Events

This is our yearly native plant sale.  We have over 150 species from 7 native plant nurseries.  We will have Ecotone Herbs selling herbs, and the Milk House ice cream truck selling their own ice cream from 9-12.  In addition K.A.R.E. (Kane Area Rehabilitation and Education for Wildlife) will be there with their ambassador animals.  Donations gladly accepted. 

Join local farmer Lauren Vinoche for a plant walk in the woods at Gray Willows.  Connect with what is currently growing in our woodlands, and deepen you experience in identifying, enjoying and respecting our native flora.  Meet at the Ecotone Herbs booth at 11 AM for a 1 hour walk.  Herbal beverages featuring these plants will be available at the Ecotone Herbs booth. 

Join Wild Ones National Board President Loris Damerow for a special presentation as part of Week 3 of the 2025 Less Lawn More Life Challenge, “Native Plants Planted Right.” Loris will walk us through the basics of native plant gardening- from choosing the right plants to planting and maintaining them with confidence.

Join us on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 5 p.m. CT for the YouTube Live premiere of this 30-minute webinar. Native plant experts from  Wild Ones, Plan it Wild, Homegrown National Park, ReWild Your Campus, and others will be active in the live chat throughout the presentation and for 30 minutes after the webinar, giving you plenty of time to ask questions and engage! 

This event is designed for newcomers to native gardening and is part of the national Less Lawn More Life Challenge, hosted by Plan It Wild in collaboration with Wild Ones, iNaturalist, Homegrown National Park, Pollinator Partnership  and many others! 

See more about the Less Lawn More Life Challenge:  https://www.lesslawnmorelife.com/ 

Join Steward Doug Taron for a walk around the wonderful Bluff Spring Fen.  Enter through Bluff City Cemetery.  Park only on the right side of the road near the entrance to the fen (at the south end of the cemetery). There will be signs to guide you.  

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!