Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter 2026 Calendar of Events
To see events offered by all the Wild Ones chapters, follow this link.
In addition to the current WORCC programs, you can scroll down to see videos of past Zoom meetings. Enjoy!
To see events offered by all the Wild Ones chapters, follow this link.
In addition to the current WORCC programs, you can scroll down to see videos of past Zoom meetings. Enjoy!
Seed sowing event 2025, Michelle Beloskur, Wild Ones
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Sunday January 18, 2026 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Winter Seed Sowing Event Haslett Community Church, 1427 Haslett Rd., Haslett, MI Abby Deneau, the founder of a new LLC devoted to native plant installations and care, including the Montgomery Drain Project in Lansing, will lead this effort with a variety of seeds sourced from local native plants, as well as potting mix. We will have empty 1 gallon milk jugs for attendees to transform into mini native seedling greenhouses; participants are also encouraged to bring their own jugs. The Haslett Community Church Green Team will provide assistance in setting up our work area in Fellowship Hall (outside the sanctuary) and with information on native plantings on the grounds of the church. We look forward to a bit of spring in January as we encourage home gardeners to beautify their properties and help the environment with this seed sowing event. |
Oriole along the Lansing River Trail - M. Beloskur
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026 7:00 pm ET
“Intergenerational Care for Land and Community: A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer and Esther Bonney“ Free Webinar on YouTube Live (link provided with registration). In this special collaboration, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action. Together, they will explore questions such as:
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Monarchs in Mexico, Richard Ellis/Alamy, Science.org
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Wednesday February 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Overwintering Habitat of Monarchs in Mexico Michigan Nature Association, 2310 Science Pkwy. Suite 100, Okemos, MI Betty Seagull, Red Cedar Wild Ones Board Member and former President, will present on the critical overwintering habitat for monarch butterflies in Mexico, including photos and a first hand account from her travels. |
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Saturday-Sunday, March 7-8, 2026
Wildflower Association of Michigan Native Plant Conference Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, Michigan State University 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824 Visit the Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter booth at the WAM Native Plant Conference on Saturday, March 7 and Sunday March 8, 2026. The theme of the conference will be “Natives and Nature: Cultivating Connections" and the keynote speaker will be Dr. Doug Tallamy. The presenters will focus on the role native plants play in establishing and supporting biodiversity in our world and how individuals can have a lasting impact. The organizers expect the Conference to sell out so register early. Click here for all the details. |
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Thursday-Sunday, March 12-15, 2026
Lansing Home and Garden Show Farm Bureau Pavilion at Michigan State University, 4301 Farm Ln., East Lansing, MI 48823, USA Come visit the Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter booth (#1065) at the Lansing Home & Garden Show. Pick up brochures on a variety of topics including native garden design, milkweed for Monarchs and which native plants will attract more birds, butterflies and pollinators to your yard. Learn about the great educational programs and plant sales we will be hosting this spring and plan to join us! |
Invasive lesser celandine, Shaun Winterton, Aquarium and Pond Plants of the World, Edition 3, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
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Saturday March 28, 2026 Time TDB
Lesser Celandine: Local efforts to curb the spread of this invasive plant Location TBD, we will try and visit a site where we can see this plant in person Stephanie Day, Coordinator of the Mid-Michigan Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area, will discuss the rapid spread of invasive lesser celandine and its impacts to the environment. She will also share how the Michigan Lesser Celandine Coalition is monitoring the spread of this plant, management strategies, and how you can help. |
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Wild Ones Red Cedar Spring Native Michigan Plant Sale
Saturday, May 9, 2026 8:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT Meridian Township Farmers' Market, 1995 Central Park Dr., Okemos, MI 48864, USA The Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter will be selling a nice wide variety of native Michigan wildflowers, sedges and grasses at the Meridian Township Farmers' Market. The plants are grown by Bendy Stem Farm in Dimondale Michigan and owner Ben Crocker will be on site to answer your questions. We will have plants that support birds, bees and butterflies. Add some native plants to your landscape and watch it come to life! Proceeds from this fundraiser will help the Wild Ones Red Cedar Chapter continue our educational programs and provide grants to help establish native gardens in the greater Lansing area. Thank you for your support! |
Past Programs
 Trillium and moreby Great Smoky Mountains National Park Flickr.com February 21, 2024
Planting for Shade Bill Schneider, Owner of Wildtype native plant nursery in Mason, Michigan shares the many factors to consider when gardening in shade. There are all sorts of different shade conditions (wet/dry, dappled/dense, etc.) with different implications. Many plants are more widely adapted than you might find them in nature. This video is sure to have something helpful for anyone gardening in shade. To watch a recording of this webinar follow this link, or click on the following window. |
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 Speaker Mike Weis in His First Native Garden
January 17, 2024
Designing Native Plant Gardens: Minimizing the Error in "Trial and Error" Experienced native plant gardener and designer Mike Weis, owner of Dropseed! Native Gardens and Ecological Restoration in Kalamazoo MI, takes us through the steps in the first garden he ever installed. He will present a slideshow of images of his garden through the years to illustrate how some decisions/methods that were used worked well while others did not. To watch a recording of this webinar follow this link, or click on the following window. |
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 Black Swallow-Wortby Ingeborg van Leeuwen Flickr.com November 15, 2023
Invasive Species Update Michelle Beloskur, the Midwest Invasive Plant Network’s full-time Coordinator (MIPN.org), will bring us up-to-speed on invasive plants that may be moving into our area, as well as those that are being tackled right now. She will have tips on what to watch for and what to do if you discover a new population of invasive plants. If we can catch these invaders at an early stage, the easier it will be to eradicate them. To watch a recording of this webinar follow this link, or click on the following window. |
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 Spring Beautiesby khteWisconsin Flickr.com March 16th, 2022
Spring Beauties: Native Wildflowers for the Woodland Garden Tired of tulips? Find daffodils dull? How about trying out some of Michigan's native spring ephemerals! From trout lilies to trillium, from the exotic to the familiar, explore some native alternatives for the spring garden with Cheryl M. English, Advanced Master Gardener and owner of Black Cat Pottery. Hope you can join us! To watch a recording of this webinar follow this link, or click on the following window. |
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 Bath in the Lightby Martin Gommel Flickr.com February 16th, 2022
Forest Bathing: A Nature Boost We all know we feel better after a walk in the woods. The Japanese call this Shinrin-yoku, or "forest bathing," simply spending time in nature to relax, rejuvenate, and reduce stress. Join us for this Zoom program to learn more about how and why immersion in nature increases our sense of well-being. Our virtual guest speakers will be Maureen Stine, Certified Environmental Educator with Natureology.me and Georgia Peterson, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry, Michigan State University. Hope you can join us! To watch a recording of this webinar follow this link, or click on the following window. |
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 Asian Jumping Wormby Tom Potterfield Flickr.com January 19th, 2022
Exotic Invasive Earthworms in Michigan: Asian Jumping Worms Asian Jumping Worms have recently been found in the Greater Lansing area. They are much more destructive to plants and soil than other earthworms. Our virtual guest speaker will be Scott Tiegs, Ph.D. Professor of Biological Sciences at Oakland University. He and his colleague, Holly Greiner-Hallman, first found Jumping Worms in the Oakland University Biological Preserve in 2008 and can help us learn what to look for and how to avoid moving them around. Join us for this interesting and important talk. To watch a recording of this webinar follow this link, or click the following window. |
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