Preserving relationships and building diverse
communities within and beyond the garden
Please see the event page for this meeting for additional details including the Zoom link and a shareable flyer.
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Member-only Hikes
- Wildflower Hike - Edwin Warner Park, Nashville, TN, Friday, April 1, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM. Details and SignUp.
- Wildflower Hike - Taylor Hollow, Sewanee, TN, Tuesday, April 12, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM. More information soon.
- Wildflower Hike - Shakerag Hollow, Westmoreland, TN, Saturday, April 16, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM. More information soon.
Open to the Public
- Table Event, Outdoor Murfreesboro's Conservation Days 2022, Barfield Crescent Park, Murfreesboro, TN, April 23, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Our chapter, in conjunction with Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary, will hold their Spring Native Plant Sale on Saturday, May 14 from 10 AM to 1 PM. Online sales will be available beginning Monday, May 2, until Noon on Tuesday, May 10. Online order need to be picked up on Friday, May 13 at Owl's Hill. More details coming.
We will need lots of volunteers to help Wednesday through Saturday, May 11 - 14, to help make this sale successful. Signup links will be in the next newsletter.
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National Webinar Series on Phytoremediation
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Registration is now open for Wild Ones Presents:
- Native Plants for Improving Stormwater (April 7)
- Native Plants for Improving Outdoor Air Quality (April 14)
- Native Plants for Improving Soil Contamination (April 21)
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The next FYI Naturalist webinar presented by Warner Parks will be on Tuesday, March 29, at 6 PM.
Beneficial Insects for Landscape and Garden
presented by Carol Taylor, President of Master Gardeners of Davidson County, and Paul Prill, member of Master Gardeners of Davidson County and board member, Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chapter. Details registration information are here. |
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The Ohio State University Entomology Department has started a Bumblebee Short Course for Community Scientists spanning six consecutive Fridays. Registration for the short course can be found here and a link to the first class recording can be found here.
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Owls Hill Nature Sanctuary
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Owl's Hill has received a generous grant from the Garden Club of Nashville to replant it's woodland shade garden. They have almost 100 plants to install. On Thursday, March 31, they will be two volunteer shifts: 9:30 am - 12 pm, and 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm. If you are able to volunteer for either of these shifts, please email Laura Smith for further information.
Owl's Hill is also having Wildflower Hikes each Saturday beginning at 9:30 AM and lasting approximately until Noon. Registration is at their website.
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Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage
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There is still time to register for the 72nd Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park April 26 - 30. It features 194 expert-led programs on a huge variety of topics and has been a true bucket list event for many decades.
Helpful links:
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Join the other 17 members of the Wild Ones Middle Tennessee chapter along with the nearly 7,000 national members to demonstrate your support for using native plants and employing sustainable landscaping practices. Collectively, we all work toward
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Member benefits include:
- Access to the current electronic issue of the quarterly Wild Ones Journal
- Invitations to workshops, garden tours, seed exchanges, plants sales, and stewardship project
- Discounts for partner educational webinars such as NDAL, etc. and Wild Ones chapter programs like native plant sale and other paid events
- Participation in an annual national photo contest
- Access to the Wild Ones Member Center for learning resources
- Participation in Wild for Monarchs and Native Garden recognition programs
- Involvement in citizen science and networking with conservation partners
- Receiving Wild Ones National e-Newsletters
- Invitation to Wild Ones' private Facebook discussion group and the national Wild Ones Annual Member Meeting
- Networking opportunities and camaraderie with like-minded people who care about native plants and our planet
Member contributions help facilitate the Wild Ones mission of restoring native landscapes by allowing us to:
- Provide free, educational resources and learning opportunities that are open to the public from respected experts like Wild Ones Honorary Directors Doug Tallamy, Neil Diboll, Heather Holm Donna VanBuecken, and Larry Weaner;
- Support the efforts of over 66 local Wild Ones chapters and 18 Seedlings (preliminary chapters) in 24 states;
- Publish a quarterly, award-winning, online journal featuring current native plant information and resources;
- Share free, professionally-designed native garden templates for multiple regions in the United States.
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