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2024 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/.
Soil Organic Carbon: Importance, Measurements, Misunderstandings, and Management
January 20, 2024
Dr. Gregg Sanford, Senior Scientist, UW-Madison, Agronomy
Natural Areas Management and Protection in Light of Climate Change
February 17, 2024
Zachary Kron, Southeastern Wisconsin Planning Commission
Gardeners Lead the Way: Practical Approaches to Gardening in a Changing Climate
March 16, 2024
Julie Hill, Horticulture Outreach Specialist and Member
Landscaping for Insects
April 20, 2024
Kerry Katovich, Entomologist, UW-Whitewater Biology Department Chair
Tour: Diverse Landscape of Native Trees and Shrubs at the Home of Wild Ones Members
May 18, 2024
Members only
Tour: Prairies, Woodlands, Plus the New Solar Array at the Home of Wild Ones Members
June 15, 2024
Members only
Tour: Trails, Ponds and Bridges on the Subdivision Grounds at a Private Home; Front Yard Garden Designed by Danielle Bell at the Home of Wild Ones Member
July 20, 2024
Members only
Walk: Off-trail Visit to a Remnant Mesic Prairie with Biologist Jared Urban, Department of Natural Resources
August 17, 2024
Members only
Special Event: Hummingbird Banding
Saturday, September 7, 2024, 7:30 - 9:30 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. Enjoy watching the banding and holding a hummer in hand! Children are welcome.
Special Event: Monarch Tagging
Sunday, September 8, 2024, 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.
Tour: Prairie, Fen and Savanna at a Private Home
September 21, 2024
Members only
Ice Age Trail Alliance: Glacial Topography and IATA's Work in Land Conservation and Restoration
October 19, 2024
Wisconsin’s Rare Plants
November 16, 2024
Presentation will be followed by Annual Membership Meeting and Election of Officers
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Kevin Doyle, Botanist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Happy Holidays!
December
No program in December.