Events

Bring your seedlings which need to be transplanted!  We will also have materials for spring sowing (bring your seeds, but we will have some species on hand). Registration required, space limited.  

Calling all members who are interested in volunteering at any Wild Ones events! Led by long-time children's outdoor educator and Wild Ones board member, Vicki Saragoussi Phillips, this workshop will equip volunteers with experiential activity ideas that will engage young children and their adult companions during various Wild Ones programs. Depending on the type of program, Vicki will model ways in which children and their adults can explore and discover the plant world, how it connects to the greater biodiverse habitat and ultimately lead to seeking out interest in the importance and benefits of native planting in your local environment.  This hybrid event will help you gain the confidence to engage with families at Wild Ones events. 

Depending on the interest of activity options, we’ll discuss ideas for developing a simple activity starter kit for the regions to have available for volunteers involved.

you don’t need to know a ton about natives to do this! This is not meant to be designed as a drop off program for children. Adults must be present.

Check back soon for details and registration. In-person space limited, unlimited online. 

We will sow spring species, as well as bump up into pots any seedlings from winter sowing milkjugs

We will sow spring species and bump up any seedings from winter sowing milkjugs

Join award-winning author, photographer, and educator Rick Darke for What Is Wild and Why It Matters, a free national webinar on Tuesday, April 28th at 10 am CT. Discover how inviting a bit of authentic wildness can create a vibrant landscape that sustains you and local biodiversity. This national event is presented in collaboration between Wild Ones and Homegrown National Park.

Part 2 of a two part Build a Basin rain gardening workshop.  Workshop members will learn the HOW and DOING of simple rain garden design and construction (make sure you attend part 1, April 11th!).  We will be digging a simple basin and planting a rain garden. Registration required, space limited.

Save the date! 

Arrive at 10:30 for a guided wagon ride around The Plains Conservation Center property before we regroup at 11:30 for the propagation workshop. 

During this hands-on Spring Sowing workshop will germinate native seeds using pots in trays. We will also be “bumping-up” our other seedlings into individual pots, so bring your other seedlings, too. 

We will provide a variety of native seed species for you to take home and grow, whether using the pot method or sowing directly into the soil to plant in situ.

Please bring clean plastic jugs to donate (not required)! 

Are you growing native seedlings this spring - for the chapter or for yourself? Want to learn from and bounce ideas off of each other? Want to support the region's efforts to fill our gardens with locally grown native plants? Join us for our Denver/Aurora Metro Propagation Committee Check-In! We will be trouble shooting, dreaming big, and planning for plant swap season together. 

Check back soon for registration link. 

Free event hosted by Environment for the Americas; WOFR Boulder County+ will table and is a partner organization.  

Guided bird walks.Youth education stations.Migration games.Accessible birding programs.Live birds of prey demonstrations.and more!

SAVE-THE-DATE! Check back soon for details, registration link, and volunteer sign-up. 

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.

This garden crawl features hosts who are relatively new to gardening with native plants.  They have begun their journey and are generously sharing their projects with fellow members.  We will learn how they have begun and offer suggestions/advice on overcoming any challenges they are facing.  It's an opportunity for more experienced gardeners to share their knowledge and help educate those who are less experienced.

Addresses will be sent to registrants a few days prior to the event.

To register, respond to the group email from Jeffco regional co-coordinator, Laurel Starr.

SAVE-THE-DATE! More details coming soon! 

This open house will highlight the importance of bees, show off the park's observation beehive, and feature partner organizations. Wild Ones will be there with a seasonal selection of native seeds and seedlings available to take home for free. Come out for the event and stay to explore this beautiful stretch of Cherry Creek Trail and the nearby Tagawa Garden Center. 

About the park: 

Visitors can step back in time at the 17 Mile House, a 160-year old farm which served as an important resting stop for pioneers traveling on the Cherokee/Smoky Hill wagon trails in the 1860s.

This County-designated heritage area includes a historic house, red barn, silo, milk house and loafing shed, which were restored to their known condition in the early 1900s, as well as two windmills and 32 acres of open space. The Farm Park also features a trailhead connecting to the Cherry Creek Regional Trail, picnic tables, a parking lot and a Port-a-let. 

As a new Wild Ones Front Range Member, we would like to welcome you to the chapter!

Are you curious about what your benefits are as a member of the WO Front Range?

Would you like an opportunity to network with other native plant gardeners in the area?

This free event is for you! This is a great place to learn about the benefits of your membership, ask questions about the chapter, meet other native plant enthusiasts, and attend your first plant swap to grow your Coloradoscape. 

Please join us in Colorado Springs for coffee/tea and pastries before heading to the Pikes Peak Region Plant Swap. If you are interested in attending both events, you need to register for both the new member orientation and the Pikes Peak Region Plant Swap. 

Agenda 

9:30 am - New member presentation with coffee/tea & pastries 

10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Continue mingling & head over to the plant swap 

Please note, that this event is being hosted at a member's private residence which may not be ADA accessible. If have questions about the space, please email the event host: [email protected]. 

Join us for our annual Free Native Plant Swap in Colorado Springs.    

You do need to register and be a member to attend.   Registration coming soon!

Nothing to swap? No problem! Everyone is welcome to take home a limited number of plants. Please bring your own bag, basket, tray, or box to transport your plants home.

If you do have plants to donate, please check them in before the swap.   Contact [email protected] .

SAVE-THE-DATE! More details coming soon!

Join us for Water-wise Day on Saturday, June 6th for a day of water-wise learning, garden tours, hands-on fun, and smart solutions for thriving in our dry climate. Come to the Aurora Water-wise Garden and celebrate all things water-wise. Listen to gardening tips from local experts like CSU Extension Service, learn about efficient irrigation from leaders in the industry, Hunter Industries and Rainbird, and chat with natural resource experts on helping pollinators. Then, stroll the beautiful, ten-acre garden while you enjoy a free breakfast burrito. Take home tons of info on conserving water in your yard, free seed packets collected locally, an indoor water conservation kit, and more! Activities will run from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Aurora Water-wise Garden, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy.  Located just south of the City Hall east parking lot.

Join us for our Free Native Plant Swap at the Fort Collins Xeriscape Garden Party. You do not have to register to attend.

Learn about plant and pollinator connections with the help of volunteers as you select pollinator-friendly plants for YOUR garden and watch your backyard turn into a habitat for wildlife and a sanctuary for your friends and family.

Nothing to swap? No problem! Everyone is welcome to take home a limited number of plants. Please bring your own bag, basket, tray, or box to transport your plants home.

If you do have plants to donate, please check them in at the swap. If you want to drop off plants before the swap, email [email protected].

SAVE-THE-DATE! Check back soon for details, registration link, and volunteer sign-up!

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.

Join us as we revisit the major renovation of a mile-long stretch of Cherry Creek between Quebec and Iliff Streets in Denver, which was completed in 2022.  Before the renovation, this area was a wasteland with a deeply incised creek, few trees, lots of bare soil, and with a ragged collection of native and non-native plants.  In places the creek had dug a channel over twenty feet deep.  

Of greatest interest to Wild Ones members, the area was fully re-planted with native forbs, grasses, shrubs and trees.  The grasses and forbs were all planted as seeds.  A Wild Ones tour occurred four years ago during its first year of recovery.  There was a lot of bare ground, but plants were growing.  Come see how the native plants are doing after four years.

Check back for registration link. Meet up location subject to change!

 Mini plant swap and garden crawl. Boulder. Bring plants to swap and a bag lunch.  Come tour Zoe’s yard to see what they’re working on and what’s blooming.  Rock garden, veggie garden, bird friendly, low budget, recycling/reclaiming materials, renter. Zoe grows thousands of plants each year, and they can talk propagation as well! Registration required. 

Registration will come later… watch this space. There will also be an opportunity to volunteer to help set up for the plant swap part of this event--details to come.

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.

 Mini plant swap and garden crawl. Boulder. Bring plants to swap and a bag lunch.  Come tour Kristine’s yard to see what she’s working on and what’s blooming.  Fair number of penstemons, rain garden, crazy amount of composting. We can talk propagation as well! Registration required.

Registration will come later… watch this space. There will also be an opportunity to volunteer to help set up for the plant swap part of this event--details to come.

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.

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.

Details coming soon! 

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.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

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.

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.