Events

Join us as we stroll the gently rolling shortgrass prairie to see native flowering shrubs and forbs and grasses!  Potential trail length is 2-3 miles.  There is ample parking and also a porta potty at the trailhead.  

RSVP to [email protected] 

Bring water and snack/lunch, wear sunscreen.  Hiking poles optional.  

Native Plant Share, open to the public.  This is the event's inaugural year.

Join Wild Ones National Board President Loris Damerow for a special presentation as part of Week 3 of the 2025 Less Lawn More Life Challenge, “Native Plants Planted Right.” Loris will walk us through the basics of native plant gardening- from choosing the right plants to planting and maintaining them with confidence.

Join us on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 5 p.m. CT for the YouTube Live premiere of this 30-minute webinar. Native plant experts from  Wild Ones, Plan it Wild, Homegrown National Park, ReWild Your Campus, and others will be active in the live chat throughout the presentation and for 30 minutes after the webinar, giving you plenty of time to ask questions and engage! 

This event is designed for newcomers to native gardening and is part of the national Less Lawn More Life Challenge, hosted by Plan It Wild in collaboration with Wild Ones, iNaturalist, Homegrown National Park, Pollinator Partnership  and many others! 

See more about the Less Lawn More Life Challenge:  https://www.lesslawnmorelife.com/ 

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

Join us for the Loveland Garden Crawl! We'll visit the homes of two Wild Ones members to learn from their experience with incorporating native plants into their gardens, then finish with light snacks at a wetland and Plant Select demonstration garden. If you have extra plants, please bring them to share with other members at the last stop. If you're looking for a specific plant, put it in the registration comment and maybe someone will bring it!

Register here

Please join us  for our 2nd Annual Native Plant Swap  on June 1st, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, in Colorado Springs!  

Let's grow a vibrant native plant community in the Pikes Peak Region!  Bring native plants to share or just bring yourself.  You do not need to bring a plant to receive a plant.  

 New to native plants?  Welcome!  You'll be glad you came! 

Please mark the date on your calendar.  Registration is required.  Sign up today!  You won’t want to miss it! 

Together we're building a vibrant community of Coloradoscaping in the Pikes Peak Region!

COLORADOSCAPING is…

Landscaping for where you live: Coloradoscaping emphasizes the use of plants that are native to the state of Colorado and the Western US, inherently thrive in Colorado’s different climates and conditions, and celebrate Colorado’s natural beauty.

The first annual Jeffco Regional Native Plant Share strives to put native plants in the hands of home gardeners increasing the population of native plants in our environment.

We prefer to accept donations of regional native plant seedlings the day before the event, but can accept some on the day of.  Donors stop at the Plant Intake table before entering the event. One does not need to donate plants to adopt plants.

This event will be limited to registered Wild Ones members.  This event is not open to the public.  Copy & paste the link below to join Wild Ones Front Range Chapter prior to the event.

 https://join.wildones.org/?chapter=86

The annual NoCO Plant Swap & Giveaway supports getting more native plants into landscapes along the Front Range!

Bring your extra native plant seedlings to donate and/or pick up some new species to try in your garden.  You DO NOT need to donate plants to take home some free plants.

Please label each plant that you bring using plant tags or masking tape with the plant’s common name, the plant’s botanical (Latin) name, your first initial and last name, and if possible the location and approximate elevation where the plant was grown.

CLICK HERE  to sign up for a volunteer activity in support of this fun and impactful event.

Join us on Saturday June 21 for our Denver Metro Region native plant swap! The event is FREE and open to members only. Arrive at 9AM to participate in a Solstice Plant ID Walk with Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners prior to the swap.

Plant donation not required to attend.

Colorado native & regionally-native plants welcome! (If you are unsure whether a plant is regionally native, please reach out to us at [email protected] and we can help ID the species.)

Please share only chemical-free native plants.

If you do plan to donate: label plants with scientific name, common name, elevation or town, who donated (first initial and last name)

Ex: Monarda fistulosa, Bee-Balm, Denver 5,280', J. Doe 

NOTE: A CPW State Parks Pass or Daily Parking Pass is required for vehicle entry into the park. Please reach out to one of our regional coordinators at [email protected] if you'd like to request carpooling to the event.

This garden crawl will feature 4 hosts in Jefferson County who have established mostly native plant gardens.  They will share the history of the creation of their gardens with lessons they learned in the process and advice to the visitors.

Join us for the Greeley Garden Crawl! We'll visit the homes of two Wild Ones members to learn from their experience with incorporating native plants into their gardens and finish with a social at the last stop. If you have extra plants, please bring them to share with other members. If you're looking for a specific plant, put it in the registration comment and maybe someone will bring it!

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