Events

Help us tackle the weeds at this lovely, mostly native plant park in central Denver. The garden is in front of the city’s greenhouses just east of York Street along 23rd Avenue. No experience needed – we’ll show you what to focus on. It’s a great way to learn more about native plants, help the city, and meet others in our local native plant community. Bring garden gloves and water and wear a hat + sunscreen.

Pollinators play a crucial role in our ecosystem and Aurora wants to celebrate all they do! Join us for a day filled with fun activities and presentations! Learn about the role pollinators play in our food system and how you can support them in your own backyard. Don't miss this chance to explore Aurora’s amazing water-wise garden and learn how it holds the key to protecting pollinators. This event is perfect for families and individuals of all ages.
 

Register to help spread the word about Wild Ones and the importance of planting native to support pollinators! 

Members will be given a private tour of the Summer Home Garden.

Please email your desire to attend to [email protected] 

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

Attendance is limited.

 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 required. There will also be an opportunity to volunteer to help set up for the plant swap part of this event--contact a regional coordinator for more information.

Help us tackle the weeds at this lovely, mostly native plant park in central Denver. The garden is in front of the city’s greenhouses just east of York Street along 23rd Avenue. No experience needed – we’ll show you what to focus on. It’s a great way to learn more about native plants, help the city, and meet others in our local native plant community. Bring garden gloves and water and wear a hat + sunscreen.

Please join us for our 3rd Annual Garden Crawl and Social!

Our group will tour 4 gardens at various levels of native plant development in  Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs (specific locations provided once you register).  We will meet at the first location (carpooling available) and visit each garden in turn.  Each homeowner will be giving a brief overview of their journey with native plant garden designing and planting, as well as successes and challenges.  Sharing our experiences is a great way to build community and our own gardens!

We’ll end the crawl with snacks, beverages and great conversation at the last garden. 

You can also drop off any of your collected seeds for our Seed Share in November!

Free to members.  Non-member guests of members are also welcome to join in and register for $5.00.

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.

Help us tackle the weeds at this lovely, mostly native plant park in central Denver. The garden is in front of the city’s greenhouses just east of York Street along 23rd Avenue. No experience needed – we’ll show you what to focus on. It’s a great way to learn more about native plants, help the city, and meet others in our local native plant community. Bring garden gloves and water and wear a hat + sunscreen.

 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.

You planted native. Your neighbor has opinions. Maybe your HOA does too. If you’ve ever felt like the hardest part of native plant gardening is the conversations, not the gardening, you’re not alone.

Wild Ones is thrilled to share this upcoming free webinar as part of the 2026 Less Lawn More Life Challenge. Join Lorraine Johnson for a practical conversation on navigating HOA rules, addressing neighbor concerns, and fostering community conversations about native plant gardening and ecological landscapes.

We’ll visit the AMAZING front yard habitat garden of a regional member who did it all himself, with seeds and plants from swaps! This member turned his love for native plant propagation into a small backyard nursery called Misty Prairie Natives. Beyond enjoying the garden, come learn about plant propagation, native insects, backyard nurseries, etc. Mini plant swap afterwards (bringing plants not required to take plants). Bring a water bottle and snack if we sit around and chat.
 

Native plants are the foundation of habitat, but wildlife need more than food to thrive. Join ecologist and Certified Wildlife Biologist Shaun McCoshum, PhD, to explore how nesting sites, shelter, water, soil conditions, and other often-overlooked resources can transform a yard into a functioning ecosystem that supports biodiversity year-round.

Registration link 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.

The swaps continue!! Join us at a member's Four Square Mile garden for a tour of their space, and a chance to casually swap home-grown native plants! The large four year old native garden features many shrubs and trees, including riparian species. Address provided after registration. 

Let us know what you've been growing HERE so we can prepare for your donations. 

Bring any plants you have to swap, labeled with the full Latin name, and your last name. Please ensure that any plants you plan to share at the swap are grown free of chemicals to protect pollinator health: this means no herbicides, pesticides, fungicides or synthetic fertilizers. Please no plants propagated from seeds treated with neonicotinoids. The bees will thank you! To protect our natural areas, we also cannot accept donations of plants that are listed as noxious weeds by the CO Dept. of Agriculture.

NO NEED TO BRING PLANTS TO TAKE PLANTS! 

*Note: we don't know what the available selection of seedlings will be this late in the season. We anticipate that this swap will be focused on plants grown in-situ and moved into pots, as well as seeds. 

Please contact [email protected] to discuss accessibility needs! 

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.

What does it really take to turn a conventional lawn into a thriving native meadow? Join Owner & Principal, New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL), Sara Weaner Cooper for a candid look at her family's ongoing lawn-to-meadow transformation featured in The New York Times and BBC. Drawing from three years of hands-on experience, Sara will share the methods, lessons learned, successes, and challenges of converting turfgrass into a dynamic native plant community. Participants will gain practical insights into site preparation, planting, management, and the ecological principles that guide successful meadow establishment, along with realistic expectations for how these landscapes evolve over time.

Registration link 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.

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.

Registration link 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.

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. 
 

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.