2023 Programs
The Kettle Moraine Wild Ones meets at 10 AM (unless otherwise noted) on the third Saturday of each month except December.
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Indoor programs are given at the South Kettle Moraine State Forest Headquarters, Eagle, Wisconsin: S91 W39091 Highway 59 (one mile west of Eagle). Outdoor programs, April to September, are held in various locations and are for members only. No dogs allowed.
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Membership: Basic annual family membership is $40. For more information, email KMWildOnes@gmail.com. To join: wildones.org/membership/.
Ecological Responses to Climate Change: Lessons from the Past
January 21, 2023
Dr. Jack Williams, Professor of Geography, UW Madison
Wetland Mitigation along the Mukwonago River
February 18, 2023
Meghan Wersel, Executive Director, Waukesha Land County Land Conservancy
Dragons and Damsels (Odonates) Frequent our Gardens
March 18, 2023
Kurt Huebner, Wisconsin Dragonfly Society
UPDATED: Trees, Bugs, and Dad Jokes: A Rambling Adventure in Arboriculture
April 15, 2023
Kevin Nolan, Certified Arborist
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Join Certied Arborist Kevin Nolan for a (hopefully) entertaining discussion on the importance of utilizing native plants for habitat creation. We will also take a journey through the wild world of integrated pest management before circling back to some other stuff.
Tour: Woodlands at Home of Wild Ones Member
May 20, 2023
Members only
Prairie Walk: Lapham Peak State Park in Delafield
June 17, 2023
Members only
Tour: Property and Adjacent Trails at Home of Wild Ones Member
July 15, 2023
Members only
Tour: Prairie Pockets at a Park and School
August 19, 2023
Members only
Special Event: Hummingbird Banding
Saturday, September 9, 2023, 7 - 9:00 AM
Micky O’Connor, an ornithologist at the Milwaukee Zoo, will again be banding hummingbirds at a member’s home. The owners have landscaped their 30-acre property to attract wildlife of all types. Every year, banding efforts have been very successful including their recapture in 2019 and again in 2022 of a female banded in 2014! Enjoy watching the banding and holding a hummer in hand! Children are welcome.
Special Event: Monarch Tagging
Sunday, September 10, 2023, 1 - 3:00 PM
Wild Ones members and Rock County Conservationists will gather at a member’s home to tag Monarch Butterflies. A short talk on monarchs with instructions on how to tag monarchs will be followed by hands-on netting and banding of monarchs. The owners have created a Monarch Wayside Station and have landscaped their 30-acre property to attract wildlife of all types. Monarch banding has been helpful in determining monarch migration and winter sites. Children are welcome.
Walk: Goldenrod and Aster Identification with Ecologist Dan Carter, The Prairie Enthusiasts
September 16, 2023
Members only
Members' Native Seed Exchange
Date TBD - Details will be emailed to members.
Native Wisconsin Orchids
October 21, 2023
Laurie Yahr, Wild Ones Madison Chapter
Habitat Management Considerations for Wisconsin’s Amphibians and Reptiles
November 18, 2023
Presentation will be followed by Annual Membership Meeting and Election of Officers
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Josh Kapfer, Professor and Certified Wildlife Biologist, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Happy Holidays!
December
No program in December.