Events Calendar

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.!  

Enjoy chatting with fellow native planting enthusiasts in this sunny restaurant! Just the thing for our l-o-n-g winter. Wide-ranging diner-style breakfast/brunch options. 

This presentation will cover how to plan and plant for a wonderful garden this year. Discussion of soil, plant choices, and climate change adaptations will be included. 

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.

As spring begins to stir,  enjoy a chat with fellow native gardeners and incredibly delicious Mediterranean food and drink. Simone's is named after Mama Simone, who made delicious school lunches for her children.  Share ideas about what you hope to plant this year and brainstorm with others on what they might want to plant. 

Join us for our monthly  Leadership Team & Business Meeting.   Reach out by email for zoom link:  [email protected] 

Dawn,  proprietor of Wild Things Rescue Nursery in Rensselaer County, NY will give our group a guided tour of her woodlands, surrounding the nursery and her residence. The nursery specializes in N.Y. native plants and shrubs, including woodland, ephemerals, shade, and sun-loving varieties for pollinators.

Last Cozy Chat until October! Enjoy chatting with old and new friends about our shared passion about native plants! This bar/restaurant has renowned smashburgers. Outside eating / gathering area with cornhole games. We'll be outside, weather permitting. Come play!

Join us for our monthly  Leadership Team & Business Meeting.   Reach out by email for zoom link:  [email protected] 

Saturday, May 16th from 10am - sold out @ Thacher State Park Pear Pavillion Annual Thacher Native Plant Sale join Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center, Friends of Thacher, and Wild Ones as we feature native plants that grow biodiversity to support climate resiliency.  

Join us for our monthly  Leadership Team & Business Meeting.   Reach out by email for zoom link:  [email protected] 

Chapter Board Meeting - open to chapter directors, officers, and/or committees.  Meet for dinner; then discuss and make decisions about chapter activities, conducted in accordance with the chapter's bylaws.

Details coming soon! 

Sunday Sept. 27, 2026. 1:30pm- 4pm  Our annual Membership Appreciation Garden Party!  at the Kelly Adirondack Center. What a great 5th year our Wild Ones chapter has had! Come celebrate our successful growth and projects at our Garden Party!  We will also briefly  highlight  our achievements of the past year, and elect new officers.  It will be a wonderful opportunity to mingle with members (both new and renewed) and fellow garden enthusiasts, maybe win a prize, and enjoy the beautiful setting. We will have refreshments.  Bring an interested friend(s): registration required to plan for appetizers.  to plan for appetizers.  Address:  897 St David's Ln, Niskayuna, NY, 12309  

Join us for our monthly  Leadership Team & Business Meeting.   Reach out by email for zoom link:  [email protected] 

Details coming soon! 

Join us for our monthly  Leadership Team & Business Meeting.   Reach out by email for zoom link:  [email protected] .  Please note date change from 2nd Wednesday to 1st Wednesday.

 Wild Ones is celebrating our New York native plants with a seed swap!  Join us for a free, family-friendly seed swap celebrating the beauty of New York's native plants! Connect with fellow gardeners, share your favorite local seeds, and discover new varieties to cultivate for a more vibrant, resilient, and biodiverse garden. Please pre-register any seeds you wish to bring so we can have plant care signs made.

Don't have seeds to trade? No problem! All are welcome to come and learn about seed saving and take home some native treasures to get started.

In addition to the main event, attendees can explore tables from various like-minded organizations, participate in dedicated crafts for kids and adults, get started with winter seed sowing, and enjoy a special bake sale that showcases native ingredients.  If you would like to volunteer for the day of the event, please register here. 

Details coming soon!