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Register now for Rethinking Horticulture with Real Ecology, our upcoming free Wild Ones National Webinar with field botanist and science communicator Joey Santore. Premiere on March 18.

👉 Register Today: wildones.org/joey-santore/

Join us on March 18 for Rethinking Horticulture with Real Ecology.👉 Register here to attend: wildones.org/joey-santore

Joey Santore is taking a hard look at how inherited garden aesthetics limit ecological function and public understanding of native landscapes.

Join the conversation on March 18, 2026. 👉 Register here: wildones.org/joey-santore/

📣 Last chance to register for "From Wasteland to Wonder" with Basil Camu.

Join us tomorrow to explore practical ways to heal suburban and urban landscapes by working with natural systems, not against them. Free webinar with live Q&A.

Register today: wildones.org/from-wastela...

Basil Camu shares practical approaches like native meadows from seed and pocket forests that can be used at home or scaled for parks, campuses, and communities.

Join us February 18 to learn how working with natural systems can restore life and reduce effort: wildones.org/from-wastela...

📚 What is already on your spring reading list?

We pulled together five upcoming books we have already preordered and think you should too. 👉Read the full list and see why these books made our Spring 2026 preorder stack:
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A question Basil Camu wishes more people would ask: “What can I stop doing?”

In this webinar, Basil shares practical shifts that support healthier soil, water, and wildlife—without adding more work.

Register to join us live on February 18, 2026: wildones.org/from-wastela...

“The difference between soil and dirt is life.”

Join Wild Ones and Basil Camu on February 18 for a practical, hopeful session on working with natural systems instead of against them. wildones.org/from-wastela...

🌿 Join us for a free Wild Ones National Webinar with master arborist and From Wasteland to Wonder author Basil Camu. Learn how working with nature can heal land, reduce effort, and build resilient landscapes.

📅 Feb 18, 2026
👉 wildones.org/from-wastela...

🌿 Last chance to register for Intergenerational Care for Land and Community, a conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer and Esther Bonney on Wednesday, January 21.

Hosted by Wild Ones in partnership with Plant Baby Plant, and Nurture Natives.

Save your spot: wildones.org/conversation...

📚Our latest reading list explores the works of upcoming webinar speaker Robin Wall Kimmerer. With books for readers young and not so young, Kimmerer’s writing offers practical wisdom on reciprocity, stewardship, and living well in place.

Read the full list: wildones.org/robin-wall-k...

Your support helped us finish the year strong and step into the new year with momentum. Thanks to over 1,500 generous donors, we have reached our fundraising goal! We are deeply appreciative of everyone who said yes to supporting native plants, education, and community action.
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Wild Ones, Plant Baby Plant, and Nurture Natives are partnering on the upcoming webinar, Intergenerational Care for Land and Community, featuring Robin Wall Kimmerer and Esther Bonney.

👉 Register today: wildones.org/conversation...

Bonus for registering for our upcoming webinar with Robin Wall Kimmerer and Esther Bonney: you’ll be automatically entered to win a copy of The Serviceberry or Bud Finds Her Gift.

👉 Register now: wildones.org/conversation...

Winners will be selected at random and contacted after the event.

🌿 Meet our webinar guest, Robin Wall Kimmerer.

A botanist, author of Braiding Sweetgrass, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Robin bridges Indigenous knowledge and ecological science. Join her and Esther Bonney for a free webinar on Jan 21.

👉 wildones.org/conversation....

🌿 Today, meet Esther Bonney.
At 19, Esther is the founder of Nurture Natives, a youth-led nonprofit that has educated 10,000+ young people, planted 2.4M native seeds, and distributed 70,000+ seedlings across the East Coast. Join her Jan 21. Learn more and register here
👉 wildones.org/conversation...

🦫 Beavers!
🌿 A rare endangered plant rediscovered in Indiana.
🐝 Pollinator landscapes that cut costs and pollution.

👉 Read the full blog and stay connected to the latest native plant news from across the country: wildones.org/dec-2025-nat...

Happy New Year!

As we welcome the new year, we’re grateful for all we grew together. Thanks to you, hundreds of public native plant gardens took root, thousands of native plants were shared, and communities across the country came together to restore habitat and support wildlife.

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What does it take to stay rooted in native plant work over a lifetime? 🌱

Join Robin Wall Kimmerer and youth leader Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action.

Register: wildones.org/conversation...

Adding plants for winter interest extends garden enjoyment beyond the growing season while providing food and shelter for wildlife. Choosing plants that shine in winter is a gift to ourselves and to the wildlife that shares our gardens.

👉 Read more: wildones.org/extending-ho...

As the winter solstice marks the longest night of the year and the quiet turning back toward the light, we invite you to spend time with the winter 2025 issue of the Wild Ones Journal.

Available now by logging in to your Wild Ones account.
Read the Winter 2025 Journal: wildones.org/journals/

🌿Presenting the 2025 Wild Ones Photo Contest Spring Ephemerals Category Winner!

Photographer Lisa Strohauer, a Wild Ones Partner At Large member, captured this amazing shot of a Cicada in Altoona, AL.

📸 See all of this year’s winning photos and member entries here: 👉 wildones.org/2025-photo-c...

🐦 Birds are telling us a story about climate change, and it’s one we can still respond to.

From shifting food supplies to the role native plants play, this blog explores how everyday actions can support birds and biodiversity.

Read more: wildones.org/how-you-can-...

Presenting the 2025 Wild Ones Photo Contest Living Things Category Winner!

Photographer Andy Slivka from the Wild Ones Greater Cleveland Chapter captured this amazing shot of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

📸 See all of this year’s winning photos here: 👉 wildones.org/2025-photo-c...

📣 Last chance to register for tomorrow's workshop, Turn That Patch Into a Plan with Zoe & Heather Evans. This is a practical, step-by-step session where you will map your space and start building a plan you can put into use.

Register to join us live: wildones.org/turn-that-pa...

Photographer Kevin O'Brien from the Wild Ones Greater Cleveland Chapter captured this amazing shot of Late Figwort (Scrophularia marilandica) supporting a spiderweb.

📸 See all of this year’s winning photos and member entries here: 👉 wildones.org/2025-photo-c...

Next week, join us for "Turn That Patch Into a Plan", a practical workshop on designing a native garden. Zoe & Heather Evans will guide you through design elements, from paths and rooms to structure and enclosure.

Register now and join us Tuesday, December 9th 5 PM CT: wildones.org/turn-that-pa...

It’s Giving Tuesday!

Today, thousands of people are supporting the causes that matter most, and we hope native plants are at the top of your list 💚

Donate Today: donate.wildones.org

#GivingTuesday #NativePlants #GrowTheMovement #WildOnes

Ahead of our Dec 9 "Turn That Patch Into a Plan" workshop, Heather and Zoe Evans shared how structure, simple habits, and designing for people can make rewilding more accessible. Want to think like a designer?

Join us Dec 9: wildones.org/turn-that-pa...

Presenting the 2025 Wild Ones Photo Contest Events Category Winner! 🌿

Congrats to Catherine McKenzie of the Fox Valley Area Chapter for capturing this stunning Pale Purple Coneflower during a Butterfly Class in Madison, WI.

📸 See all winners: wildones.org/2025-photo-contest-results/