Events

All members are invited to join the next Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley leadership team meeting on zoom. We will be discussing a range of topics including ongoing business and chapter operations.

Interested members are welcome to join. If you would like to attend, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. As a new chapter, we have a lot we're doing and planning, and we appreciate our members' participation!

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.

Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley is kicking off our book club! For January we will be reading The Case for Native Plants by Jeremy Wuolle. We will meet at the Kingston Library in the small conference room from 10 am to 11:30 am. See the registration link below to sign up.

Following this Book Club meeting, interested participants will have the opportunity to join Kingston Land Trust land stewardship coordinator Tom O’Dowd for a native plant walk near the library from 11:30 am to 1 pm. We will meet outside the west door of the library, look for plants large and small, and learn more about their contributions to human and environmental health.

For February we will read Bringing Nature Home by Douglas Tallamy.  Location and date to be determined.

For March we will read Wildscape by Nancy Lawson. Location and date to be determined.

Subscribe to the Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley monthly newsletter to receive program announcements. If you have any questions please contact [email protected]

Seed sowing in the winter?  Yes!  Most native plant seeds require a cold period before they send out roots and shoots.  We'll show you one way that it's done, using potting soil and milk jugs.  Come prepared to get your hands in the soil.  Each participant will take home a planted jug.    This workshop is a joint workshop with Vassar College.  Registration is required.

Interested in going one step further?  We are looking for volunteers to grow out these winter sown seeds for a WO plant sale this fall.  We'll also be working with students to begin the year's propagation for Vassar's  native propagation program.

Limited to 20 participants.  $10 per person suggested donation, if not growing out plants.  Donations can be made via the WO MHV website or at the event.

Subscribe to the Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley monthly newsletter to receive program announcements. Carpooling for this event is encouraged. If you have any questions please contact [email protected]

All members are invited to join the next Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley leadership team meeting on zoom. We will be discussing a range of topics including ongoing business and chapter operations.

Interested members are welcome to join. If you would like to attend, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. As a new chapter, we have a lot we're doing and planning, and we appreciate our members' participation!

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.!  

Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley is excited about our second chapter book club! For February we will be reading “Bringing Nature Home” by Douglas Tallamy. We will meet at the Merritt Bookshop upstairs in their book club room from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. See the registration link below to sign up.

Following this Book Club meeting, interested participants will have the opportunity to socialize or shop.

For March we will read “Wildscape” by Nancy Lawson. Location and date to be determined.

Subscribe to the Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley monthly newsletter to receive program announcements. If you have any questions please contact [email protected]

Enjoy a brisk late-winter walk through the Wallkill Valley Land Trust's wonderful Nyquist-Harcourt Wildlife Sanctuary, where we will identify woody plants by their bark, structure, and buds. Trip leader Tom O’Dowd of the Kingston Land Trust will guide participants in exploring the trees, shrubs, and vines in this unique floodplain forest habitat. Join us to expand your tree identification skills and to examine buds for early signs of spring.

Registration required for this free event. 

Subscribe to the Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley monthly newsletter to receive program announcements. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]

All members are invited to join the next Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley leadership team meeting on zoom. We will be discussing a range of topics including ongoing business and chapter operations.

Interested members are welcome to join. If you would like to attend, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. As a new chapter, we have a lot we're doing and planning, and we appreciate our members' participation!

Join Hudson Valley Seed Company and Wild Ones' members Sara DeAngelis and Alexandra Lotero Vanderkam to learn what plants are great for tough spaces. Drought? Shade? Swamp? We'll get into what thrives in less than ideal conditions. Bring your questions and get answers from the experts. 

Registration required. Tickets $25. A recording comes with your ticket.

Subscribe to the Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley monthly newsletter to receive program announcements. If you have any questions please contact [email protected]

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.

Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley is excited about our third chapter book club! For March we will be reading “Wildscape” by Nancy Lawson. We will meet at the Adrienne Library in Poughkeepsie  from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. See the registration link below to sign up.

We are looking forward to hearing from participants their suggestions for our next book club series.

Subscribe to the Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley monthly newsletter to receive program announcements. If you have any questions please contact [email protected]

Members are invited to join the next Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley leadership team meeting in Hyde Park. We will be discussing a range of topics. As a new chapter, we have a lot we're doing and planning, and we appreciate our members' participation.

If you would like to attend, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

Are you ready for Spring? Can’t wait to add more native plants to your garden? Then join us for our spring nursery tour of Flower Power. This women-owned native plant nursery specializes in local-ecotype plants, including flowering perennials, grasses, trees, and shrubs. We’ll get a tour of the native species and have the chance to learn more about the nursery’s mission to empower sustainable living. 

Registration is required for this free event.

Subscribe to the Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley monthly newsletter to receive program announcements. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]

All members are invited to join the next Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley leadership team meeting on zoom. We will be discussing a range of topics including ongoing business and chapter operations. As a new chapter, we have a lot we're doing and planning, and we appreciate our members' participation!

Interested members are welcome to join. If you would like to attend, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

Members are invited to join the next Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley leadership team meeting on zoom. We will be discussing a range of topics including ongoing business and chapter operations. As a new chapter, we have a lot we're doing and planning, and we appreciate our members' participation.

If you would like to attend, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

Members are invited to join the next Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley leadership team meeting. We will be discussing a range of topics. As a new chapter, we have a lot we're doing and planning, and we appreciate our members' participation.

If you would like to attend, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

Members are invited to join the next Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley leadership team meeting on zoom. We will be discussing a range of topics including ongoing business and chapter operations. As a new chapter, we have a lot we're doing and planning, and we appreciate our members' participation.

If you would like to attend, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

Members are invited to join the next Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley leadership team meeting on zoom. We will be discussing a range of topics including ongoing business and chapter operations. As a new chapter, we have a lot we're doing and planning, and we appreciate our members' participation.

If you would like to attend, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

Details coming soon! 

Members are invited to join the next Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley leadership team meeting. We will be discussing a range of topics. As a new chapter, we have a lot we're doing and planning, and we appreciate our members' participation.

If you would like to attend, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

Details coming soon! 

Members are invited to join the next Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley leadership team meeting on zoom. We will be discussing a range of topics including ongoing business and chapter operations. As a new chapter, we have a lot we're doing and planning, and we appreciate our members' participation.

If you would like to attend, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

Details coming soon!