Events

First Access for Members (and their guests) at 1pm
Open to the Public at 2pm

Online registration is now closed, but people can come and register at the door. 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 in Boulder. Email [email protected] to coordinate. If you plan to bring seed the day of the event, please email the species name(s) to [email protected] ahead of time so that we can prepare information for attendees about your seed.

If you would like to volunteer to plan the Boulder County Plant Swap (Spring 2026!), also use that email.

To volunteer at this seed swap, go  to this page and then select Sign up: 

Volunteer sign up is live!  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44AEAD2EABF5CE9-60663426-wild 

The Boulder County Region will host three  winter sowing events for our members.  We will be doing the “sow bag” method, but if you are collecting milk jugs, please bring them, and the “milk jug” method can also be demonstrated.  Participants will plant seeds to be cared for until the spring when the member will keep  the plants grown and donate any leftovers to  our  Plant Swap 2026. 

Please bring your seeds from the seed swap, any milk jugs you want to use, and bags or boxes for carrying home your sow bags (and any jugs you make).  This is a messy activity. 

Registration is required, and space is limited.  If you can't make it, please cancel your spot as soon as possible.  

Want to get more involved with the Wild Ones Front Range Chapter in the Boulder County  Region?  Please join us after the winter sowing workshop on Saturday,  January 10th to help plan out the 2026 year.

At the meeting we will discuss the venue and scope of our plant swap, and the  garden crawls and hikes, tours and volunteer events we want to feature in our region in 2026.  Are there other types of events you want to see?  Come and help us plant them!

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to take on smaller events or join committees to plan larger events.  People stepping up helps determine the scope, type, and number of activities in our region. 

Any amount of time you can give is appreciated, and any level of expertise is welcomed.

Questions?  [email protected] or [email protected] 

This event is open to members only.  

Not a member?  Please consider joining the Wild Ones Front Range Chapter!  Click on the “Read More” button listed below for more information on how to join.

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 invite 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. 

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!

Please register before Monday, January 12 at midnight. Thanks!

Join Stephen Hornbeck for an examination of regional plants and their unique seed adaptations. Our native flora display a myriad of highly specialized adaptations to our extreme climate, but adaptations do not end with leaf margins and flower forms, seeds also carry specialized traits to help them be successful. These traits are critically important for the survival of the species but often pose challenges for us when we try to grow them. We will discuss these ins and outs of seeds and seed dormancy and how you can apply that information to your own growing and gardening practices!

Stephen Hornbeck is the Native Plant Nursery Manager at the High Plains Environmental Center.
Always a lover of the biosphere, he found his niche in watershed ecology and habitat monitoring at a private ecological consultant company based out of Lexington, KY. Working throughout the Appalachians allowed him to see diversity and variations across a spectrum of environments, deepening his affinity for flora and fascination with evolutionary adaptations. After moving to Colorado, he found a wonderful pairing of his fascination with flora and passion for conservation at HPEC.

Members $5,  Nonmembers $25

All registrants will receive the webinar recording within a week after the webinar. 

Want to get more involved with the Wild Ones Front Range Chapter in the Pikes Peak Region?  Please join us on Saturday morning,  January 17th, to help plan out the 2026 year.

At the meeting we will decide on what educational and fun events, workshops, and activities we want to feature in our region.  In the past we have held socials, plant and seed swaps, neighborhood native plant giveaways,  garden crawls, and seed propagation, collecting, and cleaning workshops.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to chair and organize each event. The number of volunteers we get determines how many events we can plan in our region.   

Any amount of time you can give is appreciated!

Questions?  [email protected]

This event is open to members only.  

Not a member?  Please consider joining the Wild Ones Front Range Chapter!  Click on the “Read More” button listed below for more information on how to join.

In this special collaboration, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action. 

Together, they will explore questions such as:

How do we create opportunities for young people to have a voice and feel empowered, even when they are not homeowners or decision makers?What kinds of relationships and mentorships help people stay engaged in native plant work over decades?Why do stories, shared practices, and community invitations matter just as much as plant lists?

Robin and Esther will reflect on what invites people into this work, what keeps them here, and what elders and youth have to teach each other.

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.

We will sow native plant species that require cold stratification in milkjugs.  Instructions and hands on for how to prep milkjugs.

The Boulder County Region will host three  winter sowing events for our members.  We will be doing the “sow bag” method, but if you are collecting milk jugs, please bring them, and the “milk jug” method can also be demonstrated.  Participants will plant seeds to be cared for until the spring when the member will keep  the plants grown and donate any leftovers to  our  Plant Swap 2026. 

Please bring your seeds from the seed swap, any milk jugs you want to use, and bags or boxes for carrying home your sow bags (and any jugs you make).  This is a messy activity. 

Registration is required, and space is limited.  If you can't make it, please cancel your spot as soon as possible.  

Come and learn about winter sowing our native forbs, using milkjugs.  All seeds and supplies are provided.  Take home several species in jugs to place outside in the winter and allow cold stratification to work it's magic.  RSVP [email protected]

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 expose you to new native plant species.

Registration is limited to 15 participants.

Questions:  [email protected]

This event is free for members.  There is a $5.00 fee for nonmembers.

Not a member?  Please consider joining the Wild Ones Front Range Chapter.  Click on the “Read More” button for more information on how to join!

The Boulder County region will continue with planning our plant swap and regional propagation activities.  We will be meeting at the home of a member in Superior; please register in order to receive the address.

While this meeting is focused on members who have chosen to be on the plant swap planning committee, that committee and all related efforts are open to everyone!  Feel free to register if you are curious and/or just want to help out.

 Member Ron Martin will be giving a talk on Planning and Seeding a Pollinator Garden—an expansion of his portion of the Propagation 101 talk earlier in December.  If you are interested in seeding a pollinator garden, come on out!

This talk is part of the Carbon Valley Regional Library's Bee Love festival from 10 am to 2 pm.  There will be informational tables and other events.  Please plan extra time so you can check out the entire event!

https://wildones-org.zoom.us/j/88688943030?pwd=lYk8WjVcsGKmmE3yP0GKWx8KHJgpsr.1

Are you interested in learning more about native plants and landscaping? Or looking for a way to contribute to the mission and help us spread the word about the benefits and joys of native plants? Do you have ideas about what activities our region could offer in 2026? If any of those ring true for you, we'd love to have you join us at our planning session! 

We'll talk about what leadership roles and committees could help our region succeed. 

The Denver Metro/Aurora Region includes residents of Denver and Aurora, as well as Highlands Ranch, Centennial, and other Arapahoe County addresses.

Anyone who is a member of Wild Ones can attend! 

Once again, in partnership with the Louisville Public Library and Louisville's Bee City USA, we are pleased to offer a seed swap open to members and the public.

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. Email [email protected] to coordinate. If you plan to bring seed the day of the event, please email the species name(s) to [email protected] ahead of time so that we can prepare information for attendees about your seed.

If you would like to volunteer to plan the Boulder County Plant Swap (Spring 2026!), also use that email.

Volunteer sign up is live!  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44AEAD2EABF5CE9-61429767-wild 

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 invite 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.

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. 7th at 10 am. Firm!

What is rainwater harvesting? Let's join presenter, Theodore Mencimer, as he dives into what it is, why it's important, and how it can both conserve water and help us grow more diverse, more successful native plant landscapes. You'll leave this webinar with the tools to start harvesting rainwater in your landscape and a library of resources to reference down the road.

This webinar draws much of its information from Brad Lancaster's book, Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond (vol. 1 & 2), but applies those principles to the climate of Colorado's Front Range. We'll focus on assessing your site for rainwater harvesting potential, understanding the importance of earthworks, knowing what steps we can legally take in Colorado, and covering easy first steps to get you harvesting rainwater in a day. Lastly, we'll look at a few case studies from both Tucson and Boulder.

Theodore Johnson Mencimer is a Native Plant Designer working at Meadow Pro, a native plant landscaping company in the Denver/Boulder Metro area. He graduated with a Bachelor's in Environmental Design with an emphasis in Landscape Architecture from CU Boulder, is a  Colorado Native Plant Master, and received his Water Harvesting Design Practitioner Certificate from the Watershed Management Group in Tucson in 2024. He is quite fond of penstemons and bumblebees.

Members $5,  Nonmembers $25

All registrants will receive the webinar recording within a week after the webinar. 

Registration is currently closed.

Join us for a Valentine's day themed hands-on Winter Sowing workshop where we will germinate native seeds using plastic jugs. Check out this post on frontrange.wildones.org to learn more about this simple approach to propagating native plants that yields a high success rate.

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

Spread the love and bring a valentine! Friends/family are welcome <3 

Our upcoming webinar with Basil Camu explores practical, evidence based ways to heal suburban and urban landscapes by working with trees, soil, and natural systems, drawing on real world practices from Leaf & Limb and community centered models for restoring life where we live, work, and play.!  

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.

We'll meet at the home of Boulder member Zoe T. and learn hands on about cold stratification using the refrigerator, sowing out stratified seed, and hopefully a little transplanting. Space is limited, so registration is necessary!  If you find you cannot make it, please cancel your registration as soon as possible and/or contact Kristine for help canceling it.  

If the weather cooperates, we will be on Zoe's deck outside; if not, we will be inside.  Plan your clothing accordingly.  A reminder will be sent two days before the event with Zoe's address.

Join us for a hands-on workshop to build muliple winter sowing bags for native seeds. This is a simple approach to propagating native plants that yields a high success rate. We will provide a variety of native seed species for you to try, but please also feel free to bring extra seeds you have to share with workshop participants.

Join us for a hands-on Winter Sowing workshop where we will germinate native seeds using pots in trays. Please bring clean plastic jugs or clean pots to donate (not required).

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.

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 take home some beginner-friendly seeds to grow your Coloradoscape.

Food and drinks will be available for purchase with happy hour discounts including, $6 draft beers, $2 off wine, $2 off cocktails, and some discounted appetizers until 6:00 pm.

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 invite 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. 

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 March 7th at 10 am. 

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. 

https://meet.google.com/zea-omce-osz 

Join us for a hands-on Winter Sowing workshop where we will germinate native seeds using plastic jugs. Check out this post on frontrange.wildones.org to learn more about this simple approach to propagating native plants that yields a high success rate.

We will provide a variety of native seed species for you to grow, whether using the milk jug method, or sowing directly into the soil to grow the plants in situ.

Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.

Our regularly scheduled board meeting is replaced by the annual member meeting. 

Thanks to all who registered! Registration is currently closed.

Let's package seeds for an upcoming event while chatting about our native garden plans.

CSU's Concert Orchestra is hosting a free pollinator-themed concert, The Birds and the Bees, on April 26. We will have an educational table and will hand out packets of native plant seeds. We need help to package the seed envelopes and apply printed labels. While we work, we can chat about our plans for the growing season.

Registration is required as the capacity is limited. Please join the waitlist if the event is full. Registration closes on Thursday, March 19, at 5 pm.

Come to Kristine’s house in Boulder and learn to identify “volunteers” and plants which need to be divided.  Attendees will take home plants to plant immediately.  Registration required, space limited.  Species needing division include long-leaf groundcherry, yarrow, Maximilian sunflower, and sunchokes.   

Over 98% of the living world on Earth is smaller than a bee. Yet humans view the planet as a world centered around themselves. Landscapes are deconstructed to suit human needs, often with little regard for the natural systems that sustain the food web. The Extraordinary Caterpillar follows the scientists and community activists with this peek into the dazzling world of nature’s tiniest superheroes.

Caterpillars are the engine of food webs. They feed birds, support pollinators, and keep ecosystems thriving. By restoring native plants, we restore caterpillar populations.

Homegrown National Park is the U.S. organizer of the impact campaign for The Extraordinary Caterpillar. The film features HNP co-founder, Dr. Doug Tallamy, and shines a spotlight on the critical—but often overlooked—role caterpillars play in biodiversity.

Please join us to view this amazing film!

Members only.

Our chapter is thrilled to have a booth at the 2026 Denver Home Show! We're going to be part of the “Backyard Buzz!” feature that is sponsored by the event organizers. This is a great opportunity for us to educate and inspire others! 

The event runs: 

Friday, March 27 10 am - 8 pm

Saturday, March 28 10 am - 8 pm

Sunday, March 29 10 am - 6 pm

If you're interested in volunteering, we have two opportunities: information table and kids activities. Click on the Sign Up Genius link below to find a shift.

Volunteers must be current members and will receive free admission to the show.  Shifts are 3 hours long. No experience or special knowledge necessary - just bring a positive attitude and be prepared to share your enthusiasm for native plants.

The promo code for this event is BUZZ for 2 complimentary tickets per download. Click on the registration link below for a direct link to get your tickets for free!

Our chapter is thrilled to have a booth at the 2026 Denver Home Show! We're going to be part of the “Backyard Buzz!” feature that is sponsored by the event organizers. This is a great opportunity for us to educate and inspire others! 

The event runs: 

Friday, March 27 10 am - 8 pm

Saturday, March 28 10 am - 8 pm

Sunday, March 29 10 am - 6 pm

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.  

Join us in east Denver at a member's house near the intersection of Alameda and Quebec. The address will be provided when you register.

We're hosting a hands-on Winter Sowing workshop where we will start native seeds using pots in trays and milk jugs.  Please bring clean plastic jugs and pots/flats to donate (not required)! 

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

Let's package seeds for an upcoming event while chatting about our native garden plans.

CSU's Concert Orchestra is hosting a free pollinator-themed concert, The Birds and the Bees, on April 26. We will have an educational table and will hand out packets of native plant seeds. We need help to package the seed envelopes and apply printed labels. While we work, we can chat about our plans for the growing season.

This location is up one flight of stairs and does not have an elevator.

Registration is required as the capacity is limited. Please join the waitlist if the event is full. Registration closes on Thursday, April 2, at 5 pm.

Join us for an early spring tour of a member's garden! Bring your gloves and a trowel, as we will be digging up seedlings for our next pop-up swap… unless they find their new home with you! If you have seedlings to share, bring them along and we will have time for swapping and learning from each other. Light refreshments provided.  Come to dig, swap, or just to hang out! 

*Are you interested in hosting a Pop-Up Swap, Dig, and/or Tour at your garden? Email us at [email protected] with some dates that work for you and we will support you at all stages of planning! 🙂 

Part 1 of a two part Build a Basin rain gardening workshop.  Workshop members will learn the WHY and HOW of simple rain garden design and construction. Check for availability for second date (May 2nd); this is a two part series.  We will be learning site evaluation and design in this session and digging and planting out the basin in part 2.  Registration required, space limited.

Jeffco members get together for a casual chat about native plant issues of attendees' choice.

 Please respond to regional coordinator's email if you plan to attend.

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. 

You'll receive the Zoom link when you register.

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.

We'll have a table at this year's Wash Park Earth & Arbor Day event! Come see us and celebrate with many other nonprofits devoted to supporting pollinators.

Whether you’re a seasoned environmentalist or just starting your "green" journey, there’s something for everyone. Let’s work together to protect our environment for generations to come!

WPENA

Join us for a hands-on Spring Sowing workshop where we will make seed balls and germinate native seeds using pots in trays. Bring any seedlings that need to be potted up, as we will also provide supplies and instruction for this important step in growing from seed. 

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

Please bring clean plastic milk/water jugs to donate! 

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.  

THIS EVENT IS CANCELED, WITH A NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON! 

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.

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, we'll 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)! 

Let's transplant, or bump up, our native seedlings into pots together!

Transplanting our seedlings into pots allows them to grow stronger roots before planting them or sharing them with others. We will demonstrate some transplanting methods and will provide all of the necessary supplies.

We will meet outdoors on the front patio at Stodgy Brewing. Please plan to purchase a beverage from Stodgy during the event to thank them for letting us use their space. Stodgy offers beer, root beer, and other nonalcoholic options.

Instructions: Wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. Bring your winter sow bags or other containers with seedlings, any supplies from home that you want to contribute, and a box to transport seedlings if you have one.

Registration is required because space and supplies are limited. Registration closes on April 30th at 6 PM.

Member Zoe T. has been working on a pollinator garden at her partner's place of work.  Advanced Space is  footing the bill and providing volunteers as well.  Some of Zoe  has had to bump up at her house has been plants for this project!  We're inviting Wild Ones Front Range members to help out at strategic points.  This Friday and Saturday,  folks will be planting bare root native shrubs.  

From Zoe:

We're planting native bare root shrubs as part of a project at a field owned by a Westminster aerospace company called Advanced Space. They don't plan to build anything on the land and they would like to make it a space for employees to enjoy as well as one that supports the local wildlife. 

Time:  4-6pm Friday May 8th and Saturday May 9th from 10am-12pm. Join for one or both!

Location: Open field next to Advanced Space (1400 W 122nd Ave, Westminster, CO 80234). Meet in parking lot in front of the Advanced Space building. If you're running late, you can find us in the field next to the parking lot. 

Physical requirements: fairly strenuous, as we'll be digging with shovels and hauling water over uneven ground.

Tools and supplies: Bring a water bottle, and wear long pants, closed toed shoes and work/gardening gloves. If you have any of the following items that you're willing to bring along, that would be immensely helpful! 

Planting shovels

Backpack waterers

Portable water tanks 

Picks (aka pick axes/pick mattocks)

Contact: 

Zoe Turin

[email protected] 

(510) 610-2418 (text strongly preferred over calls)

If you can make it, please contact Zoe directly.

Member Zoe T. has been working on a pollinator garden at her partner's place of work.  Advanced Space is  footing the bill and providing volunteers as well.  Some of Zoe  has had to bump up at her house has been plants for this project!  We're inviting Wild Ones Front Range members to help out at strategic points.  This Friday and Saturday,  folks will be planting bare root native shrubs.  

From Zoe:

We're planting native bare root shrubs as part of a project at a field owned by a Westminster aerospace company called Advanced Space. They don't plan to build anything on the land and they would like to make it a space for employees to enjoy as well as one that supports the local wildlife. 

Time:  4-6pm Friday May 8th and Saturday May 9th from 10am-12pm. Join for one or both!

Location: Open field next to Advanced Space (1400 W 122nd Ave, Westminster, CO 80234 (https://www.google.com/maps/search/1400+W+122nd+Ave,+Westminster,+CO+80234?entry=gmail&source=g)). Meet in parking lot in front of the Advanced Space building. If you're running late, you can find us in the field next to the parking lot. 

Physical requirements: fairly strenuous, as we'll be digging with shovels and hauling water over uneven ground.

Tools and supplies: Bring a water bottle, and wear long pants, closed toed shoes and work/gardening gloves. If you have any of the following items that you're willing to bring along, that would be immensely helpful! 

Planting shovels

Backpack waterers

Portable water tanks 

Picks (aka pick axes/pick mattocks)

Contact: 

Zoe Turin

mailto:[email protected] 

(510) 610-2418 (text strongly preferred over calls)

If you can make it, please contact Zoe directly.

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. 

Here's the Zoom link:

https://wildones-org.zoom.us/j/83101567859?pwd=EFanG3JjPyQy8phyVIVEYrLPYebbGs.1

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!

 It's swap season!! Join us at a member's Littleton garden for a tour of their space, and a chance to casually swap home-grown native plants! Address provided after registration. 

Confirmed species available will include: firecracker penstemon, harebell, apache/canyon plume, chocolate daisy, plains coreopsis, prairie zinnia, showy fleabane, prairie skullcap, blue flax, rocky mountain penstemon, asclepias tuberosa, rudbeckia hirta, and more! 

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! 

Can't make it, or event was full? Fear not! We will host 5+ of these over the season. Check the event page for more Pop-Up-Swaps as we continue to confirm hosts. 

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.   

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] .

To register for the Plant Swap click on the “Register” link.

New Member Orientation before the Swap!

Are you curious about what your benefits 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 others 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!

To register for the New Member Orientation click the “Read More" button.

We gather to casually discuss issues related to gardening with Native plants.  We share personal challenges and success stories.  We brainstorm potential upcoming activities.

To register, please respond to email sent to Jeffco WOFR members.

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

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.

This event is 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

Online registration ends June 5 at 3:00 pm.

The site is on a gravel covered open area several yards from a grassy parking area with uneven terrain.  

Contact [email protected]

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].

we will share plants propagated at our workshops

The swaps continue!! Join us at a member's Wash Park garden for a tour of their space, and a chance to casually swap home-grown native plants! Address provided after registration. 

Confirmed species available will include: firecracker penstemon, harebell, apache/canyon plume, chocolate daisy, plains coreopsis, prairie zinnia, showy fleabane, prairie skullcap, blue flax, rocky mountain penstemon, asclepias tuberosa, rudbeckia hirta, and more! 

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! 

Can't make it, or event was full? Fear not! We will host 5+ of these over the season. Check the event page for more Pop-Up-Swaps as we continue to confirm hosts. 

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.

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! 

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.

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.