WHAT’S COMING UP?
Author John Moriarty: A Field Guide to the Natural World of the Twin Cities
Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 7:00 – 8:45 pm
FamilyMeans building in Stillwater
Local author John Moriarty’s new book, A Field Guide to the Natural World of the Twin Cities, is an illustrated guide to the natural habitats and rich diversity of wildlife in the greater Minneapolis and St. Paul metro area. John’s talk will highlight some of his favorite places in the metro and provide interesting natural history facts for some of the plants and animals included in the book.
John is the Senior Manager of Wildlife at Three Rivers Park District and has been with the Park District for 15 years. He has been involved in many of the wildlife restoration efforts and initiated the snake and butterfly efforts. His book is published by the University of Minnesota Press.
John will have books for sale and will be available after his talk to sign copies.
Free and everyone is welcome.
Wild Ones 2020 Design With Nature Conference
Where Have All the Fireflies Gone? Gardening in Challenging Times
Saturday, February 29, 2020 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
PROGRAM DETAILS TICKETS
James B. Woulfe Alumni Hall, Anderson Student Center, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota
Where Have All the Fireflies Gone? Gardening in Challenging Times
Exploring what we can do in our own small corners of the world to nurture, strengthen and sustain the complex and fragile web that connects soil, plants and animals.
Conference Speakers:
Neil Diboll
Prairie Nursery President and Consulting Ecologist
Alan Branhagen
MN Arboretum Director of Operations
Thelma Heidel-Baker
Entomologist, Environmental Educator, Organic Farmer
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
When you join or renew your Wild Ones membership you enable us to continue offering programs like these. A portion of every membership fee goes to fund our chapter programs.
WHAT WE DO
We sponsor monthly programs on native plants and natural landscapes. Meetings are free and the public is welcome. Come join us if you’re interested in gardening with native plants and enjoying natural landscapes.
Our 2020 meetings will be held the third Tuesday of the month at the FamilyMeans building, 1875 Northwestern Ave. in Stillwater. Socializing begins at 6:30 pm with brief announcements and then our speaker at 7 pm.
Garden tours/field trips are typically held on weekends. and occur year-round.
Read about these benefits of membership.
We join with other Minnesota Wild Ones chapters to present an annual Design with Nature Conference.
