Events Archive: 2022 | 2023 | Upcoming Events
February 2023
February Member Meeting/Presentation: PLANT COMMUNITIES AND SOIL ECOLOGY
Pinhook Park Community Center, 2801 Riverside Dr, South Bend, IN, 46616 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Dr. Deborah Marr of IU South Bend will share research on ways that soil fungi affect the success of invasive species, as well as ways to improve soil ecology to support native plant restorations.
March 2023
March Member Meeting/Presentation: Invasive Species
Pinhook Park Community Center, 2801 Riverside Dr, South Bend, IN, 46616 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Mandi Glanz, SICIM Regional Specialist, will talk about the agency’s mission, invasive species identification, removing invasive species from residential areas and replacing them with native species.
* St. Joseph/Marshall Invasive Plant Partnership (SMIPP) will be joining us.
April 2023
April Member Meeting/Presentation: THE WORLD IN YOUR BACKYARD
Pinhook Park Community Center, 2801 Riverside Dr, South Bend, IN, 46616 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Allison Pudlo, Environmental Education Coordinator for the St. Joseph County Soil and Water Conservation District, will talk about backyard habitats, biodiversity, and backyard conservation.
May 2023
May Member Meeting/May Day Hike @Bendix Woods
Bendix Woods County Park, 32132 IN-2, New Carlisle, IN, 46552 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
St. Joseph County Parks Interpretive Naturalist (and Wild Ones member), Jan McGowan, will guide us through an old growth hardwood forest chock-full-of delightful Spring ephemerals. Meet at the Nature Center at 5 pm.
Wild Ones Native Plant Sale
Pinhook Park, 2801 Riverside Dr, South Bend, IN, 46616 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Seed/Plant Sale Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Hundreds of native plant plugs, as well as some native shrubs and Spring ephemerals, will be offered at our very first sale!
June 2023
June Member Meeting/Presentation: Fun with photography
Pinhook Park Community Center, 2801 Riverside Dr, South Bend, IN, 46616 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Local nature photographer Ron Zimmerman will share some tips for taking better photos of your plant and insect friends.
We’ll open the Wild Ones South Bend Backyard Habitat Photo Contest! Members, please submit your photo entry to Brian Killen/Secretary by June 30th. Members will vote for their favorite at our July Member Meeting! We are limiting the plant species to those that are native to St. Joseph County (SEE BONAP) and we would especially like to see insects photo-bombing our plant portraits! *please include your name, the plant species and the date and location of the photo
July 2023
July Member Meeting/Native Garden Management Demonstration
Pinhook Park Community Center, 2801 Riverside Dr, South Bend, IN, 46616 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Hands-On/How-To Workshop Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
Member Jan Hunter of Naturally Native Nursery will teach us which plants are native and which are invasive, as well as effective techniques for removing undesirable plants without using herbicides. Bring your favorite weeding tools (shovel, trowel and/or garden knife, and pruners suggested).
***Note; This meeting will be held on the second Monday of the month due to the July 4th holiday.
August 2023
August Member Meeting/Presentation: Flower Arranging with Native Plants
Pinhook Park Community Center, 2801 Riverside Dr, South Bend, IN, 46616 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Professional florist, Kathleen Kovach, will teach us how to create a beautiful floral arrangement. We'll provide an assortment of native forbs and fronds. Bring your own upcycled "vase."