Wild Ones, Gibson Woods Chapter Business Meetings are held via Zoom
on the first or second Wednesday evening of each month (unless otherwise noted).

Educational Presentations are at 10:00 a.m. the first Saturday of the Month
(unless otherwise noted).
Typically held at Gibson Woods Environmental Awareness Center
6201 Parrish Avenue, Hammond, IN 46323.
Phone 219-844-3188

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PLEASE NOTE – Zoom registrations and In-Person R.S.V.Ps are required for all events

• Please check the calendar prior to an event for any changes/updates.
• All Presentations are FREE OF CHARGE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
• Memberships are encouraged as they are vital to furthering Wild One’s Mission

September Member Meeting/Native Plant & Seed Swap

• Member Meeting indoors at 10:00 am
• Native plant & seed swap outdoors at 11:00am.

The plant & seed swap is open to the public… If you are not a member, and just want to attend the swap, please arrive at 11:00 a.m.

Snacks & coffee will be available to those who attend in-person

Please RSVP if you’d like to attend any portion of this day’s activities in person.

Members who want to attend the Member Meeting via Zoom, please register below.

Seed Cleaning Workshop with Dolly Foster

Dolly Foster, Horticulture Program Assistant at the Purdue Lake County Extension, has been a Horticulturist for 25 years. She holds a master’s in agriculture from U of I. For the past 25 years, Dolly has been presenting lectures on many gardening topics. She spent two years as adjunct faculty at Joliet Junior College Agriculture/ Horticulture Department and 18 years in the Parks and Recreation industry. She has been butterfly gardening from the very beginning of her gardening career. Her passion has led her to growing a native garden and raising monarch and swallowtail butterflies for many years. Her garden at home has been a Monarch Waystation since 2011. Dolly also runs a micro plant nursery at her home selling plants exclusively for pollinators June-October. She sells from her home by appointment.

Dolly will be bringing some examples of seed heads and discuss how to recognize when seeds are ready to collect- just in time for the late season collecting!

Please RSVP if you’d like to attend any portion of this day’s activities in person.

Members who want to attend the Member Meeting via Zoom, please register below.

October Board Meeting

Greenhouse, Plant Sale, End of Year, and Election review & planning.