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Seeking to educate its members and the community about the benefits of using local native plant species in natural landscaping, Wild OnesŪ is the only not-for-profit national educational organization of its kind. Having had its beginning in Milwaukee, it is still located in Wisconsin. The mailing address is: PO Box 1274, Appleton, WI 54912

Newly located on Stroebe Marsh in Little Lake Butte des Morts which is part of the Fox River waterway, the physical address for the Wild Ones Institute of Learning and Development (WILD Center) is 2285 Butte des Morts Beach Road, Neenah, Wisconsin 54956.

For general information, please phone the Wild Ones national office at 1-920-730-3986, or toll free at 877-FYI-WILD (877-394-9453), or send email to info@for-wild.org. Or feel free to contact any of the national officers listed below.

For contacts in your area, check the chapters page. For general information, please click on the "Info" button to send email to our support staff.

Officers and Appointed Roles
OfficeOfficerPhoneEmail
President Carol Andrews (218) 730-9954
Vice President Chris McCullough
Secretary Joe Powelka
Treasurer Marty Rice
Past President Bret Rappaport
Executive Director Donna VanBuecken (877) 394-9453 or
(920) 730-3986
Newsletter Editor Maryann Whitman (248)652-4004
Art Editor Christian Nelson (507) 288-4464
Seeds For Education Director Mark Charles
Librarian Robert Ryf
Electronic Access Librarian Matthew Reames
Web Site Coordinator Peter Chen (630) 357-2338
Seeds For Education Committee Chair Mark Charles
Climate Change Chair Joe and Diane Powelka
Member Certification Committee Chair
(EcoScaper and Yard Certification)
Janet Allen
Photo Contest Chair Tim Lewis
Financial Stability Chair Marty Rice
Communications Committee Chair Chris McCullough
Journal Communications Team Leader Maryann Whitman
Brochures Communications Team Leader Lorraine Johnson
Website Communications Team Leader Scott Woodbury
Marketing & Promotion Com Co-Chairs Roger Miller and Carol Andrews

National Board Members Honorary National Directors
Carol Andrews, Arrowhead Chapter, Minnesota, 2010
Patricia Armstrong, Greater DuPage Chapter, Illinois, 2012
Janet Allen, Habitat Gardening Club in New York Chapter, New York, 2010
Kathy T Dame, Mountain Laurel Chapter, Connecticut, 2012
Tim Lewis, Rock River Valley Chapter, Illinois, 2012
Chris McCullough, Greater Cincinnati Chapter, Ohio, 2012
Carol Phelps, River City Chapter, Michigan, 2012
Diane Powelka, Madison Chapter, Wisconsin, 2010
Joe Powelka, Madison Chapter, Wisconsin, 2010
Bret Rappaport, Lake-To-Prairie Chapter, Illinois, 2012
Marty Rice, Twin Cities Chapter, Minnesota, 2010
Karen Syverson, Fox Valley Area Chapter, Wisconsin, 2012
Maryann Whitman, Oakland Chapter, Michigan, 2010
Stephen Windsor, Greater DuPage Chapter, Illinois, 2012
Scott Woodbury, St Louis Chapter, Missouri, 2010
Neil Diboll, Naturalist & Nurseryman, Wisconsin, 2013
Bonnie Harper-Lore, Restoration Ecologist, FHWA/USDOT & Author, Minnesota, 2013
Lorraine Johnson, Naturalist & Author, Ontario, 2011
Darrel Morrison, FASLA, Landscape Architect, New York, 2011
Lorrie Otto, Naturalist (Godmother of Native Landscaping), Washington, Lifetime
Guy Sternberg, Author, Illinois, 2011
Doug Tallamy, Professor and Chair, Behavioral Ecologist & Author, Delaware, 2013



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