The Wonder of Hummingbirds
with Stephen Lyn Bales
Monday, February 21, 2022
6:00 pm EST
FREE and Open to the Public via Zoom
The ruby-throated hummingbirds that spend their nesting season in Tennessee are marvels. Join us as we learn about their life history and all the native plants that will attract and keep them into your backyards.
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The Tennessee Valley Chapter of Wild Ones presents
FREE Public Programs throughout the year.
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Certificate in Native Plants Classes |
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The Certificate in Native Plants program is designed to expand students' knowledge of botany, ecology, conservation and uses of native flora in the southeastern United States. The CNP offers a blend of classroom instruction, hands-on learning and guided hikes. Participants are required to complete four core classes, eight electives, and 40 hours of volunteering for approved native plant projects.
Classes are open to Wild Ones members and non-members, whether or not you are pursuing the certificate. Classes fill quickly and pre-registration is required.
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Native Plant Conservation |
Saturday, February 12, 2022
9:00am – 12:30pm EST
Online via Zoom
Instructor: John Evans
ELECTIVE class for the Certificate in Native Plants
(4 credits)
In this course we will survey what conservation biologists have learned about the threats to plant biodiversity and the solutions currently employed to combat biodiversity loss.
$25: Members of Wild Ones, Reflection Riding and/or TN Native Plant Society
$35: Non-members
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Tennessee Valley Chapter
Member Events
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Members Only Hike:
Sitton's Gulch
at Cloudland Canyon
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Saturday, March 5, 2022
9:00am - 12:00pm EST
Chet Perry, Hike Leader
FREE and Open to members of the Tennessee Valley Chapter only
We will be hiking an out and back trail along the creek with a side wildflower trail and the cave loop wildflower trail, to view early Spring flowers.
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Members Only Hike:
Little Cedar Mountain
Small Wild Area
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Saturday, March 26, 2022
9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Zack Irick, Hike Leader
FREE and Open to members of the Tennessee Valley Chapter only
The 4-mile loop trail at Little Cedar Mountain Small Wild Area is located on Nickajack Reservoir. The 320 acres are forested with cedar, redbuds and post, red and blackjack oaks, and feature boulder fields, rock walls and limestone outcroppings. We will be hiking through rocky, mossy, partly wooded cedar/mixed woods and limestone glade with many rock formations.
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Members Only Hike: Ritchie Hollow Trail |
Saturday, April 2, 2022
9:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Hill Craddock, Hike Leader
FREE and Open to members of the Tennessee Valley Chapter only
We will be hiking through rocky, lush cove forest on a beautifully maintained trail at the base of Prentice Cooper. Prof. Craddock will lead us to view many wildflowers, such as purple phacelia, woodland phlox, dwarf iris, four leaf milkweed, oxalis, violets, stonecrop and geranium, as they start to peak. We will also see trees and shrubs such as buckeye, holly, mountain laurel, viburnum, hydrangea, sweetshrub and azaleas, which should be have flowers or buds.
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Members Only Hike:
Jackson County TN area
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Saturday, April 23, 2022
11:00am - 3:00pm EDT
Dennis Horn, Hike Leader
FREE and Open to members of the Tennessee Valley Chapter only
Jackson County has some beautiful rugged country in the hills and hollows along the Roaring River and Spring Creek east of Gainesboro. Both are designated as Tennessee Scenic Rivers. There will be several stops, with opportunities to see wildflowers, butterflies, migratory birds, and some record sized trees.
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The Tennessee Valley Chapter of Wild Ones presents
FREE Members-Only Events throughout the year.
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Chattanooga Area Pollinator Partnership
& Seeds for Education
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Seeds for Education Grants
The Seeds for Education initiative provides support to schoolyards and community centers with cash grants up to $750. Grants can be used for the purchase of native plants and seeds for the establishment of pollinator gardens. In-kind donations from our nursery partners can help stretch these dollars. We can also help you locate experts and information in the Chattanooga area. Each grant recipient will be assigned a mentor, and this person will act as a support for the native garden project at your school or community center.
The next submittal deadline date is March 1, 2022. Applications can be submitted anytime between now and the March 1st deadline. Application information can be found at the CHAPP website.
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Wild Ones Presents Free Online Programs |
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Wild Ones Presents
America’s Public Gardens:
A Resource for Native Plants
with Matthew Ross
Thursday, February 16th, 2022, 6:00 p.m. CST
Free via Zoom
Neil Diboll is a Prairie Ecologist and a pioneer in the native plant industry and recognized internationally as an expert in native plant ecology. Neil has dedicated his life to the propagation of native plants, promoting their benefits and furthering their use and in restoration projects. This webinar is free and open to the public.
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SAVE THE DATE
Weed Ordinances
Speaker: Rosanne Plante
Wednesday, March 23rd, 6 pm CT
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Roseanne Plante is a member of the Wild Ones Lawyers team and is a certified Iowa Master Gardener since 2004, having been awarded 10 year and 500+ community service hours lifetime achievement awards. In the fall of 2019, she received credentials and is an Iowa certified Master Conservationist as well. |
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SAVE THE DATES
Storm Water
Thursday, April 7, 6 pm CT
Air Quality
Thursday, April 14, 6 pm CT
Soil Contamination
Thursday, April 21, 6 pm CT
Speaker: Eric Fuselier
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Eric Fuselier is a Wild Ones Board Member and an Environmental Scientist at Olsson where he conducts environmental impact studies and works with civil engineers and landscape architects to minimize the environmental impact from the infrastructure projects they design.
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View Recent Wild Ones Webinar Presentations
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America's Public Gardens: A Resource for Native Plants with Matthew Ross
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The Nature of Oaks with Doug Tallamy
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Wasps with Heather Holm
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Native Plants, Phytoremediation & Green Infrastructure with Eric Fuselier
- Meet Wild Ones Native Garden Designers
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View Recent Tennessee Valley Chapter Presentations
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Pocket Prairies with Mike Berkley
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Get to Know Your Grower: Night Song Native Plant Nursery with Katy Ross
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Surprising Medicinal Stories of 5 Native Plants, with Erika G. Galentin
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Managing for Diversity in the Cherokee National Forest with Mark Pistrang
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Rare Plant Projects (roundtable discussion)
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Catalog & Online Seed & Plant Resources (roundtable discussion)
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Fall & Winter Garden Maintenance with Lyn Rutherford & Scotty Smith
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Community Conservation Conversation with Trust for Public Lands, with David Johnson
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Understory Gardens in the City of Chattanooga
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Managing Invasive Species with Trent Deason
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Tennessee Native Plant Society
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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
6:30 - 8:00pm CST
Wildflower Photography
With Darel Hess
The Tennessee Native Plant Society will be hosting monthly Native Plant Seminars. These seminars are held via Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Central Time (7:30 p.m. Eastern Time) and last about one hour.
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"Birding"
with J. Drew Lanham
Thursday, February 24, 2022
6:00 PM EST
FREE via Zoom
Orion Magazine and Person Place Thing are teaming up for a live virtual recording of the popular podcast hosted by Randy Cohen. Randy will be in lively conversation with the award-winning writer and Orion contributing editor J. Drew Lanham about his passion for birds and his experience birding as a Black man in America.
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Ecological Landscape Alliance Webinars
The Ecological Landscape Alliance offers a rich variety of online webinars during 2022. Programs scheduled during February include:
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New Directions in the American Landscape Webinars
New Directions in the American Landscape also offers a rich variety of online webinars during 2022. Programs scheduled during February include:
- Native Meadows: Let's Get Real
- Creating Landscapes for Bird Diversity
- Native Design in the Residential Landscape
- Winter Series
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Programs and Events in the Region |
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Register now for Tennessee Environmental Council's
"Generate Some Buzz" program
Now is a good time to plant native seeds in order to have a robust pollinator garden in your yard this summer. Winter is best since many native seeds benefit from the freeze-thaw cycle (known as “cold stratification”) which helps the seeds germinate. If you plant your seeds now, your garden will be more productive and beautiful this spring and summer.
TEC will send you native seeds and provide instructions on how to dig your garden. Once you plant the garden, nature takes care of the rest – giving you blooms, bees, and beauty, all summer long.
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The GreenGrace Arboretum at Grace Episcopal Church in Chattanooga has recently been certified as a Level 2 arboretum by the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council. You can visit GreenGrace at 20 Belvoir Ave., Chattanooga.
Other local properties certified as arboreta include:
- Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center (Level 4)
- McCoy Farms and Gardens in Walden, TN (Level 2)
- The historic Fort Wood district in downtown Chattanooga (Level 1)
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Weed Wrangle at Reflection Riding
March 12th, April 23rd, May 14th, and June 11th
9:00am EDT
Join Byron Brooks, Reflection Riding's Invasive Species Specialist, when he hosts small groups to teach you how to manage invasive plants and what the best methods are. For this event, weed wrenches will be used to properly remove some of the non-native species encroaching the Reflection Riding landscape. Group sizes are limited to 10 people, so reserve your spot by signing up using the link below.
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Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Online Native Plant Sale
For Friends of Birmingham Botanical Garden Members Only
One Day Only Online Sale
Wednesday, March 16
(link will be provided to members)
Online viewing of varieties opens, Thursday, March 10
Pick up, Thursday, March 24, 8:30am - 4:30pm CDT
Over 50 varieties of Southeastern native perennials,
including a select group of Jan Midgley stock plants.
No minimum order size.
Seed packets of local native to the Southeast seeds
with propagation instructions
for orders of $100 or more
(such as, Bigelowia nuttallii, Coreopsis pubescens,
Helianthus atrorubens, Hibiscus coccinea, Rudbeckia maxima)
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Tennessee Tree Day 2022 will occur on Saturday, March 19th, 2022. This year, the Tennessee Environmental Council hopes to distribute 75,000 native trees to be planted all across Tennessee and in bordering states. We hope that YOU will plant at least one tree if you have a place to do so!
Click the button below and follow the directions to reserve your trees. Keep in mind that some species are limited, so for the best selection, reserve your trees NOW!
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WaterWays' largest annual fundraiser supports and celebrates our local watersheds. The event will be held at Crabtree Farms on March 26th. Enjoy an evening of food, drink, and community, along with local beers, global wines, and bites by Lupi's and other local eateries. |
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The Trails & Trilliums Festival takes place each Spring at the Dubose Conference Center in Monteagle, Tennessee. T&T features...
- Guided hikes in & around the South Cumberland State Park
- Native Plant Sale
- Great line-up of Programs, Author Talks & Workshops
- Outstanding Outdoor Activities for Children
- Garden & Outdoors Vendors
- Music on Stage
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Are Cardinals Redder in Winter?
There’s something stunning about a bright-red male cardinal against a snowy backdrop. Is it just the contrast that makes them look so brilliant, or are they really brighter in winter? The answer has to do with some peculiarities in the way the birds molt. Read more.
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Male Pine Warbler on a snowy Redbud tree.
Photo by Mike O'Brien.
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During early January, Mike O'Brien visited Wheeler Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama to see the thousands of overwintering Sandhill Cranes. It was a chilly, but mostly sunny day with abundant cranes and many species of ducks and geese, as well as two endangered Whooping Cranes. Enjoy a few of Mike's extraordinary photos below.
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Sandhill Cranes at Wheeler Wildlife Refuge
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Sandhill Cranes at the water's edge
The cranes are omnivorous.
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Single Whooping Crane surrounded by Sandhill Cranes
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Whooping Crane in flight
Notice the banded leg.
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Becoming a Wild Ones member shows your commitment to the native plant movement and is a great way to connect with a helpful and knowledgeable native plant community that will prove invaluable in your native garden journey! |
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Benefits of a Wild Ones membership include:
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Access to the current electronic issue of the quarterly Wild Ones Journal
- Invitations to workshops, garden tours, seed exchanges, plants sales, and stewardship project
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Discounts for partner educational webinars such as NDAL, etc. and Wild Ones chapter programs
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Participation in an annual national photo contest
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Access to the Wild Ones Member Center for learning resources
- Participation in Wild for Monarchs and Native Garden recognition programs
- Involvement in citizen science and networking with conservation partners
- Receiving Wild Ones National e-Newsletters
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Invitation to Wild Ones' private Facebook discussion group and the national Wild Ones Annual Member Meeting
- Networking opportunities and camaraderie with like-minded people who care about native plants and our planet
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Additional benefits for members of the Tennessee Valley chapter: |
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Discounted admission to all Certificate in Native Plants classes year-round.
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Discounted admission to the annual Plant Natives Symposium in the spring.
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Free admission at members-only programs, including local and regional guided hikes, garden visits (Landscapes in Progress), the annual meeting, an annual plant swap, and other member social events.
- Access to the chapter's Member Directory, so you can connect with other members.
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Annual Welcome Party and Orientation for new members.
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Monthly email Member Update, with news about chapter activities.
- All members of the family who live at the same address are entitled to member benefits!
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Your membership dollars help forward our mission of promoting the restoration of native landscapes by allowing us to: |
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Provide free, educational resources and learning opportunities that are open to the public from respected experts like Wild Ones Honorary Directors Doug Tallamy, Neil Diboll, Heather Holm and Donna VanBuecken
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Support the efforts of over 60 local Wild Ones chapters in 20 states
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Publish a quarterly, award-winning, online journal featuring current native plant information and resources
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Share free, professionally-designed native garden templates for multiple regions in the United States.
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Tennessee Valley Chapter of Wild Ones
Upcoming Event Calendar
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Public Program
with Stephen Lyn Bales
Monday, February 21, 2022
6:00 pm EST
FREE and Open to the Public via Zoom
Certificate in Native Plants class
with John Evans
Saturday, February 12, 2022
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Online via Zoom
Members-Only Program
Saturday, March 5, 2022
9:00am - 12:00pm EST
Chet Perry, Hike Leader
FREE and Open to members of
the Tennessee Valley Chapter only
Members-Only Program
Saturday, March 26, 2022
9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Zack Irick, Hike Leader
FREE and Open to members of
the Tennessee Valley Chapter only
Plant Natives 2022!
March 12, 2022
Plant Natives 2022!
March 19, 2022
Public Program
with Shawn Bible
Monday, April 11, 2022
6:00 pm EST
FREE and Open to the Public
green|spaces, 63 E. Main St., Chattanooga
Members-Only Program
Saturday, April 2, 2022
9:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Hill Craddock, Hike Leader
FREE and Open to members of
the Tennessee Valley Chapter only
Members-Only Program
Saturday, April 23, 2022
11:00am - 3:00pm EDT
Dennis Horn, Hike Leader
FREE and Open to members of
the Tennessee Valley Chapter only
Under the Programs & Events tab, click on Calendar.
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