Bell Bowl Prairie, one of the last remnant prairies in Illinois, is under threat of destruction by the Chicago Rockford International Airport expansion. Rich and diverse prairies, developing only over millennia, once covered 22 million acres of Illinois. Today, less than 1/100th of one percent of that is left even partially intact, and each fragment […] Continue reading "Save Bell Bowl Prairie"
“WASPS: Their Biology, Diversity, and Role as Beneficial Insects & Pollinators of Native Plants”, hosted by Wild Ones, Native Plants, Natural Landscapes on October 20th is available to watch on the Wild Ones YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTfowlGStcA. Wild Ones Honorary Director Heather Holm shares from her new book, “WASPS,” which features approximately 150 species of […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Presents “WASPS: Their Biology, Diversity, and Role as Beneficial Insects & Pollinators of Native Plants” by Heather Holm"
Renowned entomologist Dr. Doug Tallamy’s recent presentation,”The Nature Of Oaks: The Rich Ecology Of Our Most Essential Native Trees”, hosted by Wild Ones, Native Plants, Natural Landscapes is available to watch on the Wild Ones YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YxehIqY-t0&t=217s. Drawing from his book, The Nature of Oaks (2021), Dr. Tallamy offers a month-by-month guide to […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Presents “The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees” by Dr. Doug Tallamy"
Hosted by DuPage Monarch Project Celebrate pollinators and help ecologists with the DuPage Monarch Project get a snapshot of wild DuPage! Simply take photos Jun 21 – 27 of any pollinators you see — hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, beetles, etc. — in a DuPage forest preserve or park and upload them to the iNaturalist app. Here’s […] Continue reading "DuPage for Pollinators BioBlitz"
Please take a look at this video from the DuPage Monarch Project. It has a couple Wild Ones stars in it! We think all our Wild Ones members should have a chance to see it and share it with their friends and neighbors so that they see how important it is to save this important […] Continue reading "DuPage Monarch Project Saving Monarch Butterflies Video and Free Milkweed Seeds"
