Aug 03, 2008 (Sun)    

VOTE FOR NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS



This is the year we bring new board members on to our national Wild Ones board. To cast your ballot, go to members only log-in button.


Please note. If you have not already registered for access to the members only pages, you must first register. To do so, go to the upper right-hand corner of the Wild Ones website home page and click on the Members Login button.

In the next window, go to the third line which says "member email not registered? Register password for member here."

The window which appears next gives you the opportunity to register your e-mail address. You'll need to make up a password.

The Internet will search the Wild Ones database to see if your e-mail address matches with what we have there, and if you're active, and if it's satisfied, it will allow you to go to the next step. Here you will need to answer a couple of pretty simple questions. Once answered, you will be sent back to the log-in page from where you should be able to successfully access basic Wild Ones members information including the ballot.

    Aug 01, 2008 (Fri)    

EcoCenter Landscape Designs



We have received several designs for landscaping the grounds around the Wild Ones Ecology Center. Attendees at this year's annual meeting/conference will have the opportunity to see the designs up close. If you're going to miss this opportunity on August 22-24th, please take a look and let us know what you think. E-mail.

    Jul 11, 2008 (Fri)    

ECOCENTER WISHLIST



Many of you have been asking about things we might need at the EcoCenter, so we've put together a list for you.

conference type table(s)
conference type stackable chairs
floor pads for desk chairs
gardening tools (trowels, shovels, pruners, pruning saw(s), etc)
garden tractor and small trailer
lighting fixtures
double bed or twin bed or better yet, one set of bunk beds
benches for outdoor seating
bench type seating suitable for observation area inside EcoCenter

Contact the national office if you have other other items which maybe suitable for use at the EcoCenter.

Beginning July 22, we will have someone at the EcoCenter from 9AM to noon every Tuesday thru Friday. Or, you can call for an appointment 877-394-9453.

    Jul 07, 2008 (Mon)    

REGISTER for Wild Ones Annual Meeting/Conference



On-Line registration is now available for "In Celebration of Nature," the Wild Ones 2008 Annual Meeting/Conference to be held in Appleton, Wisconsin on August 22-24, 2008. Go to to register on-line Registration or to to download a copy of the registration form.



For more information about the conference, speakers, tours, etc go to In Celebration of Nature.



For information about other 2008 Wild Ones events go to Wild Events webpage.

    Apr 26, 2008 (Sat)    

The Inside Story



Janice Stiefel, author of "The Inside Story" articles which appeared in past Wild Ones Journals, has passed away. We know not everyone had the privilege to know or meet Janice, but she was a speaker at our Wild Ones conferences and at our regular chapter meetings, as well as a writer for the Journal.

For those of us who were around in the early years of Wild Ones, we remember her for the wonderful articles which appeared in the early version of the Wild Ones newsletter then called The Outside Story. Janice's articles were a regular column entitled "The Inside Story" and covered information about a specific plant, it's characteristics and specialness including medicinal uses and "old wive's tales."

Janice wrote 71 "The Inside Story" articles between 1990 and 2002. Monetary gifts sent in Janice's memory will help Wild Ones publish these articles into a book to share with the rest of the world.

A gifted photographer with a special interest in insects, butterflies and moths, some of Janice's most current work at BugGuide.