Events

Monthly meeting of Wild Ones Front Range regional coordinators.

Save-the-date for a fall seed collection/cleaning event! Check back soon for details about location and registration. 

Bring your seed heads and kitchen equipment like funnels, colanders, mixing bowls, sieves, cookie sheets and anything else you find useful.  (Not sure? Get in touch!  We will also have extra!) This is a good time to bring seeds to clean, although there will be extra. We will demonstrate “how to”--prior experience is not necessary--please join us. We are also collecting nursery pots and trays for reuse and clean, empty, wide-mouth plastic containers of various sizes for seeds.   This is a social event, a friendly event, a kid-friendly event (with supervision), and a mostly seated event.  If you have questions, please get in touch with one of the Boulder/Broomfield Counties regional coordinators.

Join for a guided nature walk and seed collection event at Aurora Reservoir, led by Aurora Parks & Recreation. We will be going off trail, so please wear closed-toed shoes and long pants and bring along whatever supplies they might need to stay comfortable while outside. We will provide seed collection supplies and tools for everyone, but you're welcome to bring your own supplies too.

Bats are among the most important and misunderstood wildlife in our communities. Join experts from Bat Conservation International to explore how native plants, healthy insect populations, and thoughtful landscape design can help support bats. Learn about the ecological role of bats and discover practical ways to create habitat for North America's night flyers right in your own backyard.

Monthly meeting of the Front Range Chapter's Board of Directors. All members are welcome to attend. Email us at [email protected] if you're interested in joining the call.

Come work alongside Annemarie Fussell of Wildland Restoration Volunteers preparing locally collected plant material for the Weld County Native Seed Swap on November 7th.

By cleaning seeds, you help ensure that more native plants are used in Weld County gardens and small restoration projects, supporting local wildlife, reducing water and pesticide use.

All tools, seeds and guidance provided. No experience necessary. Limited to 30 adult/teen participants. Click here for more information and to register.

Join us for a seed cleaning event at the Sam Gary Denver Public Library Branch as we clean and prepare our collected seeds for the Seed Swap. 

We'll provide to tools and seeds and guidance. No experience needed and you don't need to bring seeds to contribute! 

Bring your seed heads and kitchen equipment like funnels, colanders, mixing bowls, sieves, cookie sheets and anything else you find useful.  (Not sure? Get in touch!  We will also have extra!) This is a good time to bring seeds to clean, although there will be extra. We will demonstrate “how to”--prior experience is not necessary--please join us. We are also collecting nursery pots and trays for reuse and clean, empty, wide-mouth plastic containers of various sizes for seeds.   This is a social event, a friendly event, a kid-friendly event (with supervision), and a mostly seated event.  If you have questions, please get in touch with one of the Boulder/Broomfield Counties regional coordinators.

Join for a guided nature walk and seed collection event at Aurora Reservoir, led by Aurora Parks & Recreation. We will be going off trail, so please wear closed-toed shoes and long pants and bring along whatever supplies they might need to stay comfortable while outside. We will provide seed collection supplies and tools for everyone, but you're welcome to bring your own supplies too.

Bring your seed heads and kitchen equipment like funnels, colanders, mixing bowls, sieves, cookie sheets and anything else you find useful.  (Not sure? Get in touch!  We will also have extra!) This is a good time to bring seeds to clean, although there will be extra. We will demonstrate “how to”--prior experience is not necessary--please join us. We are also collecting nursery pots and trays for reuse and clean, empty, wide-mouth plastic containers of various sizes for seeds.   This is a social event, a friendly event, a kid-friendly event (with supervision), and a mostly seated event.  If you have questions, please get in touch with one of the Boulder/Broomfield Counties regional coordinators.

The Pikes Peak Region will be adding a modern twist to  the centuries old tradition of community gatherings such as quilting bees, threshings, and barn raising!

Members will build relationships, make friends, and have fun while collaboratively completing the worthwhile task of cleaning “the seed from the chaff!”

Learn the “how to”  of cleaning native seeds in preparation for our Native Seed Share on November 14, 2026.  

Registration required

Free and open to the public! No matter your gardening experience, you’ll find something of interest!

We’ll have a variety of seed including annuals, perennials, grasses, and shrubs. We will also have information about how to grow native seed. You don't need to bring seed to attend the event or bring home seed.

If you do have native seed to share, please label each species with this information:

* Botanical Name

* Common Name

* Collection City or County, Elevation, and Year 

* Your First Initial and Last Name

* If your seed is from a wild population rather than a garden site, add “WILD”

We happily accept seed from species native to Colorado and adjacent states. Please avoid cultivars, which might not support native pollinators and wildlife. We do NOT accept seeds from plants designated as noxious weeds.

You can drop off seed before the event in Greeley. Email [email protected] to coordinate. Or if you plan to bring seed the day of the event, please email the species name(s) ahead of time so that we can prepare information for attendees about your seed.

Please collect your native seeds responsibly! For more information on collecting seeds responsibly go to https://nanps.org/seed-collecting/

We need volunteers to make this inaugural event a success! Click here to learn more and sign up for a slot.

For more information please email [email protected]

Bring your seed heads and kitchen equipment like funnels, colanders, mixing bowls, sieves, cookie sheets and anything else you find useful.  (Not sure? Get in touch!  We will also have extra!) This is a good time to bring seeds to clean, although there will be extra. We will demonstrate “how to”--prior experience is not necessary--please join us. We are also collecting nursery pots and trays for reuse and clean, empty, wide-mouth plastic containers of various sizes for seeds.   This is a social event, a friendly event, a kid-friendly event (with supervision), and a mostly seated event.  If you have questions, please get in touch with one of the Boulder/Broomfield Counties regional coordinators.

Monthly meeting of Wild Ones Front Range regional coordinators.

Please join Ayn Schmit, as we … 

Jump In the Deep End of Native Plant Gardening!  WOFR’s Beginner’s Guide for Growing Native Plants

We’ll cover everything you need to know to get started with native plant gardening, including design, site prep, plant selection, planting and maintaining your new landscape.

We’ll explore these topics as they are covered in WOFR’s brand new Beginner’s Guide. We’ll highlight some of the specific plants we recommend for those new to native plant gardening.

And finally, we’ll talk about the big picture of creating and maintaining an ecologically beneficial garden using all the principles of sustainable gardening. We’ll have plenty of time for Q & A during and following the presentation.

PRESENTER: Ayn Schmit, WOFR Board Member and career environmental scientist. Ayn almost completed a degree in horticulture decades ago before falling in love with environmental science and policy and pursuing a 40-year career with EPA, mostly in water quality and watershed management. After retiring, she was lucky enough to fall in with the native plant enthusiasts and experts at Wild Ones Front Range Chapter and has been growing and learning about Colorado (and now California!) native plants ever since.

She led the development of WOFR’s new Beginner’s Guide and is working with an amazing group of volunteers to bring to life a WOFR native plant demonstration in northwest Denver.

Once registered, we will send registrants the Zoom link in the program reminder email a few days before the webinar. All registrants will receive the recording about a week after the webinar, even if you can't make it live!

Member - $5 Nonmember - $25

Please consider joining the Wild Ones Front Range Chapter if you are not a member (only $40/year), so you can access member benefits!

Registration will close on Tuesday, Nov.10th at midnight -please register before then!

Free Seed Swap! No matter your gardening experience, you’ll find something of interest at the WOFR Pikes Peak Region 2026 Native Plant Seed Share. This is a free event. There will be a variety of Pikes Peak regional native seeds including annuals, perennials, shrubs, and grasses ranging from easy-to-difficult to propagate.  Find seeds of native plants to add to your garden—for free!  You do not need to bring seeds to participate.

Want to contribute?  Donate your seeds prior to the event by contacting  [email protected]  OR bring your seeds to the share and volunteers will catalogue and stock them for future seed shares.

Remember… please collect your native seeds responsibly!  For more information on collecting seeds responsibly go to https://nanps.org/seed-collecting/

Participating Organizations:

Front Range Wild Ones: https://frontrange.wildones.org/pikes-peak-seed-swap/

Manitou Seed Library: https://www.facebook.com/ManitouSeedLibrary/

Questions?  Contact [email protected] 

Free Seed Swap! No matter your gardening experience, you’ll find something of interest at the WOFR Pikes Peak Region 2026 Native Plant Seed Share. This is a free event. There will be a variety of Pikes Peak regional native seeds including annuals, perennials, shrubs, and grasses ranging from easy-to-difficult to propagate.  Find seeds of native plants to add to your garden—for free!  You do not need to bring seeds to participate.

Want to contribute?  Donate your seeds prior to the event by contacting  [email protected]  OR bring your seeds to the share and volunteers will catalogue and stock them for future seed shares.

Remember… please collect your native seeds responsibly!  For more information on collecting seeds responsibly go to https://nanps.org/seed-collecting/

Participating Organizations:

Front Range Wild Ones: https://frontrange.wildones.org/pikes-peak-seed-swap/

Manitou Seed Library: https://www.facebook.com/ManitouSeedLibrary/

Questions?  Contact [email protected] 

We hope you can join us! We’ll have a variety of seed including annuals, perennials,  grasses, shrubs, and trees. We will also have information about how to grow native seed. You don't need to bring seed to attend the event or bring home seed.

If you do have native seed to share, please label each species with this information:
* Botanical Name
* Common Name
* Collection City or County, Elevation, and Year 
* Your First Initial and Last Name
* If your seed is from a wild population rather than a garden site, add “WILD”

We happily accept seed from species native to Colorado and adjacent states. Please avoid cultivars, which might not support native pollinators and wildlife. We do NOT accept seeds from plants designated as noxious weeds.

You can drop off seed before the event in Fort Collins or Longmont. Email [email protected] to coordinate. If you plan to bring seed the day of the event, email the species name(s) to [email protected] ahead of time so that we can prepare information for attendees about your seed.

Monthly meeting of the Front Range Chapter's Board of Directors. All members are welcome to attend. Email us at [email protected] if you're interested in joining the call.

Zoe Evans, rewilding coach and VP of Partnerships & Programs at Wildr shares a practical, science-informed framework for evaluating a home landscape, identifying its greatest habitat opportunities, and choosing actions that support more plants, insects, birds, and other wildlife.

Registration link coming soon.

SAVE-THE-DATE! Aurora City Seed Swap this fall on Saturday, November 21 at Tallyn's Reach Library from 10:30am-12:30pm.

Stay Tuned! Details Coming Soon!

Fall seed swap for the Boulder and Broomfield Counties Region.  We will be adding information to this listing!  The timing may change!

First Access for Members (and their guests) expected at noon
Open to the Public at 1 pm

Online registration will be created at some point--watch this listing.   This is a free event. 

We hope you can join us! We’ll have a variety of seed including annuals, perennials,  grasses, shrubs, and trees.  We will also have information about how to grow native seed, as well as info about plants which support pollinators and birds.  You don't need to bring seed to attend the event or bring home seed.

If you do have native seed to share, please label each species with this information:
* Botanical Name
* Common Name
* Collection City or County, Elevation, and Year 
* Your First Initial and Last Name
* If your seed is from a wild population rather than a garden site, add “WILD”

We happily accept seed from species native to Colorado and adjacent states. Please avoid cultivars, which might not support native pollinators and wildlife. We do NOT accept seeds from plants designated as noxious weeds.

You can drop off seed before the event--contact a regional coordinator to find out where. If you plan to bring seed the day of the event, please email the species name(s) ahead of time so that we can prepare information for attendees about your seed.

We will have volunteer opportunities-watch this listing. 

While most in-person propagation activity is happening at the regional level, we'll host three zoom meetings about propagation this winter with our expert, Jan Midgley. This free, virtual event is open chapter-wide, and we ask you to RSVP. Jan will update us on specific species she is working on figuring out germination protocols for, and she will cover some really timely propagation topics. A final agenda will be sent to registrants the week of the event. This event will be recorded. The recording will be sent to registrants the week following the event.

For over 30 years Jan operated a one wheelbarrow native plant nursery in MD and AL. She kept detailed notes on every step of the propagation process for each species. The notes supported the writing of articles, lectures, and books. She continues to self-publish Native Plant Propagation, 5th edition.

After a move to Colorado seven years ago, Jan embarked on a crash course on the flora of the Southern Rockies. She now volunteers arranging specimens two days a week at Denver Botanic Gardens Herbarium. The rest of the time she “plays” with seeds and maintains a Germination Guide for Colorado native plant seeds on the Wild Ones Front Range Chapter website.

This will be a free, members-only event.  If you are not a member, please consider joining so you can access member benefits!

Monthly meeting of the Front Range Chapter's Board of Directors. All members are welcome to attend. Email us at [email protected] if you're interested in joining the call.

While most in-person propagation activity is happening at the regional level, we'll host two more zoom meetings about propagation this winter with our expert, Jan Midgley. This free, virtual event is open chapter-wide, and we ask you to RSVP. Jan will update us on specific species she is working on figuring out germination protocols for, and she will cover some really timely propagation topics.The second workshop in this series with Jan will feature a review in propagation techniques which are covered in her manual, and each workshop will cover a different set of species, all of which aren't in the manual - yet. All registrants will receive an electronic "handout" with an agenda and notes on species to be covered 2 days in advance of the workshop. This event will be recorded. The recording will be sent to registrants the week following the event.

For over 30 years Jan operated a one wheelbarrow native plant nursery in MD and AL. She kept detailed notes on every step of the propagation process for each species. The notes supported the writing of articles, lectures, and books. She continues to self-publish Native Plant Propagation, 5th edition.

After a move to Colorado seven years ago, Jan embarked on a crash course on the flora of the Southern Rockies. She now volunteers arranging specimens two days a week at Denver Botanic Gardens Herbarium. The rest of the time she “plays” with seeds and maintains a Germination Guide for Colorado native plant seeds on the Wild Ones Front Range Chapter website.

This will be a free, members-only event.  If you are not a member, please consider joining so you can access member benefits!  The sooner members register, the easier it is for us. 

Once registered, the Zoom link will be provided in the program reminder email.

All registrants will receive the recording 1-2 weeks after the workshop. Registration ends Jan. 8th th at 10 am. Firm!

No yard required. Learn how native plants can turn patios, balconies, containers, and other small spaces into meaningful habitat for pollinators and other wildlife. This practical panel will cover plant selection, container design, seasonal care, and realistic ways to support biodiversity in limited spaces.

Registration link coming soon.

Winter seed swap for the Boulder and Broomfield Counties Region.  We will be adding information to this listing!  The timing may change!

First Access for Members (and their guests) expected at noon
Open to the Public at 1 pm

Online registration will be created at some point--watch this listing.   This is a free event. 

We hope you can join us! We’ll have a variety of seed including annuals, perennials,  grasses, shrubs, and trees.  We will also have information about how to grow native seed, as well as info about plants which support pollinators and birds.  You don't need to bring seed to attend the event or bring home seed.

If you do have native seed to share, please label each species with this information:
* Botanical Name
* Common Name
* Collection City or County, Elevation, and Year 
* Your First Initial and Last Name
* If your seed is from a wild population rather than a garden site, add “WILD”

We happily accept seed from species native to Colorado and adjacent states. Please avoid cultivars, which might not support native pollinators and wildlife. We do NOT accept seeds from plants designated as noxious weeds.

You can drop off seed before the event--contact a regional coordinator to find out where. If you plan to bring seed the day of the event, please email the species name(s) ahead of time so that we can prepare information for attendees about your seed.

We will have volunteer opportunities-watch this listing. 

While most in-person propagation activity is happening at the regional level, we'll host three zoom meetings about propagation this winter with our expert, Jan Midgley. This free, third, virtual event is open chapter-wide, and we ask you to RSVP. Jan will update us on specific species she is working on figuring out germination protocols for, and she will cover some really timely propagation topics. A final agenda will be sent to registrants the week of the event.  The event will be recorded, and the recording will be sent to registrants the week after the event.

For over 30 years Jan operated a one wheelbarrow native plant nursery in MD and AL. She kept detailed notes on every step of the propagation process for each species. The notes supported the writing of articles, lectures, and books. She continues to self-publish Native Plant Propagation, 5th edition.

After a move to Colorado seven years ago, Jan embarked on a crash course on the flora of the Southern Rockies. She now volunteers arranging specimens two days a week at Denver Botanic Gardens Herbarium. The rest of the time she “plays” with seeds and maintains a Germination Guide for Colorado native plant seeds on the Wild Ones Front Range Chapter website.

This will be a free, members-only event.  If you are not a member, please consider joining so you can access member benefits!  The sooner members register, the easier it is for us. 

Once registered, the Zoom link will be provided in the program reminder email.

All registrants will receive the recording 1-2 weeks after the workshop. Registration ends Feb. 5th at 10 am. 

Birds depend on healthy, connected habitats for food, shelter, nesting, and migration support. Join experts from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to explore how native plants and thoughtful landscape choices can support birdlife at home. Learn how gardens, yards, and community spaces can provide the insects, seeds, berries, cover, and habitat structure birds need throughout the year.

Registration link coming soon. 

Stay Tuned - Details Coming Soon!

Stay Tuned - Details Coming Soon!

Monarch butterflies depend on a network of habitats stretching across North America, and home landscapes can play an important role in their survival. Join experts from Monarch Joint Venture to explore the science behind monarch conservation, including the importance of milkweed, nectar resources, and regionally appropriate habitat. Learn practical ways to support monarchs through native landscaping and help sustain one of the world's most remarkable migrations.
 

Registration link coming soon.