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MAY/JUNE 200 1 ~ VOLUME 14, NO.3

A LEPIDOPTERA LANDSCAPE

owwould you like to gaze sanctuary with food and shelter pro- BY ClAIRE HAGEN DOLE out your kitchen window vided from a variety of trees and Hat colorful Painted Ladies shrubs. as they sip nectar from Joe-pye Many butterflies, such as swallow- Weed? Or watch dragonflies hover by tails, are well adapted to urban and your garden pond, while iridescent suburban life, finding habitat in near- blues flutter on its sandy edge? Maybe by parks and undeveloped areas. You you'd like to observe a Black Swal- can pull them into your garden by im- lowtailas it grows from a tiny eggto a plementing a few basic rules. fat caterpillar and see its magical transformation into a chrysalis and LOCATION then a butterfly with shimmering Find a sunny, sheltered spot where black wings. they can perch to feed and warm By creating a haven for butterflies themselves. Large rocks or a stone in your yard, you can greatly enhance wall make great basking. spots for your chances of attracting many color- these cold-blooded insects. Late after- ful visitors like Tiger Swallowtailsand noon sun will not only bring in lots of Sun-warmed rocks are inviting to admirals. This can be as simple as butterflies, but will provide glorious butterflies. In Joy Buslaff's yard, scraps adding asters and coneflowers to a light for viewing and photographing of pond liner were laid down (to sunny flowerbed or as extensive as re- them. It's a plus ifyou can watch from discourage weeds) and covered with placing the lawn with a wildflower your kitchen or livingroom window. rocks, creating a spillway that hints of meadow and establishing a wildlife (continued on next page) a natural avalanche. WA'i[iR you live near a wooded area, it may are attractive early nectar sources for Male butterflies appreciate a patch provide habitat for Mourning Cloaks, a number of insects. A few rotting of wet sand or dirt. They sip salts and admirals and Tiger Swallowtailswho apples left under your tree (or other other minerals from the sand, a behav- will foray into your yard for nectar. fruit lying in your compost bin) might ior known as puddling. The minerals Caterpillars are voracious eaters; if entice a Red Admiral to stop and eat. are passed on in a sperm packet dur- you're concerned they're consuming I This striking butterfly supplements ing mating to enrich the eggs. allthe foliageon a plant,move some of its diet with amino acids from decay- Do not use aerial sprinklers (over- them to another plant of the same ing fruit, even animal scat. head watering) in your landscape. species. MO PliS'iICID[iS OR UPPERS Water applied in this way dilutes the I flowers' nectar. M[iC'iAR PLAM'iS Butterflies are extremely suscepti- Fragrance' and color will draw a ble to pesticides, including Bt (Bacil- LARVAL FOOD CMOS'i) PLAMTS passing butterfly; plant in masses for lus thuringiensis), which kills develop-

While adult butterflies will sip nec- i best effect. Good access to the nectar ing larvae. Try to hand pick pests. tar from a number of flowers, females is important-showy double blooms The more habitat you provide for are particular about which plants they and hybrids don't provide a good birds and beneficial insects, the less willlay their eggs on. Ifyou can find a ' perching or feeding source. (See you willbe troubled by infestations. spot where visitors won't brush cover story, "Nectar," July/August Bug zappers do not attract mosqui- against them, plant nettle and thistle*. 1999 Wild Ones Journal. Reprints can toes. These electronic devices do, Try milkweed for Monarchs; lupine be ordered from our national office.) , however, needlessly kill countless for blues; and grasses for satyrs and, If you can, allow dandelions and moths that would otherwise feed the skippers. (See plant list, page 4.) If clover to bloom; these humble plants birds we want to attract. *Lookfor Field, Hill's or Swamp thistle (Cirsium discolor, C. hilii, C. muticum) whose seed can befound in native plant nursery catalogs, rather than picking wild seed that will proba- SMlEL'ilER bly come from alien invasive Canada (c. arvense), Nodding (c. nutans) or Bull thistle (C. Where do butterflies go when it vulgare). Dune Thistle (c. pitcheri) is a protected species. , rains? (Youwon't see many butterflies , on cloudy days; they seem to sense when life-threatening rain is immi- nent.) Look in the foliage of trees and shrubs, under eaves, in a brush pile or woodpile.Don't tidy up too much in i the fall;whether a butterfly overwin- ters as egg, caterpillar, chrysalis or adult, it needs a place to hibernate

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" grasses harbor the tiny caterpillars ,~ ~.' of ringlets and satyrs. The newly " .. hatched larva makes itself a shelter (hibernaculum) by bending a grass blade together and fastening it with silk. Wait until spring to mow, or at ~. ,_ ,\least leave a patch untouched. An " undisturbed woodpile will shelter a / ./ " . : ; diverse group of insects and small

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.~ .' l/ 4. ,F~ ,7'"", \ , ~,, like anglewings. " f. ...!..;., / ):. , s .1. '!~/V When you begin watching the Drifts of floral color, brushy hiding places and woodpiles aRrad ~,' amazing, daily dramas in a wildlife butterflies. If you find chewed leaves, as on this Wafer Ash (aka Hop I ',-/,: garden, you'll wonder at the Tree or Ptelea frifeliata), rejoice! The caterpillar who dined here got appeal of resource-intensive, the food it needed to turn into a beautiful Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. manicured lawns. Skippers, Do not panic at the sight of a webby nest of hungry TentCaterpillars. bumblebees and humming- The Malacosoma speciesare not likely to defoliate a tree or shrub birds know which garden severely enough to be lethal, unless the plant was already diseased or they prefer: They'll flock to a stressed. If you choose to remove Tent Caterpillars and want to try some- ( yard full of colorful, nectar- thing more edifying than just squashing them underfoot, cut off the branch ~ J rich flowers. Put your lawn they occupy and suspend it in a fish-filled pond or layout the nest on pavement '" chair in a quiet spot and grab where birds can see it, then watch their gustatory delight. Keep reading Wild . your camera!~ Ones Journal to continue learning which insectsare our landscaping allies and which are pests of legitimate concern. Photo of Joy Buslaff'syard.

2 WILD ONES JOURNAL ~ MAY/JUNE 2001 n the classification of insects, the studying wild fer the forbs. If you have Lepidoptera Order is comprised plants for over ][ oaks, willows, maples, elms, by the butterflies and moths. 20 years, I have cherry, dogwoods, vibur- Because of the availability of many I often wondered nums and any of the native books, magazine articles, TV specials how I missed the trees and shrubs in your and seminar speakers, most of us are moths during that yard, you should have moth quite knowledgeable about the butter- time. It wasn't un- visitors. In the larval stage, flies that float through our landscapes. til my eyes actu- they will eat the leaves The misunderstood and relatively un- ally made a con- of these plants, known members of this order are the certed effort, that and they them- (2) moths. Of the nearly 94,000 known I was able to find, identify and selves provide species of insects in America (north of photograph over 385 live food for many Mexico), 11,230 species belong to the moth species, including many birds and ani- Lepidoptera Order. Only about 760 of in their larval stage (because I mals. these are butterflies; the rest are actually reared them). Each moth moths. Some species of moths are yet Peterson's Field Guide to family reveals to be identified and may become ex- Eastern Moths by Charles V. unique identify- tinct even before being discovered. Covell Jr. is the only good ing characteris- Up until a few years ago, I was book on identifying moths. tics, i.e., the guilty of this ignorance like every- one else. That was until one morn- (1) Family: Geometridae; Honest ing when I observed 10 beautiful, Pero (Pero honestar;a). (2) Family: fragile, delicately light green OOrn&(!!Jl?Drn~ @[? Noctuidae; Hologram Moth. moths clinging to the outside wall (D;achrys;a balluca). (3) Family: of our house, just beneath a small l?[g]rn rnwrnOODOO@ Notodontidae; Angus' Datana light that was inadvertently left on (Datana angus;;). (4) Family: all night. When I took the time to l?~~ Wii17$l?m~n@lYJ$6 Saturniidae; 10 Moth (Automer;s ;0). really look at them, I discovered Lmn$MOO@)~~$l?@@[Q) Wi\@l?IXI$ (5) Family: Sphingidae; Snowberry they had exquisite, rather obscure Clearwing Moth (Hemar;s d;H;n;s). line marking on their wings. They BY JANICE STIEFEL were absolutely beautiful! It was at way they fold that moment I decided I was go- their wings over ing to learn the names of all future their hindwings, visitors to our night light, and the their resting pose, light was going to be left on every similarity in the night to encourage them. That de- shape of their out- cision opened up another world of line, their de- awe and mystery for me. I have meanor (do- often wondered why God created cile or skit- these beauties of the evening, tish), etc. when most of them would go un- I am shar- noticed. Then, I discovered that ing with you many of them are visible during the Unfortunately, that is now photos of my day, if you make an effort to discern out of print. There are two five favorites, what is around you. elementary books on cater- each from a Taking a closer look at the trees pillars, A Golden Guide to different fam- and shrubs growing close to your Butterflies and Moths by , ily. The selec- house, the leaves on the vegetation Robert T. Mitchell and (5) .•..... tion process growing along your woodland and Herbert S. Zim and Peter- has been a prairie pathways will often reveal a son s First Guide to Caterpillars by difficult one because I admire every night-flying moth resting on the upper Amy Bartlett Wright. A good, more one of the 385 moths I have photo- or underside of the leaves. Sometimes in-depth, easy-to-understand caterpil- graphed. Perhaps some day one of they are camouflaged against the bark lar book is desperately needed. you, who is much younger than I, will of a tree. Left undisturbed, they fre- Some moths are day-fliers, but the publish that long-awaited comprehen- quently remain in these locations dur- majority are night-fliers. Their food sive book on the mysterious and mis- ing the daylight hours, flying away plant requirements are quite specific understood moths and their larvae be- only at dusk. and lean toward trees and shrubs, fore some of them become extinct. ?a.- Since I have been identifying and whereas the butterflies generally pre- @ 2001 Janice Stiefel *Diachrysia balluca was not known by a common name-until Janice gave it one. Its scientific name means "coveredor sprinkled with gold" and "emits light." Janice thought "hologram" a fine designation for this moth's variable coloration and ability to reflect light.

MAY/JUNE 2001 ~ WILD ONES JOURNAL 3 NECTAR AND HOSI PILANTS Il@m £. [b1!~HDOPTER£ [!JA[NH~5CAPlE

Although this list is lengthy, it does not rerr Rosa spp. Rose TREES resent all the plants that American butterflies Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan Abies spp. Fir and moths need to survive. For instance, it Ruellia humilis Wild Petunia Acer spp. Boxelder, Maple does not address the range of grass, sedge Silphium spp. Rosinweed, Compassplant, Alnus Alder and wetland plant species important to the Cupplant, Prairie Dock Asimina triloba Pawpaw Lepidoptera Order. Check your local field Solidago spp. Goldenrod Betula spp. Birch guides to see which of these species are Taenidia integerrima Yellow Pimpernel Carpinus spp. Hornbeam native to your area, and always attempt to Tradescantia spp. Spiderwort Carya spp. Hickory, Pecan procure plants of local genotype. Thanks to Urtica spp. Nettle Castanea dentata Chestnut Claire Hagen Dole, Janice Stiefel and Pat Verbena hastata Blue Vervain Celtis spp. Hackberry, Sugarberry Armstrong for helping hone this list.-Ed. Vernonia noveboracensis Ironweed Cercis canadensis Redbud Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's Root Corn us spp. Dogwoods Botanicalname Commonname Vicia spp. Vetches , Crataegus spp. Hawthorn FLOWERS Viola spp. Violet Fraxinus spp. Ash Achillea millefolium Yarrow Zizia spp. Golden Alexanders Juglans Walnut Agastache foeniculum Lavender Hyssop Juniperus virginianus Red Cedar Allium cernuum Nodding Onion SHRUBS AND VINES I Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar Amorpha canescens Leadplant Aesculus spp. Buckeye Malus spp. Crabapple Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry I Osfya asfyanax virginiana Hop-hornbeam Angelica atropupurea Angelica Aralia spinosa Hercules' Club Pinus spp. Pine Antennaria spp. Pussytoes Aristolochia durior Dutchman's Pipe I Plantanus occidentalis Sycamore Apocynum androsaemilifolium Dogbane Aronia spp. Chokeberry I Populus spp. Aspen, Cottonwood, Poplar Aquilegia formosa Columbine Baccharis pilularis Coyote Brush I Prunus spp. Cherry, Plum Armeria maritima Thrift Ceanothus spp. New Jersey Tea, Wild Lilac I Ptelea trifoliata Wafer Ash, aka Hop Tree Aristolochia serpentaria Virginia Snakeroot Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush ". Quercus Oak i Asclepias spp. Milkweed Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow I Robinia spp. Locust Aster spp. Aster Chrysothamnus nauseosus Rabbitbrush Salix spp. Willow Astragalus canadensis Milkvetch Clethra alnifolia Sweet Pepperbush Sassafras albidum Sassafras Boitonia asteroides Boltonia 1 Cistus spp. Rockrose Tilia americana Basswood, aka Linden Callirhoe triangulata Poppy Mallow . Hamelia patens Firebush Ulmus Elm Campanula americana Tall Bellflower : Holodiscus discolor Ocean Spray Xanthoxylum americanum Prickly Ash Cassia spp. Partridge Pea '"ex spp. Hollies Chelone glabra Turtlehead Lindera benzoin Spicebush IRRESISTIBLE EXOTICS Cirsium spp. Thistle Lotus scoparius Deerweed Here are a few non-native species worthy Coreopsis spp. Tickseed Philadelphus spp. Mock orange of note. Only the Fennel needs to be moni- Desmodium spp. Tick-trefoil Potentilla spp. Cinquefoil tored as it readily reseeds and can spread. Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Rhus spp. Sumac Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel) Epilobium angustifolium Fireweed Rhododendron spp.Rhododendron, Azalea Lavandula spp. (Lavender) Erigeron annuus Fleabane Ribes spp. Currant, Gooseberry Tagetes patula (French Mari Eupatorium purpureum Joe-pye Weed Spiraea spp. Spiraea Zinnia elegans (Zinnia) Filipendula rubra Queen-of-the-Prairie Vaccinium spp. Blueberry, Huckleberry Fragaria virginiana Strawberry Viburnum spp. Viburnum Gaillardia pulchella Blanketflower Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed Helianthus spp. Sunflower DO BUTfERFLY HIBERNATION BOXES WORK? Heuchera richardsonii Alumroot Impatiens spp Jewelweed hibernation box study took place at Shaver's Creek Environ- Lathyrus spp. Wild Pea A mental Center, Penn State University. Eagle Scout David Lespedeza spp. Bushclover Wisniewski constructed 40 boxes for PSU's Department of Ento- Liatris spp. Blazingstar mology. The boxes were attached to trees along woodland trails Lilium michiganense Turk's Cap Lily Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower frequented by Mourning Cloaks and other overwintering butterflies. Lupinus spp. Lupine On a sunny day in March 1996, boxes were inspected. Spider silk was found Mimulus cardinalis Monkeyflower in eight boxes. The following March a second inspection turned up greater Monarda spp. Beebalm, Bergamot, evidence of use by various creatures: 26 of the boxes contained spider webs Dotted Mint and silk; seven contained abandoned nests of umbrella wasps; three had over- Napaea dioica Glade Mallow Oenothera biennis Evening Primrose wintering cluster flies; two had been used by pupating Gypsy Moths; one had Penstemon spp. Penstemon a colony of ants; two had dead stink bugs; and one contained a nest of Black Petalostemum spp. Prairie Clover Locust leaves left by one tiny White-footed Mouse. Eight boxes were empty. Phlox spp. Prairie, Marsh Phlox Says Robert Snetsinger of PSU, "I have yet to see evidence to support the Physostegia virginiana False Dragonhead notion that butterflies actually need or use butterfly houses. My suggestion Polygonum spp. Smarlweed Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed is, if you want to do something useful for butterflies, build them a mud Pycnanthemum spp. Mountain Mint puddle." (Reported in Butterfly Times, Dept. of Entomology, 501 ASI Ratibida pinnata Yellow Coneflower Building, PSU, University Park, PA 16802.) -Claire Hagen Dole

4 WILD ONES JOURNAL ~ MAY/JUNE 2001 BY THOMAS LEO OGREN

anyof our most allergenic plants commonly used in Mlandscaping in the United States and Canada are indeed natives. However, it is the manipulation of these plants by commercial horticul- AVOIDING ture that has, and is, causing most of the huge increases we are now expe- riencing with allergy problems. ALLERGIES Thirty years ago fewer than 12per- cent of Americans had allergies. The USE THE RIGHT officialfigure today is that a whopping 38 percent of us now suffer from aller- NATIVE PLANTS IN gies. (December '99,American College of Asthma, Allergy,and Immunology) .~j YOUR LANDSCAPE Not too many years ago death from asthma was fairly rare. Today it is all total numbers of urban honeybees with the exact same plant materials too common and is considered epi- and butterflies. There were other fac- used to landscape banks, real estate demic. Asthma has now become the tors as well behind this decline-pol- offices and dentist shops, we all lose. number one chronic childhood dis- lution, insecticides and disease-but Allergy rates today are far worse in ease in America. the loss of the crucial early-season urban areas than they are out in the Furthermore, there is new data food sources should not be underesti- country. Pollen allergies are worse in coming in recently that shows a mated. cities than in the country, despite the strong connection between over-expo- DED spread mostly from east to fact that there is much more total sure to pollen and or mold spores and west across the U.S., and so has the green matter in the countryside than increases in other diseases such as rise in allergy rates. You can actually in the city. Plant selection has been heart disease, autism, pneumonia and track the spread of allergy from the the main problem. reflux disease. decline of the elms. The American Elms (Ulmus ameri- NATIVES AND URBAN AMERICAN ELMS cana) did cause a certain amount of LANDSCAPES The landscape tree in most of low-level,early spring allergy, simply There are many native trees and America for many years was the tall, because they were so very common. shrubs used in our landscapes. stately American Elm. The American The over-plantingof elms resulted in a Maples, oaks, locust, poplars, willows, Elm used to grace the streets of thou- lack of biodiversity and set the stage catalpa, birch, junipers, and many sands of towns and cities, and when for the massive kill from the DED. We other native species are extensively DED (Dutch Elm Disease) started to now know that it is alwaysa mistake to used. Unfortunately the plant breed- spread and kill off these native elms, use a monoculture, to plant too many ers and propagators discovered how the insect-pollinated,perfect-flowered ofjust one species. Diversity is always to "sex-out" the trees and shrubs. elms were most often replaced with a good idea in horticulture. They learned to use only male plants, wind-pollinated, unisexual-flowered, ironically, as "mother plants," as the street trees. DIVERSITY source for their scion wood for asexu- Many things happened because of Biodiversity is the way to go when al propagation. First they just used the big switch from the elms to these we are creating landscapes that will male plants from the dioecious (sepa- other tree species. First, the elm flow- limit allergenic exposure. Almost any rate-sexed) species, but later they ers had a rich nectar source and, since species of plants can eventually cause learned how to produce all-male these trees bloomed very early in the allergies if it is over-planted enough. clones from species that in nature season, at a time when insect food Allto often in our urban landscapes of were never unisexual (the monoe- sources were severely limited, urban today we see that landscapers have cious species). honeybees and butterflies depended used the same plants over and over For example, Honey Locust trees, on this food source. Since the majority again. This overly simplistic approach (Gleditsia triacanthos) are native to of the street trees used to replace the to landscaping results in landscapes our southeastern U.S. Look at these elms were wind-pollinated,they often that lack originality and produce a trees in the wild and you will see that lacked these nectaries and supplied numbing "sameness" in far too much all of them are almost always covered no early-season food source. Soon we of our urbanscape. When residential with long seedpods. But go to a nurs- started to see a rapid decline in the houses are professionally landscaped ery now and look at the Honey Locust

MAY/JUNE 2001 ~ WILD ONES JOURNAL 5 trees for sale. The ones available now I scapes. These required less mainte- ' Today, though, most of the female are called "seedless" and they are, in nance and were (and still are) very plants are long gone from our land- effect, all-maleclones. popular with city arborists and the scapes. The pollen from the males What exactly is the effect of using public. In the u.s. today,four of fiveof floats about, seeking a moist, sticky, all-male cloned trees and shrubs in the top-sellingstreet tree cultivars are positive-charged target. We humans our landscapes? Very simply, this male clones. emit a positive electrical charge, and translates to an excess of allergenic Female flowers (pistillate) on fe- our mucus membranes, our eyes, skin pollen. Only male flowers produce this male trees or shrubs produce a posi- , and especially the linings of our nose airborne pollen. Unisexual female tive electrical current. Their stigmas and throat, now trap this wayward flowers produce no pollen. are broad and sticky.Airborne pollen pollen. We have become the target. , from male plants has a negative elec- WHY THE EMPHASIS trical impulse, and this pollen is light UNHEALTHY TREES ON MALE PLANTS? and dry. Because of the + and - elec- CREATE MOLD SPORES Horticulturists knew that female trical charges, the pollen and the stig- One of the bigger allergy problems plants produced seeds, seedpods and mas are drawn to each other. They are comes from production by molds of fruit. This "litter"fell on the sidewalks mutually attractive. Mother Nature tiny airborne reproductive spores. and created a "mess." By using only saw to it that pollen would land-and These spores are usually much small- asexually (no sex involved) propagat- stick-exactly where it was needed. er even than pollen grains, and like ed cultivars (cultivatedvarieties), they Female plants are nature's pollen pollen they cause allergies. were able to create "litter-free" land- traps, our natural air-cleaners. Plants (trees especially) that are

-... ------. -_.- -"- S,,!Idogo ••-&.~lm,n WE NEED TO AMEND j~JJsu~J~r~ OUR PERSPECTIVE flA\RD~N:),N(G) ON GOLDENROD Tke RevDlutit1ltary GuttIe. Goldenrod can be allergenic. While faHealtky hmr1JcaJ'in8 the pollen is heavy and less likely -1) A t<>Zlirtingsrau !ICh pbnt f()ral1ugyjlDt~ntlal to become airborne, we should still ;;;i'i Zoned fOl'alldimales note that "30 percent of those who suffer from ragweed allergy are also allergic to goldenrod pollen." Ogren suggests limiting plantings to far from the house. School land- scaping projects should take into consideration that children may come into close contact with plants.

I'm finding it difficult to know how to begin describ- gardening show host and author with an M.S. in ing Ogren's new book because it has excited so many agricultural science, to spend 11 years studying thoughts-improving my understanding of the workings allergies was a loving concern for his wife and sisters of the natural world and the effects of the landscaping who suffered from hay fever and asthma. industry's manipulations. Ogren's allergy rating system has already been A large part of Allergy-Free Gardening's content is incorporated into the USDA Urban Forestry Effects encyclopedic in nature. Over 3,000 entries rate the Model to rank the allergy potential of entire cities, allergen-producing potential of common landscaping and he is crusading to get the landscaping industry to plants on a scale of one to 10. However, Ogren does reexamine its ways as well. Part of that change should not limit himself to our conventional perception of come in the form of truth in labeling. Plant tags should plants. For instance, he reminds us that tires are made reveal much more than they do-allergy potential, from the sap of rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis), and alien/native/hybrid status, genotype range and poten- that our millions of spinning tires create tiny airborne tial for invasiveness. Often, plant tags are the only particles, impacting air quality and exposure to latex landscape advice some people will ever read. If the in ways I had never considered. information can affect one's health, isn't it as important What inspired Ogren, a former landscape garden- to the consumer as are the labels required on Apple ing instructor, nursery owner, Minnesota Public Radio Jacks cereal or Winston cigarettes? -Joy Buslaff

6 WILD ONES JOURNAL ~ MAY/JUNE 2001 not healthy will almost always be tree, but it would never be a very I looked over his entire landscape. attacked by any number of pests, healthy one. And thus, this tree, out of "Actually,"I said, "everything in your especially by insects such as aphids, place, not in an area very similar to yard is highly allergenic, everything scale, mealy bugs and white fly.These where it originated, will almost cer- except for that climbing rose bush on insects suck the vital plant juices, tainlybecome a mold spore factory, an your porch." weakening the tree further. Feces allergy tree. "Figures," he said. secreted by these insects is common- We who love horticulture often "So," I asked, "does anyone here ly called "honeydew," and this honey- want to grow plants that are not well- have allergies?" dew is very nutrient rich. Almost im- suited to our areas. We are forever "Sure," he told me, "my wife does. mediately mold will grow on this fer- planting trees that we like, in areas She's got terrible allergies." tile substance, and quickly the mold where they will not thrive. Rarely do "I'd be willing to bet she's having will start to reproduce itself with its we think it all out, years into the them right now,"I said. billions of tiny spores. future, and consider the unhealthy ''Yep,''he said, " she's been sick for If you look up at a tree and the ramifications of this process. several weeks now." leaves look dirty, this is almost always Now,when I think ofthat particular because they are indeed filthy, and CORRUPTION OF THE NATIVES landscape, the use of manipulated they're covered with insects and mold. This whole business of tidy land- natives is quite interesting. The Often a tree like this willbe producing scapes has gotten out of control. Our Groundsel Bush groundcover is incredible amounts of mold spores for desire to manipulate nature is starting native to California, and endemic to many months on end. In a mild south- to backfire on us. The all-too-common this same coastal region. The juniper ern climate this mold formation can blending of natives and asexual man- growing alongside the house was also go on year round. Essentially,having a ipulationoftheir sexes for the purpose a thriving native species, and even the tree like this on your property is much of low-litter plantings is becoming a large ash tree in the yard was a like having a giant mushroom there very unhealthy situation. Californianative. But the groundcover that continually showers everyone Not long ago I was out in a neigh- had allbeen grown from cuttings from nearby with allergenic spores. borhood near mine, here in San Luis dioecious male plants. The ash tree, Obispo, Calif. I had my camera in originallya seedling, had been grafted WHY ARIE THIESIETREES SICKLY? hand and needed some close-up pho- or budded with scion wood from a There are many reasons why a tree tos of male Groundsel Bush, Coyote "seedless" male tree, and the junipers fails to thrive. The insects on the tree Bush (Baccharis pilularis). I was too, had been originallypropagated by are not really the cause, they're just a standing on the public sidewalk taking cuttings using only wood from male reflection of a more fundamental prob- shots with my macro lens when an plants. In this above case the landscape lem. Usually a tree is unhealthy be- older fellow walked out of the house was high in natives, but it was not in cause it is not the best tree for that and asked me, ''What in the world the least bit natural. particular spot. This is where natives could be worth photographing in my play such an important role. A tree front yard?" NATURAL RESOURCE that is native to an area will be much I explained that I was an allergy re- MANAGEMENT more likely to thrive there. searcher and needed photos of male Recently I have started to think In the July/August 2000 issue of Coyote Bush in bloom. of my work as closely involving Wild Ones Journal there was an excel- "Something wrong with them?" he NRM, natural resource manage- lent article by Andy Wasowski on asked me. ment. I am trying to get us back to "provenance," where the concept was 'They're all male," I said, "and they landscapes that are natural, that explored that truly being native means are close relatives to ragweed. Your are diverse, that use plants that being endemic to one particular area. whole front yard is covered with this will thrive, that use a blend of For example, just because Black Ash stuff." plants that are sexually balanced. (Fraxinus nigra) is native to the U.S. "Humm," he said, frowning. In nature we never find land- does not mean that it would thrive in "Actually, sir," I said, "all your scapes composed of just one sex; southern California. Black Ash is en- groundcover is male. That entire row there is a sexual equilibrium. demic to areas of the U.S. where the of junipers there on the side of the The resource we are managing winters are cold and long, the soil is house, they're all males too. Notice is the very air we breathe. Ex- acidic, and the water table is high. that none of them have any juniper cessive pollen or mold spores are Black Ash might well thrive in a cold, berries?" pollutants, bio-pollutants perhaps, damp landscape in northern Minne- "Uh huh," he said. but toxic, allergenic, asthma-caus- sota, but it would not do well in hot, 'This ash tree in your yard, too, ing, respiratory-clogging pollu- dry, alkaline Los Angeles. there's no seeds on it either. Ash tants nonetheless. Clean, fresh air The problem, though, is that a always makes seeds if it's a female is a resource well worth our con- Black Ash, because it is inherently a tree, but this one too is a male. sideration. tough, sturdy tree, might grow if They're an olive relative, and the And lastly, management. For too planted in a place like lA It might pollen of the males is quite aller- long now our urban landscapes have even grow to become a fairly large genic." been managed with little or no regard

MAY/JUNE 2001 ~ WILD ONES JOURNAL 7 to their effect on the health of those are to the allergytree, the more pollen people livingin these landscapes. It is you get. time now to start actively managing Allergy develops from repeated our landscapes. Now is the time to over-exposure to the same allergens. take control and to get back to a more Ifyour ownyard is fullofpollen-pump- natural state. ing trees and shrubs, you and your family are the ones who will be ex- YOUR OWN YARD I posed the most. If the schoolyard

For many years no one paid much j where your small children play is sur- his year applicants came from attention to the idea of allergy-free rounded by shade trees that are all across the u.s., as did the 23 gardening because as they said, "pol- male-eloned cultivars, your children Tjudges who rated them. All 44 len blows." It was often claimed that willbe the ones most affected. of this year's applications are de- you could go a hundred miles out to Not long ago I saw some pollen serving of praise and support. sea in a ship and there you could set counts, taken four feet off the ground We are pleased to announce the 10 up a pollen trap and you would catch (at face-level)from a playground at an top-ranked projects of the 2001Seeds pollen. Obviously there are no trees elementary school. Counts of single- for Education Grant Program and growing out there. species tree pollenthere were exceed- their cash awards: This old idea about pollen dispersal ing 60,000grains per cubic yard of air- • $500 to the Lincoln Elementary was partly right, but mostly wrong. , space. Every single child on that play- School of Cadillac, Mich., for its Dead wrong. Yes,you could trap some ground would have to have been in- OutdoorTeaching Center/Clam River pollen way out there in the ocean, but, ; haling an average oftwo to three thou- Greenwayproject which willcreate an the pollen of most species would sand grains ofpollenwith every single outdoor, interactive instructional area never reach anywhere close to your breath of air he or she took in. that will be used to provide a holistic ship. Not in the least surprisingly, the learning environment for the children In 1972a clever meteorologist from entire playground was ringed with of the City of Cadillac and Wexford New York, Gilbert Raynor, set up an I shade trees, and everyone of them County about native wildflowers, experiment. He put pollen traps at was a male cultivar. grasses, wildlifeand the correspond- close intervals starting right next to a I'd like to wrap up this article for ing environment. large, pure stand of Timothy Grass Wild Ones Journal with an appeal to • $500 to Miami-Dade Community being grown for hay. Timothy you, the reader. Change here is both College, Kendall Campus of (Phleum spp.) pollen is known to be important and long overdue. Pressure Miami, Fla., for its Joy of Natives especiallylight and buoyant. The very needs to be brought to bear on retail Demonstration Landscape project. sort of pollenyou might expect to trap nurseries to start allergy-ranking the This livinglaboratory aims to change far out there at sea. plants they sell to the public. Pressure the way they, as a community, land- At a mile from the field,Raynorwas needs to be appliedto wholesale nurs- scape their homes, by teaching youth, able to trap some Timothy pollen, eries to get them to start growing for homeowners and college students however, at a half mile from the field us more pollen-freefemale plants and about the beauty and wildlifevalue of he found that more than 99 percent of fewer allergenic male ones. City tree native plants and how natives can be all the pollen had already fallen out committees need to get themselves used in small scale (townhorne-sized) and stuck. Closest to the field he informed about this, and smart landscapes. found the greatest concentration of choices must begin to take place. • $400to St. Cunegunda School of pollen. County and state landscape, trans- Detroit, Mich., for its Chopin-Wag- What exactly does this mean? portation and parks departments ner Garden project which began in Quite simply it means that there is need to start doing their part. Teach- 1998. Their goal is to introduce a such a thing as the law ofgravity,even ers ought to start teaching this mater- patch of native landscape to an urban with pollen. In my own pollen disper- ial to their students, and medical doc- neighborhood that hasn't seen one in sal testing I have consistently found tors certainly ought to be leading the nearly 100 years. This is the second that with most trees the largest major- way instead ofjust ducking the whole SFE grant St. Cunegunda has quali- ity of the pollen falls out and lands issue. fied to receive. within 30 feet of the drip-line of the I ask all of you to help me get the • $400 to the Montessori School of pollen-producingtree. The closer you ball rolling here. Time is a wasting. ~ Lake Forest, Ill., for their Wetland and Prairie Restoration project. This project willrevitalize one-third acre of To learn more about Allergy-Free Gardening, The RevolutionaryGuide to wetland and prairie on the school- Healthy Landscaping and sources of all-/emale plants, visit Ogren's websites: grounds and create an outdoor class- www.allergyfree-gardening.comand www.allergyfreegarden.com. room. It will incorporate these habi- tats into the curriculum and foster an If your chapter is looking for fresh bloodfor a conference, Ogren is an entertaining awareness, appreciation and steward- speaker: '~s a teacher I was always considered a bit wacky, unorthodox, by the ship of nature. administration. I was always the favorite teacher of most all of my students. " • $400 to the Chance School in

8 WILD ONES JOURNAL ~ MAY/JUNE 2001 The Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Fund, established in 1995, supports schools, nature centers and other places of learning for student-involved projects such as creating natural landscapes and outdoor classrooms using native plants. Through the generous donations from Wild Ones members and income from the growing SFE Fund of the Milwaukee Foundation, this year's grants total $3,200.

Louisville, Ky. The purpose of their ners, each grant recipient also re- The Michigan Wildflower Farm, Goose Creek Meadow project is to es- ceived a copy of our video "A Tapestry Portland, Mich.; (517) 647-6010; tablish an area of natural meadowland of Learning: Creating School Natural prairie seed. on school property which will provide Areas" for their use in future develop- Wildtype Native Plant Nursery, outdoor classroom experiences for ment efforts. Mason, Mich.; (517) 244-1140; prairie their students, consistent with the As a member of Wild Ones, we also plants. school's philosophy of "learning by encourage you to stay in contact with Design By Nature, Mason, Mich.; doing." these projects to offer your services (517) 251-8585; prairie plants, seed. • $400 to the Harriet Beecher and provide support to their efforts. Wetlands Nursery, Saginaw, Mich.; Stowe Elementary School of Du- Upon completion of the require- (517) 752-3492; wetland plants, seed. luth, Minn., for their "Bird, Butterfly ments of the grant award, each recipi- The Native Plant Nursery, Ann and Kids Oh My!" project, which is a ent will receive a Wild Ones yard sign Arbor, Mich.; (734) 994-9592; prairie habitat restoration project designed to for their project to show that they are plants. increase the amount of native wildlife truly in harmony with nature. Shooting Star Wildflower Nursery, in an area of the campus. Students at This year's nursery partners and Franksford, Ky.; (502) 223-2044; the school will work with graduate stu- their specialties are: prairie plants. dents from the University of Minne- CRM/Prairie Ridge Nursery, Mt. Rider Mill Farm, Upton, Ky.; (270) sota Duluth Center for Environmental Horeb, Wis.; (608) 437-5245; prairie, 531-2353; prairie, grasses, plants, Education to research, plan and imple- wetland plants, seed. seed. ment the garden. Reeseville Ridge Nursery, Munchkin Nursery, Depauw, Ind.; • $200 to Farley Hill Elementary Reeseville, Wis.; (920) 927-3291; (812) 633-4858; woodland, seed. School in Pinckney, Mich., for their trees, shrubs and plants. Enders Greenhouse, Cherry Valley, on-going Schoolyard Habitat-Project Midwest Prairies, Ft. Atkinson, Ill.; (815) 332-5255; prairie plants. Native Plants. Wis.; (920) 563-3165; prairie plants, Aquatic Ecosystems Mgt., Inc., • $200 to UW-Whitewater in White- seed. Golf, TIL; (847) 724-0646; wetland water, Wis., toward the establish- Kettle Moraine Natural Land- plants. ment of their nature preserve. scaping, Campbellsport, Wis.; (920) Veber's Jungle Garden, Home- • $100 to Heckrodt Wetland Re- 533-8939; prairie seed. stead, Fla.; (305) 242-9500; prairie, serve of Menasha, Wis., for the cre- little Valley Farm, Spring Green, trees, shrubs, plants, seed. ation of a "Teaching Prairie." Wis.; (608) 935-3324; prairie, wood, Plant Creations, Homestead, Fla.; • $100 to the Amery Middle School wetland, trees, shrubs, plants. (305) 248-8147; prairie plants. in Amery, Wis., for their Prairie and Prairie Future Seed Co., In closing I would like to recognize Woodland Gardens project. Menomonee Falls, Wis.; (262) 246- the donors, judges, nursery partners 4019; prairie seed. and, especially, Wild Ones Executive THE NURSERY PARTNERS for Prairie Nursery, Westfield, Wis.; Director Donna Van Buecken, who this year's grant program has expand- (608) 296-3679; Prairie plants, seed. did all the real work involved in ad- ed to accommodate the locations of Dragonfly Gardens, Amery, Wis.; ministering this grant program. our grant recipients. Please see the (715) 268-4666; Prairie plants, seed. Thank you for helping make this listing that follows. Winning projects Hild & Associates, River falls, WI; year's program such a success. ~ are encouraged to contact the part- (715) 426-5131; prairie, wetland -Steve Maassen, SFE Director ner(s) closest to their project site for plants, seed. plant and seed needs, since it is impor- Taylor Creek Nurseries, Brodhead, Donald Worster, University of Kansas, tant for the success of their project to Wis.; (608) 897-8641; prairie, shade, on his Yale education: use native plants and seed with a place wetland plants, seed. "There was no nature in their history, no of origin as close to their site as possi- Princeton Restorations, Inc., soil, no countryside, no smell offungus, no ble. Nurseries that participate in this Princeton, Minn; (763) 389-4342; Spring Peepers trilling from the marsh at program show a special commitment to prairie, grasses, plants, seed. dusk. Historians seemed to have forgotten natural landscaping which we should Booming Native Plants, Barnum, completely that, until very recently, almost remember when we make personal nat- Minn.; (218) 389-3220; prairie plants. all people lived as intimately with other urallandscaping purchases Nesta Prairie Perennials, species and with the wind and weather as Besides the seeds, plants and dis- Kalamazoo, Mich; (800) 233-5025; with their own kind. To ignore that inti- counts donated from nursery part- prairie, grasses, plants, seed. macy was to distort history. "

MAY/JUNE 2001 ~ WILD ONES JOURNAL 9 By removing the sod and installing 2,000 plant Plugs, this family became the proud owners of a scenic property in a relatively short time E

e moved to Verona,Wis., in of one per square foot (2,000 at $1/ ing and intricate plants return accord- June 1990,followingseveral plant) and mulched with bark, ing to their own innate rhythm in the Wyears of drought, and inher- whose decomposition causes a annual dance of the prairie. ited a very unhealthy lawn situation. nitrogen deficiency in the soil, a We do "take down" the prairie This prompted us to attend a native condition that discourages nitro- plantings in March or April by break- landscaping open house at the OW- gen-loving weeds. Weinstalleda drip ing off and composting the largest Madison Arboretum in an attempt to irrigation system to run at night ifnec- plants, thus allowing the sun to heat find an ecologically sensible solution. essary. (Itwasn't needed after the first up the soil earlier. We have occasion- Specialists at the open house sug- two growing seasons and materials ally burned the accumulated ground gested installing native prairie plants cost less than $100.) Additional litter in the spring, taking care to pro- on our hot and dry south slope. Use of species were introduced by seed in tect any early spring flowers. Our this habitat for our front lawn would the years that followed,but the initial work, after the first two "attentive" decrease chemical and water use, as emphasis was on establishing the years of weeding and watering, now well as the air pollution and lost time plugs and bareroot transplants. Turf consists primarily of gathering flow- associated with mower use. Mainte- grass borders .were incorporated to ers, plants and seeds to share. We nance would be negligible. This plan give this shortgrass prairie planting a have also taken the time to relish the would also support biodiversity by garden appearance, while easing the fruits of our labors by watching the harboring those plants, insects and transition from the street. Limestone birds, butterflies, bumblebees, drag- birds adapted to prairie life and would steppers formed pathways among the onflies, spiders, the interrelationships aesthetically offer an alternative to the grasses and flowers. Boulders were of the beetles, ants and aphids, and monotony of a typical turfed neigh- used for sitting areas, for visual inter- noting the other critters calling our borhood. est and to reflect the fact that our lot yard home from year to year. All chil- Our yard happened to be in close sits along a glacial terminal moraine. dren become pint-sized naturalists proximity to a school prairie and My husband and I each took off a with such intrigue just outside their woodland, as well as segments of the week of work to do the planting, while doors. The Compassplants have pro- Ice Age and Military Ridge trails, so simultaneously caring for our 19- vided endless interest and conversa- there seemed to be an opportunity to month-old and five-year-old daugh- tion among our children and their link with these environmental corri- ters. (Some of our most productive friends with their "Jack in the Bean- dors. That winter was spent reading planting took place after their bedtime stalk" rapid growth and impressive about prairie and savanna history and and by lantern light, causing some height (our record-breaking plant was ecology and imagining the possibili- neighbors to be even more curious 10 feet tall). Watching how the plants ties. about this unfoldingproject.) Wewere move themselves around the yard We pulled on the gardening gloves amazed by the number of these tiny from year to year has entertained us in May of 1991.Over 2,000square feet plants which bloomed that first grow- as we guess what conditions they like of turf grass was lifted and removed. ing season, and we've continued to be best (our plants have proved some Plant plugs were installed at the rate delighted each year as these fascinat- book advice wrong!).

10 WILD ONES JOURNAL ~ MAY/JUNE 2001 An autumn sunset reflecting offthe Use scientific names when pur- plans before starting so that there bronzed grasses is a sight not soon to chasing your plants. The common ate no surprises. If you have a blue- be forgotten. Hoarfrost turns the names are less standardized and you print to show them, all the better. It is prairie into a fairyland. Spotting the may end up with something entirely an uphill battle fighting misinforma- first Pasqueflower ofthe season, often different than what you wanted; in- tion and prejudice, so give yourself pushing up through snow, heralds cluding a supplier giving you some- every advantage in urban settings. spring for our family.And the 4th of thing which is non-native-or has Check on local ordinances regarding July brings an explosionofcolorto the been geneticallyaltered. native landscaping and burn policies yard. It's hard to encapsulate years of Mulch to promote water reten- before you start so you know if there livingin a home surrounded by these tion and to suppress weed growth. are any restrictions (our city didn't culturally under-appreciated flora and An inch or two of bark mulch worked have anything on the books at all). fauna,but there are certain words that well in our yard. Seeds are vastly less expensive come to mind: captivating, enchanting, Water regularly in the begin- than plants, so use seeds as much poetic, nurturing, cyclic and seasonal, ning, knowing that this will no as possible when there isn't a communal, joyful, passionate, magical, longer be an issue as the plants need for quick results. Because we symphonic, inspirational, peaceful, re- mature. Drip irrigation systems that were stripping sod from our front yard spectful, interrelated, restorative, spiri- run at night make sense for the plants on a busy corner (high visibility)and tual and evolving. , and for your water bill. in a neighborhood wedded to turf This project has, in fact, trans- We used a tulip bulb planter to dig grass and chemical use, we used formed how our family thinks about holes for our plants, which was very plants to avoid provoking some legal both yards and general land use. We labor intensive and can cause carpal action or causing diminished relations are now involvedin numerous prairie, tunnel syndrome (a wrist disorder). with our neighbors. wetland and woodland preservation and restoration initiatives to promote Photos by regular contact for all residents with landscape such relaxing, thoroughly enjoyable consultant Molly and ecologically important natural Fifield Murray ,-c J_. areas. A word of warning: Native land- 0\° scaping is highly addictive and can ali) result in law-abiding citizens desperate- ly seeking new soil to heal and enrich when their yard is full. Fortunately, groups from schools, churches, Scouts, neighborhoods and elsewhere are eager to snap up native seeds, grass and forb plants, shrubs and trees for restoration work.

TIPS WE LEARNED ALONG THE WAY Although many good books are now available for information and resources on native landscaping, I consult a specialist to develop a plan if you are feeling uncertain A summer of drought may leave the lawn edge looking sad and brown about how to proceed. This can (as are other the neighborhood lawns), but the native plants look lively and colorful. save you time and mistakes, particu- larly if you're working with a highly We learned doing later park restora- When unsure of what you want visible area. It can aiso save you tion projects that it is much easier to to do, but you want to try some- money on a large order ofplants when use a sharp, flat tool to create a slit thing, just start small and experi- done through a professional at whole- planting hole by wriggling the tool ; ment. The plants you do establish will sale prices. The labor is fun and infor- back and forth, then set in the always serve as a seed source for fur- mative,however,so we'd advise doing plug and push the soil back in ther expansion. We would advise your own labor whenever possible as place. It makes for quick work, and avoidance of tall grasses in controver- this provides a chance for you to it's better for maintaining soil integri- sial areas, although they're great for "bond" with these often unfamiliar ty, which will help prevent erosion. backyards and in park and school species. We knew the appearance of Tilling action should also be avoided restorations. Tall grasses also can out- each species very well after handling when plantingbecause it can churn up compete many forbs, whereas short so many of them, which made all the weed seeds. grasses won't diminish forb numbers early weeding much easier. Talk to neighbors about your in the same way.~ -Laurie Hartjes

MAY/JUNE 2001 ~ WILD ONES JOURNAL 11 The,afterlifr ariette Nowak (former M director of Wehr Nature Center, Milwaukee County, Wis.) and her husband Dave, had a traditional home land- scape in 1982,with an over- grown, non-native Russian Olive tree in the center of the lawn. Today a prairie graces their front lawn and is well accepted by neighbors, who often have commented on the beauty of the landscaping as they stroll past. The vertical photo shows a corner of their backyard, a favorite spot for hummingbirds. The backyard landscaping was begun in the '70s and gradually expanded through the years. The Nowak's Greendale (Milwaukee suburb) yard harbors over 142 native species. To their delight, they have attracted 81 species of birds to their yard. With many regrets, the Nowaks will be moving this spring and hope to find someone who will treasure their naturally landscaped yard. If you can help find that special some- one, give them a call at (414) 421-5345.

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KALAMAZOO CHAPTER MINNESOTA THOMAS SMALL (616) 381-4946 ARROWHEAD CHAPTER Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of the CAROL ANDREWS (218) 727-9340 month, 7:30 p.m. at Christian Church, 2208 Winchell. [email protected] May 16-5 :30 p.m. Emma Bickham Pitcher; joint field Meetings are usually held the third Thursday of the trip with Michigan Botanical Club, SW Chapter, at month at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Location Fischer's Woods. will change each month. Check website for details: June 27-5:30 p.m. Randy Grey, Kalamazoo Nature www.d.umn.edu/-wildones Open to the public. Center, leads tour of Harris Prairie, Kal-Haven Trail- May 19- Tour nursery and natural area near Duluth. head. He'll speak on prairie history, management, June 9-Tour of Spangle Creek Lab (orchid growers) restoration. Meet at Kal-Haven Trailhead lot, N. 1Oth SI. in Bovey.

X lit o OAKLAND COUNTY CHAPTER OTTER TAIL CHAPTER MARYANN WHITMAN (248)652-4004 KAREN TERRY (218) 736-5520 NEW LOCATION! Washington County Fair Park [email protected] [email protected] West Bend, Wisconsin Meetings usually held the first Thursday of the month Meetings are held the fourth Monday of the month, 7 at Old Oakland Township Hall, Rochester, at 7 p.m. p.m., at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center, Fergus NEW DATES! Falls. Visitors are always welcome. November 2-3-4, 2001 SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN CHAPTER Call 1-800-324-3337 for details SUE STOWELL (616) 468-7031 ST. CLOUD CHAPTER Mark Your Calendar Now ... ERIN JONES & NATE FULLER (616) 926-4691 GREG SHIRLEY (320) 259-0825 And Tell All Your Friends [email protected] [email protected] Meetings held third Wednesday of the month, 7:30 Meetings are usually held the third Tuesday of the

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16 WILD ONES JOURNAL ~ MAY/JUNE 2001 month at the Heritage Nature Center, 6:30 p.m. May 15-Regular chapter meeting. A plant rescue will be scheduled sometime in May, weather permitting. May 19-5econd annual native plant sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Whitney Senior Center on Northway Dr. May 19-Chapter is hosting the National Board Quarterly Meeting at St. John's University. Tour of St. John's prairie restoration after the meeting. Midwest Prairies June 9 or 10-(to be confirmed) We'll plant 5000 seedlings, Whitney Prairie Restoration, St. Cloud. June 19-Regular chapter meeting. Some plant res- cue work might be scheduled for early June; contact above for information. We can get the job done! MISSOURI MID-MISSOURI CHAPTER LESA BEAMER [email protected] Meetings usually held second Saturday of the month, .Site Preparation 1:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Location varies. -Prairie Seeding June 9-Workday. We'll visit one or both of our adopt- ed planting sites to weed and other maintenance. -Controlled Burns Come see how the plants and sites are progressing. -Weed & Brush Removal ST. LOUIS CHAPTER SCOTT WOODBURY (636) 451-0850 -Native Seeds & Transplants [email protected] Meetings sually held first Wednesday of the month at -Woodland Transplants 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted; call Shaw Nature Gary Eldred Reserve for directions and info. Public welcome. May 2-Meeting and garden tour at Kathy Sandknop's. Midwest Prairies is locally owned and June 6-Meeting and home garden and native plant nursery tour at Gary SChimmelpfenig's. operated. Licensed by the WI Dept. of NEW YORK A,sriculture & Consumer Protection & Insured. CHENANGO VALLEY CHAPTER HOLLY STEGNER (315) 824-1178 Holly [email protected] For meeting location, date, times contact above. Proj- N1020 Vinnie Ha Ha Road, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-8712 ects expanded to include development of nature trail 920-563-3165 FAX: 920-563-3181 www.midwestprairies.com for Hamilton Central School, identifying/ labeling wild- flowers on three trails, landscaping with wildflowers and development of grounds of Habitat for Humanity, Hamilton. Members involved in planning, design, plant selection process for Wildflower and Native Species Garden on Hamilton Village Green and library addition.

NEW YORK CITY METRO/LONG ISLAND CHAPTER ROBERT SAFFER (718) 768-5488 CAJf/ we, Meetings will be held in the Members Room, Brooklyn How-- *yo"" Botanic Gardens, 1000 Washington Ave., Brooklyn. ea. WIL ) ONES YARD SIGNS OHIO Colorful aluminum sign proclaims "this land is in harmony with nature."- $25* COLUMBUS CHAPTER ea. WIL ) ONES JOURNAL REPRINTSAND BACK ISSUES MICHAEL HALL (614) 939-9273 Consult our Sept./Oct. 2001 issue for an index of articles. Meetings usually held second Saturday of the month (unless otherwise noted) at 10 a.m. at Innis House, Don't h(lve that issue? Then send $2 to receive a copy. Inniswood Metropolitan Park, 940 Hempstead Rd., ea. EAR.Y VERSION OF WILD ONES HANDBOOK Westerville. Meetings are free and open to the public. Created from "the best of" early Wild Ones May 12-Tour Shawnee State Forest, see spring flow- ers; led by Jim Stahl, retired resource manager, Metro- literatun" this handbook has especially useful politan Park District. Leave 10 a.m. from Inniswood informalion for Midwest residents.-$5* Metropolitan Park parking lot; lunch in West Union. ea. TAP STRYOF LEARNING VIDEO June 9-Member yard tours. Meet 10 a.m. at Clyde A Wild Jnes-produced video for parents, Dilley's yard, 2600 Mt. Holyoke Rd., Upper Arlington. teachers and community groups, featuring OKLAHOMA Lorrie 0 to. Introduce your neighbors to CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CHAPTER outdoor school natural areas.-$25** MICHELLE RAGGE (405)466-3930 Meetings usually held second Tuesday of the month at e4. WIL I ABOUT WILDFLOWERS 6:30 p.m., in the 2nd floor conference room, Hanner VIDE D OR CD-ROM Hall, Oklahoma State University. Public welcome. A show ase of Midwestern seasonal 3rd Saturday of the month-Monthly work day at the blooms, their identities and habitats. environmental center located at Hwy 33 and Coyle Includes "how to" advice.-$25. * * Rd., Payne County. For more info call above number. WISCONSIN CENTRAL WISCONSIN CHAPTER */ncludes S&H. * * $5 S&H for first item, $2 for each additional. PHYLLIS TUCHSCHER (715) 384-8751 [email protected] For additional information, contact Donna by [email protected] Meetings usually held fourth Tuesday of the month, 7 or callin 3 (877) FYI.WILD (sorry, charge cards not accepted). Mail your check p.m., Rooms 1&2, Portage County Ext. Building, 1462 (payable to Wild Ones) to: Wild Ones Merchandise, P.O.Box 1274, Appleton, WI Strongs Ave., Stevens Point, unless otherwise noted. May 5-A tour of Powers Bluff to see spring flora in 54912-1274. Your chapter may offer these items and more at your regular meetings. rich sugar maple woods, with Robert Freckmann. Meet

MAY/JUNE 2001 ea. WILD ONES JOURNAL 17 at west side of CNR building for carpooling at 9 a.m. or MENOMONEE RIVER AREA CHAPTER at Powers Bluff at 10 a.m. Bring a lunch. JAN KOEL. (262) 251-7175 June 28-Rebecca Christoffel will present "Animals of JUDY CRANE (262) 251-2185 the Prairie;' 7 p.m., Lettie Jensen Center in Amherst. Indoor meetings held 6:30 p.m., The Ranch Com- munities Services, N84 W19100 Menomonee Ave. FOX VALLEY AREA CHAPTER Contact Judy Crane for meeting information. CAROL NIENDORF (920) 233-4853 May 15-Fellow member Glen Grieger will share his [email protected] knowledge of pond ecosystems. DONNA VANBUECKEN (920) 730-3986 June 16 (Sat.)-Field trip to Bob Ahrenhoerster's [email protected] land, Monches Farms Nursery, with lunch stop. $5 Indoor meetings, 7 p.m., either Memorial Park Arbore- deposit and reservations required. Meet at the bus tum, 1313 E. Witzke Blvd., Appleton, or Evergreen Re- parking lot west of Shady Lane on Main St., 9:15 a.m. tirement Community, 1130 N. Westfield St., Oshkosh. May 24 (Thurs.)-Yard tour of woodland and/or wet- MILWAUKEE NORTH CHAPTER land spring ephemerals, 7 p.m. Watch chapter news- MESSAGE CENTER (414) 299-9888 letter for details. Meetings are usually held the second Saturday of the June 16 (Sat.)-Yard tour of early short grass prairies, month at the Schlitz Audubon Center, 1111 E. Brown 9 a.m. Watch chapter newsletter for details. Deer Rd., Bayside, at 9:30 a.m. May 12-Possible plant rescue. Call message center. GREEN BAY CHAPTER June 9-"Buckthorn and How to Deal with It." Wendy KATHIE TILOT (920)336-4992 Walcott teaches how to identify/remove invasive trees Meetings are usually held at the Green Bay Botanical and replace with suitable plants. Free, open to public. Garden, 2600 Larsen Rd. May 16-6:30 p.m. Woodland Plant Identification MILWAUKEE SOUTHWEST-WEHR CHAPTER Clinic and Walk, UW-Green Bay Arboretum. Bring field MESSAGE CENTER (414) 299-9888 guides; Pete Bradshaw will explain use of guides. Meetings are usually held the second Saturday of the UWGB's Gary Fewless leads tour. month at the Wehr Nature Center, 1:30 p.m. Pending-Woodland plant rescues; dates TBA. May 12-Carpool from Wehr to tour a woodland yard June 1-3-Members can participate in the Botanical and a wooded natural area. Garden Fair Native Plant sale, GBBG. June 9-"Show-Me Day" Visits to a number of mem- June 20-7 p.m. Yard tour; watch chapter newsletter. bers, yards to showcase specific features or projects.

MADISON CHAPTER ROOT RIVER AREA CHAPTER LAURIE YAHR (608) 274-6539 CARLA FREEMAN (414) 382-6415 [email protected] [email protected] Phone: 608.897.8641 • Fax: 608.897.8486 Meet at Olbrich Botanical Garden, 3330 Atwood Ave., Meet Sept-May, first Saturday of month, 1:30-3p.m., Riv- 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Public is welcome. email: [email protected] emend Nature Center, Racine, unless otherwise noted .. May 24-Shade plants and plant exchange. Speaker May 5-Rochester garlic mustard pull with Racine-' www.appliedeco.com to be announced. Kenosha Land Trust. Contact Nan: [email protected]. Subsidiary of Applied Ecological Services, Inc. June 30-Rain Garden Construction. Location and June 2-Native plant sale at Riverbend Nature Center; time to be announced time to be announced.

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Be Sure to Join Us for WILD ONES' ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE AUGUST 11 • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY If you haven't already registered for this year's annual meeting, refer to the Marchi April 2001 Wild Ones Journal (pp. 12-13) for details and a registration form or contact Portia Brown, (502) 454-4007, wildones-eon/[email protected]. Plans continue to develop and a notable speaker, Randy Seymour, author of Wildflowers 0/ Mammoth Cave and owner of Riders Mill Farm, is going to team up with The Nature Conservancy in making a keynote presentation on native warm-season grasses (NWSG). Riders Mill Farm has over 1,600 acres managed for wildlife with over 300 acres devoted to NWSG seed production. More news ... the Holiday Inn is offering Wild Ones members suites that sleep five+, have kitchenettes and have a living-room like area, all for just $70 a CONFERENCE night. Savings like that plus Louisville's Amtrak connection make travel practical JUNE 7-9-NATIVE PLANTS IN and affordable. But you must register soon to guarantee lodging. THE LANDSCAPE-:-Millersville, Pa. This year's tours and conference sessions will give you access to a broad Tours, workshops, plant sale, displays, selection of educational offerings. The annual meeting itself provides you the speakers including Colston Burrell, opportunity to observe and participate in the policy-making that directs Wild Richard Birr, Darrel Morrison. Contact Ones' course. And, not the least of the fun will come from socializing and Roma Sayre, Millersville University, networking with good-natured people who share your enthusiasm and interest P.O. Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551- in the environment. New members are especially encouraged to participate in 0302; (717) 872-3030. Wild Ones' biggest annual event.