Wild Ones Wayne County Michigan Chapter

Call for help...

The Save Sibley Prairie Coalition is looking for volunteers to help build public awareness and support for the effort to protect Michigan’s largest remaining lakeplain prairie.

We are currently seeking volunteers to:
• Assist with social media outreach
• Connect with radio stations about advertising and community partnerships
• Identify and reach out to relevant podcasts
• Help secure presentation opportunities with community groups and organizations
• Find tabling opportunities and volunteer at events

Whether you can contribute a few hours a month or take on an ongoing role, your help can make a difference.

Interested? Send us a DM or email via our website https://savesibleyprairie.org/contact-us/ to learn more.

Wayne County Wild Ones has a very strong Citizen Science advocate! Are you or your children interested in Citizen Science? WOWC-member Kelly is the person to connect with! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ELMpWQgXc/

Did you know? Grosse Pointe Public Library is a Community hub for Citizen Science thanks to their partnership with SciStarter 🤝 Learn how you can turn your curiosity into action by checking out a Kit from any branch ~ a great way to celebrate Pollinator Month 🔎🐝🐞🐛🦋

Interested in bringing citizen science to your library? Learn more at: https://scistarter.org/library

Wayne County Wild Ones congratulates the Environmental Interpretive Center at University of Michigan-Dearborn for becoming Michigan's first Bird City campus! The U of M-Dearborn campus is truly an oasis of biodiversity in the center of Dearborn!

University of Michigan-Dearborn Becomes First Bird City Michigan Campus /PRNewswire/ -- Michigan Audubon today named UM-Dearborn its first-ever Bird City Michigan Campus marking the first time in the Bird City Michigan launch that...

Big shout out to Henry Ford College - Dearborn for their biodiverse landscaping with native plants. Nearly their entire campus was converted to native plants - parking lot perimeters and berms, bioswales and rain gardens capturing parking lot and building run-offs. To see it all together was incredible! No single photo does it justice!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EhU9qRjqr/

Last Saturday, June 6th, Wayne County Wild Ones participated in the National Trail & River Day event in Canton. WOWC volunteers Donna, Rebecca, and Amy talked to a lot of visitors, answered questions on native plants, and shared lots of native plant seeds! Volunteers like Donna, Rebecca and Amy make the magic happen in our chapter!

If you aren't yet a WOWC member, why not join the fun!

June list!

Still plenty of sales left in June 💥 Let’s goooo!

Great time to start collection!

Check the May and June collection lists for what to look out for 👀

https://waynecountymichigan.wildones.org/monthly-seed-collection-lists/