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May 2025
Demonstration Garden Tabling Event @ Unity Lutheran of Albany.
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Family-Friendly Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Drinking Fountains
Saturday, May 31st 10-4pm Demonstration Garden Tabling Event @ Unity Lutheran of Albany. Join volunteers as we share our passion about native plants, Wild Ones, and the Unity Demonstration Garden. Can you spare 2 hours? Volunteer to sit a shift and/or come out to support our friends at Unity Lutheran for their first annual craft, vendor, and rummage sale. 1500 Western Ave, Albany NY 12203. To volunteer for a two hour shift please register here: https://forms.gle/zJtaAH6J4RdzJ9jR7
June 2025
Meet & Hike - Oakwood Cemetery
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking
We will set out from the Uncle Sam gravesite and follow the man-made lake and creek downstream, observing the John C. Sidney’s landscape design and its evolution over 175 years. Bring appropriate attire for an easy walk and the weather. Host: Dustin Mitchell, 314-616-2667. Always check the Events Calendar for any cancellation.
Leadership Team & Business Meeting Members Only
Online/Virtual
Members Only Chapter Meeting
Join us for our monthly Leadership Team & Business Meeting. Reach out by email for zoom link: [email protected]
Meet & Hike - Limestone Rise
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking
Limestone means alkaline soil, selecting for plants that thrive in that condition, including a healthy selection of ferns. Park along the pull-off. Bring appropriate attire for a hike and the weather. The walk will be shady. Host: Dustin Mitchell, 314-616-2667. Always check the Events Calendar for any cancellation.
Saratoga County-Three Public Garden Tours
SoBro Conservancy Garden, Pollinator Gardens at Saratoga YMCA, and The Hudson Crossing Park in Schuylerville, NYnd Hudson Crossing, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866 Map
Public Welcome Public Garden Tour
Visit Three Public Gardens Utilizing Native Plants -This tour is open to all
10 AM SoBro Conservancy of Saratoga-Docent on site all day Address: 209 South Broadway -see parking directions on website
11 AM Saratoga YMCA Pollinator Garden- tour with Joy Keith Address: 290 West Ave Saratoga Springs, NY -see parking directions on website
1 PM Hudson Crossing Park Address: at Lock C5 in Schuylerville NY.-Tour with Mary Roberts
No registration requited but check the website (https://capitalregionny.wildones.org/)before heading out in case of cancellation due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
July 2025
Meet & Hike - Orra Phelps Nature Preserve
Orra Phelps Nature Preserve
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking
Come enjoy a walk through this lovely nature preserve filled with native plants! There will be lots to see in this small but lovely forest walk. For more info on the Orra Phelps Preserve, see:
https://saratogaplan.org/explore-parks-and-trails/orra-phelps-nature-preserve/
Cultivate a Hopeful Community (brief membership meeting and art activity) Members Only
Members Only Free Event Chapter Social Chapter Meeting Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
Sunday 13th 1-3:30 pm join us for a brief membership meeting followed by an afternoon of creating an art collage together. The large collages will become a traveling display (“Cultivate a Hopeful Community”). You can also make a smaller collage to take home. We will receive instruction from artist Kathy Zazarine on how to collage and make it appear 3D. If you are able, please save and bring items such as empty seed packets, prints of native plants, butterflies, caterpillars, birds, pollinators, trees and some actual leaves or copies of leaves, in addition to small printed words with a conservation theme. Location is Pine Hollow Arboretum 34 Pine Hollow Rd, Slingerlands, NY 12159. If you have time, come early or stay late to explore the beautiful grounds.
Meet & Hike - Landis Arboretum
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Starting at the visitor center, we will walk the Native Plant Collection trail, approximately 1mi. Parking and visit are free, although Landis requests a $5 donation per visitor. Bring appropriate attire for a hike and the weather. Parts of the walk will be sunny, there are minor hills, and the trails can be slippery when wet. Host: Dustin Mitchell, 314-616-2667. Always check the Events Calendar for any cancellation.
Schenectady County Garden Tours Members Only
Three Schenectady County Garden Tours, 107 Nott Terrace, Schenectady, NY, 12308 Map
Members Only Public Garden Tour Home/Private Garden Tour
Three Gardens to visit in Schenectady County.
Members can tour private residences of members
Dustin Mitchell 10-2
Betsy Henry has been re-wilding the vacant lot next door to her Schenectady home. In addition to lots of native trees, shrubs, and perennials, she's made two 9 x40 ft founder plots to grow seeds from plants in our ecoregion, collected from the Woodlawn Preserve and has planned to grow plugs to plant this year.
the Schenectady County CCE opens their gardens to the public and will have several master gardeners on hand to talk about the development of their native gardens .
August 2025
Meet & Hike - Vischer Ferry
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking
Gathering near the historic Whipple Bridge at River View and Van Vranken Roads, we will walk out to Fort’s Ferry and make a short loop. We will use David H. Behm’s list of observed invasive plants as a checklist to practice identifying invasives. Bring appropriate attire for a hike, the weather, and flying insects. Parts of the walk will be sunny. Host: Dustin Mitchell, 314-616-2667. Always check the Events Calendar for any cancellation.
September 2025
Meet & Hike - Moccasin Kill Sanctuary
Moccasin Kill Sanctuary (Nature Conservancy), 901 Crawford Rd, Schenectady, NY, 12306 Map
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking
In search of asters and allies, we will explore all of the early-fall blooms we find. We will walk both the blue and red trails, totaling about 1.5mi. Bring appropriate attire for a hike and the weather. Host: Dustin Mitchell, 314-616-2667. Always check the Events Calendar for any cancellation.
September Wild Ones National Webinar
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
Annual Wild Ones Garden Party! Members Only
Members Only Registration Required Free Event Chapter Social Chapter Annual Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Sunday Sept 21 2:30pm- 5pm Annual Wild Ones Garden Party! hosted at Kelly Adirondack Center What a great 4th year our Wild Ones chapter has had! Come celebrate our successful growth and projects at our 2nd Annual Wild Ones Garden Party! We will also conduct a brief annual meeting and elect new officers. It will be a wonderful opportunity to mingle with members and fellow garden enthusiasts, maybe win a prize, and enjoy a special tour of the facility. We will have refreshments. Bring an interested friend(s): registration required to plan for appetizers: https://forms.gle/tm8yHpmmJQWfqaK19
October 2025
Meet & Hike - Skidmore North Woods
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking
Beginning at the smaller Falstaff’s parking lot near Broadway, we will take the red loop trail, about 1.1mi, seeking late wildflowers, enjoying the fall foliage, and thinking about the soil structure all this falling plant matter supports. Bring appropriate attire for a hike and the weather. Host: Dustin Mitchell, 314-616-2667. Always check the Events Calendar for any cancellation.
October Wild Ones National Webinar
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
November 2025
Meet & Hike - Henry Gerber Reist Bird Sanctuary
Henry Gerber Reist Bird Sanctuary (Hudson-Mohawk Brid Club), 897 St David\'s Ln, Schenectady, NY, 12309 Map
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking
Friday 7th, 8:30am. Henry Gerber Reist Bird Sanctuary, 897 St David's Ln, Niskayuna, NY. Park at the Kelly Adirondack Center. From there we will follow the Paul Schaefer Yellow Trail, about 1.3mi, looking out for birds, late-fall flora, and the remnants of dry vernal pools. Bring appropriate attire for a hike and the weather; note that this area can get wet and muddy. Host: Dustin Mitchell, 314-616-2667. Always check the Events Calendar for any cancellation.
November Wild Ones National Webinar
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!