Resources
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Web Sites
1. Wild Ones chapter web site, the chapter website has many links to
native plant information.
o http://foxvalleyarea.wildones.org
o Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes 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.
2. Wild Ones national web site has information pertaining to the national
organization. The Wild Ones Journal (every other month, publication) is
an invaluable resource.
o You can always find plant & seed sources, information on germinating
seeds, landscaping practices, pollinators, chapter information, etc.
3. Wild Ones National Headquarters, Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural
Landscapes
2285 West Butte des Morts Beach Road, Neenah,
Wisconsin 54956-1008
o http://www.wildones.org/eco/center/
o Monthly meetings are held at the Wild Center. Currently we have a staff
member on site from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. However,
the grounds are accessible at all times.
4. Prairie Nursery website, Neil Diboll’s prairie nursery catalog is a great
site for plant identification with color photos of all the plants for the
Midwest.
o http://www.prairienursery.com
Publications
1. Wild Ones Handbook
ALL THE LIFE THERE IS
 The Diversity of Life
THE LANDSCAPE THAT WAS, IS, WILL BE
 Prairie Plants Evolved To A Harsh Climate
 Forest Cathedrals
 The Influence of Effluence: Wetter Is Better
 Today's Lawns
 The English Burgher Lawn Aesthetic
 Can Lawns Kill?
 On The Edge of A Sustainable Landscape
WHAT EVERY WILD ONE SHOULD KNOW
 How to Naturally Landscape Without Aggravating Neighbors and Village
Officials
 Important Causes of Hay fever
 Observational Design
 References
 It Starts With The Soil
 Removing Vegetation
 Handling Wild Seed
 Buying Seed: Pretty Packages No Substitute For Patience and Local
Seeds
 Planting A Prairie
 Prairie Maintenance
 Planting A Woodland
o Native Grasses, Ferns, Sedges and Rushes
o Less-Common, High-Quality Native Trees and Shrubs for the
Upper Midwest
 Creating A Water Garden
 Landscaping For Wildlife
o Native Plants for Butterfly Gardens
o Native Plants for Birds
WOOD PROJECTS
o Bird House
o Bat House
o Wattle Fence
o Aldo Leopold Bench
PLANTING POLICIES
O AGGRESSIVE SPECIES
o Species that are Pests in Midwest
Natural Areas
Newly revised to include a wider variety of native landscaping ecoregions, this
comprehensive guidebook continues the tradition of “how to” information, along
with a newly developed list of book resources. You can order a copy for just $10
(includes shipping and handling) at our Wild Ones Store. Wild Ones Landscaping
with Native Plants is also available on-line at Environmental Protection Agency
web site.
DVDs
1. Doug Tallamy Presentations on DVD, $10.00
Toward Harmony with Nature 2014, Native Plants, Natural Landscapes
Part 1: “The Value of Having Native Plants in our Yards”
Part 2: “Creating Healthy, Biodiverse Neighborhood Corridors”
We now have Doug Tallamy’s (award winning author of Bringing Nature Home:
How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens) most recent presentations
available for you on DVD. Filmed with a live audience during the January Wild
Ones Fox Valley Area “Toward Harmony with Nature Conference,”
the presentations are in two parts. Part 1: “The Value of Having Native Plants in
our Yards” (approx. 1 hr.) and Part 2: “Creating Healthy,
Biodiverse Neighborhood Corridors” (1-1/4 hr. plus Q&A)
along with the added bonus of the Wild Ones song written
and sung by folksinger Steve Hazell (Intro & song approx.
1/4 hr.).
Available on the Wild Ones website:
http://foxvalleyarea.wildones.org