In Celebration of Nature, Aug. 22-24, 2008

From the Wild Ones:

IN CELEBRATION OF NATURE, Wild Ones annual meeting and conference, a weekend seminar on native landscaping, will be held for the first time in the Fox Valley Friday through Sunday, August 22-24, 2008. Open to the public, the conference is hosted by national Wild Ones and the Fox Valley Area Chapter of Wild Ones.

Sunday’s Keynote speaker, internationally known naturalist Neil Diboll, owner of Prairie Nursery in Westfield will speak about "What’s on the Horizon? The Future of natural landscaping." Banquet keynote is Dr Gregory Summers, author and professor of environmental history at UW-Stevens Point, will speak on "Environmentalism in the Fox River Valley and the rest of the USA."

Other speakers include Ann Rosenberg on "Raptors: Up Close & Personal," Anita Carpetner on "Birds, Bugs and Butterflies," Connie Ramthun on "Favorite Prairie Forbs and Grasses," and David Kopitzke on "Fun Facts about Woodland Plants."

A series of free leadership workshops will be held on Saturday afternoon. Activities will be held at the Wild Ones Ecology Center in Neenah and Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin.

For more information, call Donna at 920-730-3986 or register on-line.

Thank you.

Donna VanBuecken, Executive Director
Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes

Wild Ones promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities. Wild Ones is a not-for-profit environmental education and advocacy organization.