Events

Let's get together and talk about native plant gardening plans! This is an informal social time to commune with fellow native plant enthusiasts. It can be a chance to inquire about or share our experiences gardening with natives or just have coffee with others.

Questions?  Contact Sue [email protected]

“Together we’re building a vibrant community of Coloradoscaping in the Pikes Peak region!”

Please join Wild Ones Front Range, in partnership with Cool Boulder, for a fun and cost-free winter workshop! Come start native seeds with us!

The sow-bag method for winter planting will be explained and demonstrated, with supplies provided to make your own & take home. This is a beginner-friendly way to get your hands dirty and grow your own native plants!  We will provide seeds for native plant species which do well with winter sowing, but feel free to bring seeds you picked up from our December 8th seed swap as well.  If you have any questions about whether those seeds are appropriate, consult the Germination Guide (https://frontrange.wildones.org/wp-content/images/sites/105/2024/07/Germination-Guide-7924-pdf.pdf) or bring them and ask!

Informal social time to commune with fellow native plant enthusiasts. Time to inquire of others and share our experiences gardening with natives.

Mystified by the soil underground? 

Soil is living and not living and determines whether we thrive or perish on Earth. Join Kristine in the first of this two-part series (read more about Part Two below), as she lays out a foundation for how soil works, its complexity and interaction with plants.

She'll introduce the concept of Planetary Boundaries, a set of   ecological processes which keep the Earth stable and functioning. The way we garden, especially the way we interact with soil, adds up to help or hinder environmental systems.  

Starting with basic concepts about soil and how plants, microbes, and human beings interact with it, Kristine will move to practical applications for lightening our impacts and helping support pollinators, birds, and water and land conservation. 

Kristine Johnson consults on soil, water, fire, biodiversity, climate, equity, and community building. She is a Colorado Native Plant Master and Master Gardener, Boulder Pollinator Advocate, and is certified in water harvesting design. She focuses on climate resilient landscapes, with an intersection of habitat and species diversity, wildfire, carbon sequestration, urban heat, water and people. Kristine serves as a Wild Ones Front Range Chapter Board member and Boulder Regional Coordinator.

Stay Tuned for Part Two:  “The Dirt on Soil” Webinar! Wed, February 26, 2025  @ 6:30pm to 8:00pm.  More information and registration coming soon!

Members $5, Nonmembers $25.The button below is to register for the February 12th webinar.  

Interested in joining Wild Ones? Read more below!

Please join the Northern Region for a Free Winter Native Seed Sowing Workshop at a classroom in Fort Collins on Saturday, February 15, 2025, 1–3 PM. 

You don’t need any experience, and we will provide all the materials for starting seeds using the plastic bag method for winter sowing outside. Feel free to bring your own native seeds to plant; we will also provide seeds for these species:

Echinacea angustifolia (narrow-leafed purple coneflower)

Liatris punctata (dotted blazing star or gay feather)

Penstemon secundiflorus (sidebells penstemon)

Click here to register for the February 15 Winter Native Seed Sowing Workshop. In the Comment section of the registration form, please indicate if you are a Member or a Guest.   Guests are always welcome to attend an event to learn more about Wild Ones before becoming a member. 

If you are interested in carpooling to the workshop, please join the carpool.

All members are welcome.  Please email us if you are interested in attending.

Please join us for a 2-hour workshop on starting native plants from seed with Allisa Zurbuchen, , CSU Extension Horticulture Specialist in El Paso County. This is a hands-on workshop and you will be leaving with samples of native seeds to get you started!   

Allisa is currently working on her Ph.D. researching container production of Colorado Native Plants.   She  will be covering a host of topics relative to starting native plants from seeds including what is a native, seed science basics, propagation methods adapted for home growers, and exposure to a variety of native plant species.

Registration link coming soon and is limited to 15 participants.

Questions?   Contact Sue at [email protected]

Please join us at the 2nd Annual Louisville Seed Share in Louisville at the Louisville Library!  We are partnering with the Louisville Public Library and Bee City USA to bring you this FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC event.  We will be focusing on native flowering plants which don't require winter stratification to germinate.

You do not need  to provide seeds to participate! 

However, if you would like to donate native seeds prior to the event (and we do need native seeds) please make sure you label them with the scientific name, common name, your first initial and last name, address/elevation where harvested and the month/year.  Seeds brought to the event will also require this information and will be inventoried for future seed sharing events.  For more information on donating seeds please email Kristine or Kim  at [email protected] or [email protected] 

This is a native (Colorado and regional) seed share; we are looking for seeds of plants native to Colorado and neighboring states. And please, no seeds treated with pesticides. 

Questions?  Contact Kim or Kristine at the addresses above.

All members are welcome.  Please email us if you are interested in attending.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!