2011 Schedule of Events
 

Central Wisconsin Chapter of

Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes

January 2 (Saturday): Toward Harmony with Nature Conference

presented by the Fox Valley Area Chapter of Wild Ones

carpool to the Oshkosh Convention Center.

April 13 (Wednesday), 7:00 PM: The Ten Steps for Successful Ecological Restoration with Dr. Alan Haney

Room 120 of the UWSP Trainer Natural Resources Building

Presentation based on a book he has co-authored with Steven Appfelbaum entitled Restoring Health to Your Land that promotes a systematic approach to restoration of ecosystems. Presented by Students for Ecological Restoration—Open to the public

April 16 (Saturday) 4:00 to 6:00 PM: Weed Pull—Prairie Patch

Weed the Wild Ones native area along Patch Street in Stevens Point— Open to the public

April 18 (Monday), 7:00 PM: Screening of Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time. Pinery Room of the Portage County Public Library

presented by the Aldo Leopold Audubon Society— Open to the public

April 25 (Monday), 7:00 PM: Insects and Native Plants

with Prof. Holly Petrillo, UWSP Forest Entomologist & Pathologist

Pinery Room of the Portage County Library, Stevens Point

Insects are the most fascinating animals! Learn about the importance of insects in our environments and their relationships to native plants. Also find out how you can encourage specific beneficial insects by restoring and planting native plants in gardens, parks, and other green spaces. Open to the public

April 29 (Friday): 2:00 to 5:00 PM: Native Plant Rescue

 Marathon County Landfill—R18500 East Highway 29, Ringle

Wild Ones members only

April 29 (Friday): 5:00 to 6:30 PM: Controlled Burn of a 19 Acre Prairie at Byron and Margaret Shaw’s. (if the weather is not acceptable) then on Saturday, April 30, or Friday, May 6.

May 9 (Monday): 6:30 PM: Subtle Biological Effects of Pesticides and Other Environmental Chemicals

with Prof. Warren Porter, Zoology Department, UW Madison at the Laird Room (Room 230) of UWSP’s Dreyfus University Center, Stevens Point

How do very low level concentrations of pesticides and other environmental chemicals affect the development, learning and immune systems in our children and wildlife? Learn how chemicals can induce chronic long-term diseases, such as obesity, type II diabetes, atherosclerosis and neurodegenerative diseases. Discover a simple solution to the problem and numerous alternative methods for controlling such pests as bedbugs in mattresses, fleas on dogs, lice on children's hair and weeds in lawns.

Sponsored by the Central Wisconsin Chapter of Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes.

Co-sponsors include the Stevens Point Area League of Women Voters, the Interfaith Community for the Earth (ICE), the Aldo Leopold Audubon Society, the North Central Conservancy Trust, UWSP’s Sustainable Agriculture in Communities Society, and The Holistic Moms: Central Wisconsin Chapter.

This event is free and open to the general public.

May 11 (Wednesday): 2:00 to 5:00 PM: Native Plant Rescue

 Marathon County Landfill—R18500 East Highway 29, Ringle

Wild Ones members only

May 16 (Monday), 7:00 PM: Ferns and Fern Allies with Dr. Bob Freckmann

Pinery Room of the Portage County Library, Stevens Point

[Description to be provided]

 [Date and time to be selected]: Hickory Road Gardens Tour

shade-loving/woodland wildflowers/ferns

2041 Hickory Road, Mosinee. Open to the public

May 26 (Thursday): 2:00 to 5:00 PM: Native Plant Rescue

 Marathon County Landfill—R18500 East Highway 29, Ringle

Wild Ones members only

June 4 (Saturday), 10:00 AM: Nekoosa Murals Garden Tours 

Nekoosa, Wisconsin. Led by Joy Anne Hendricksen. Open to the public

A tour of two gardens in Nekoosa, both funded by donations and maintained by volunteers.  One is before a beautiful, colorful mural that teaches about Ho-Chunk words; the other before a mural about plants and animals native to the area.  [Full information on this tour will be forthcoming.]

June 17-19 (Friday-Sunday): Wild Ones Exhibit (Booth #A56)

Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Fair

Midwest Renewable Energy Association, Custer. Staffed by CWWO members.

July 14 (Thursday), 7:00 PM: Exploring the Water’s Edge:

Shorelands, Restoration, and Native Plants

Presented by Patrick Goggin

Lake Specialist for UW Extension

Thursday, July 14 at 7:00 PM

Room 120 in Trainer Natural Resources Building at UWSP

The water’s edge is a busy place. Northern pike, bluegills, bass, and other fish spawn in the shallow water along the shore. Loons, ducks, geese, and other water birds nest along the banks. Wildlife such as frogs, otters, and mink live there, too. Shoreline areas—on land and into the shallow water—provide essential habitat for fish and wildlife that live in or near Wisconsin’s lakes, rivers, and streams. If these shoreland areas are overdeveloped,  they can’t support the fish, wildlife, and clean water that are so appealing to the people attracted to the water’s edge. Come listen to Patrick talk about the diversity of life found along our shores. Learn how people from around Wisconsin are teaming up with the green industry, shoreland property owners, landscapers and nurseries, conservation groups, and government agencies to enhance and rehabilitate shoreland areas.  Patrick will review some of the native flora found along our shorelands, emphasizing the plants ecological roles and examining the benefits they have to healthy lakes and unpolluted water quality.  He will highlight a set of work horse species well suited for shoreland rehabilitation work.  Many of these native plants can be used by other gardeners as well to bolster their support for local wildlife habitat.

In his position as a Lake Specialist for UW-Extension Lakes, Patrick Goggin works closely with the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership team, collaborating on the development of educational programming and materials for people of the lakes.  Areas of interest for him include lake group capacity building, conserving and rehabilitating aquatic ecosystems, lake districts and water law, human impacts on water, and the native flora of Wisconsin.

Originally from Neenah, Goggin received a Master of Science in Natural Resources from UW-Stevens Point in 1998, and a Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Certificate degree (1993) and Bachelor of Arts in American Indian History (1992) both from UW-Madison. Patrick enjoys his free time with native plant propagation and gardening, cooking for friends, and botanizing around the national forest with his wife, Quita Sheehan, and their dogs. They reside in Phelps.

Sponsored by Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes.  

 Open to the public

August 18 (Thursday), 7:00 PM: “Wisconsin's Changing Climate:

Impacts and Adaptation”

with Dr. Dick Lathrop, Science Council Co-Chair, Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

How has climate change affected Wisconsin and us, Wisconsin’s citizens? How will it affect us in the future? Learn what the science-based evaluation by the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts reveals about the impact of climate change. Under the overall guidance of WICCI’s 22-member Science Council, 15 working groups conducted individual assessments on how climate change could affect specific natural resources, ecosystems, regions, and built environments throughout Wisconsin. Find out what practical adaptation strategies and solutions those working groups recommend we implement to reduce the impact of climate change.

Sponsored by the Central Wisconsin Chapter of Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes. Co-sponsors include the Interfaith Community for the Earth (ICE) and the Aldo Leopold Audubon Society. Free and open to the public

[Further information about location, co-sponsorships, etc. will be forthcoming.]

October 4 (Tuesday), 7:00 PM: Native Plant Seed Collecting:

Tricks and Tips from a Plant Enthusiast

with Patrick Goggin, Lake Specialist for UW Extension

Glean helpful tips on topics such as when to collect seed, how to estimate seed ripeness, storage recommendations; etiquette for selecting seed collection areas; how to ensure germination success, and popular species to use in native plantings. Bring your questions on native plants and seed collecting.

Sponsored by the Central Wisconsin Chapter of Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes. Co-sponsors include the Interfaith Community for the Earth (ICE) and the Aldo Leopold Audubon Society. Free and open to the public

[Further information about location, co-sponsorships, etc. will be forthcoming.]

December 1 (Thursday), 7:00 PM: Annual Meeting