Events

Emma Hahn, head horticulturist at Frank Lloyd Wright's Graycliff, will lead us through the gardens and discuss the incorporation of native plants into formal gardens. This is a members event, but members can bring guests.

We’re thrilled to invite you to the First-Ever Native Plant Day in Western New York!

Join us on Saturday, June 14, for a day of community, connection, and conservation as we celebrate the beauty and power of native plants. This event is an opportunity to support local growers, connect with fellow plant enthusiasts, and learn more about the impact of native species in our landscapes.

Why Attend Native Plant Day?

Explore a wide selection of native plants at participating nurseries

Connect with like-minded nature lovers and fellow Wild Ones members

Learn how native plants support our local ecosystems and pollinators

Native Plant Shopping Guide
We’ve put together a comprehensive Native Plant Shopping Guide with love and care to help you find the perfect plants for your garden.  https://westernnewyork.wildones.org/resources/

Find a Native Plant Nursery Near You
We’ve also curated a list of participating nurseries for this year’s event, highlighting businesses that share our commitment to ecological gardening. These nurseries focus on WNY native plants that support our local ecosystems. https://westernnewyork.wildones.org/resources/

Michael Klepp, long time nature educator, plant and insect enthusiast, will be our guide for a hike in the beautiful Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. 

Learn how nature communicates and what you can learn from 'Ma & her kids' conversations.  Our goal is to better understand the critical relationships between plants, animals and the rest of the ecosystem.  Make your experiences in the natural world even more rewarding!

Plan to meet a few minutes early at the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, 1101 Casey Road Basom, N.Y. 14013-9730. Free parking is provided. Restrooms and water fountain are in the headquarter building.

You are welcome to bring a lunch for yourself and/or food to share after the hike. They have a kitchenette available to keep food if needed. If the weather is bad (or turns bad), we will gather inside the headquarters building for a presentation and lunch.

For our first M2M (Member to Member) Yard tour we will be touring two member gardens in KenTon (Kenmore/Tonawanda) near Lincoln Park (Sheridan / NF Blvd area).    

One is house with LOTS of trees and a front yard packed with established shade plants.

The other is FULL SUN and clay with seasonal flooding.  This garden is still in progress, converted from lawn over the past 3 years.  Features rain garden, drainage swales, pond and other water management features along with a lot of native plants with baby shrubs and trees. 

If members are interested, they can stay after and walk to see the two rain gardens installed by Town of Tonawanda in Lincoln Park. 

More information coming soon

Join us at Royal Fern Nursery in Fredonia to learn more about native plants and the work of Jon and Jess Townsend.

Details coming soon! 

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Details coming soon! 

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