Events

Join other native plant enthusiasts to ask questions and share info. Whether your yard is completely native or you are just getting started on your native plant journey, come join others for some plant talk and good drinks!

During the summer months we will be discussing the 12 week Less Lawn More Life challenges

A Members Only event. Come to Karen’s to transplant winter sown seedlings. Bring a plug tray if you have one (extras will be available on request). You will transplant seedlings started during the winter months to take home. These will do best if transplanted into your gardens in the fall as they will still be quite tiny in June.

A garden tour of newly planted native spaces will also be available. 

RSVP to Karen at [email protected]

As Pollinator Week wraps us join us for a viewing of The Extraordinary Caterpillar.

Not only do caterpillars turn into beautiful butterflies and moths, caterpillars are the driving force of the food web. They convert plants into protein rich food that supports wildlife, particularly nesting birds. 

This film takes a beautiful close up look at these important creatures.

Join us on a guided hike through the beautiful Thorne Swift Nature Preserve. Hopefully, the timing will be right to catch the Showy Lady Slipper in bloom. This rare lady slipper is the tallest native northern orchid.

Are you creating a design proposal for the Petoskey Library native garden? Come and share your design ideas for consideration. This is a great opportunity to practice native garden design!

All submitted plans will be reviewed by the Wild Ones planning committee and a final design will be turned into the library board.

You don’t have to be present at this meeting to submit a plan. Plans can be emailed to  [email protected]

We will meet at the top of the driveway near the old clubhouse. From there we will head out with our phones using iNaturalist to capture photos of any and all organisms. We will take some time before we head out to talk about using iNaturalist if you are new to it. 

You don’t need iNaturalist to join us, but if you plan to use it make sure you have downloaded the app.

What is a Bioblitz?
A bioblitz is a communal effort to record as many species within a designated location and time period as possible.

Bioblitzes are great ways to engage the public to connect to their environment while generating useful data for science and conservation. They are also an excuse for naturalists, scientists, and curious members of the public to meet in person in the great outdoors, and they're a lot of fun!

Join other native plant enthusiasts to ask questions and share info. Whether your yard is completely native or you are just getting started on your native plant journey, come join others for some plant talk and good drinks!

During the summer months we will be discussing the 12 week Less Lawn More Life challenges

Join LTC’s Amy Lipson for this Wild Ones guided hike. 

From the LTC website: This nature preserve has one of the most spectacular views in northern Michigan, the Charles A. Ransom Nature Preserve is well worth visiting. The 80-acre property was donated in 1976 by Woodbury and Christiana Ransom in memory of their son. From its highest elevation of 320 feet above Lake Michigan, viewers can see much of western Charlevoix County, a broad expanse of Lake Michigan, four islands, and the distant Leelanau Peninsula on a clear day. In 2021, several funders came together for the acquisition of the 160-acre Bytwerk Reserve, with the Bytwerk Family the primary funders. This land has historically been enrolled in qualified forest and tree farm programs.

Join other native plant enthusiasts to ask questions and share info. Whether your yard is completely native or you are just getting started on your native plant journey, come join others for some plant talk and good drinks!

During the summer months we will be discussing the 12 week Less Lawn More Life challenges

Details coming soon! 

Join LTC’s Amy Lipson for a demo on ways to manage invasive plants, particularly those with deep roots that continue to come back if the roots aren’t killed.  After the demo we will hike as time permits. 

We will meet at the pole barn just up the driveway from the main parking area.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!