our 2024 election results and other positions filled: Continue reading "Results from 2024 Elections"
The Wild Ones Wayne County board elections are coming up at the November chapter meeting on November 12 from 7:00pm-8:30pm. Interested in running for any of the positions that are up for election or have a position in mind that is not listed? Submit nominations and self nominations to [email protected]. Continue reading "Chapter Elections Upcoming!"