Chapter Events

From the St Charles City County Library Website:

Native Landscaping for Drought Tolerance– Learn about the importance of planning now for future drought. Explore how climate change is predicted to affect our growing season, precipitation patterns, and what native species you can plant to support wildlife and withstand drought.

 Dan  Pearson directs the St. Louis Audubon Society’s Bring Conservation Home program, providing ecological landscaping consultations, certification assessments, and outreach education to improve landscapes for the benefit of wildlife and human communities across the St. Louis region. 

He chairs the steering committee for the St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour and the Partners for Native Landscaping Series and was named “2022 Watershed Hero” by the River des Peres Watershed Coalition. Bring Conservation Home was awarded “Conservation Organization of the Year” by the Conservation Federation of Missouri in 2023.

This program is in partnership with Wild Ones St Charles Area Chapter, a nonprofit organization designed to promote the understanding of native plants, their benefits, and what they can provide for the environment both in private as well as public areas of landscaping.

A short member meeting will precede the event. 

Details coming soon! 

Chapter board meeting. 

Join us at Wild Things 2026 for an exciting lineup of workshops, presentations, and sessions from regional and national experts, plus meet & greets, video content, exhibitors, sponsors, and more! 

In this presentation, we will explore the basic principles behind good pruning practices, untangling much of the mystery of pruning, such as the age-old question: Where do I begin?

There will also be a brief discussion on tool selection, along with care and maintenance, followed by Q&A.

The presenter for this program is Dave Gunn:

Details coming soon! This will be a paid webinar with all proceeds supporting the Seeds for Education Program. 

Chapter Board Meeting

Winter Speaker Series

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The night sky and the stars are things of beauty. But that beauty goes much deeper than superficial appearance. 

Earth spends half of its existence under the night sky. This has a profound impact on life and its cycles. During this time, nature does a lot of important work —from cloaking the movements of migrating birds to enabling nocturnal insect pollinators. 

This presentation will explore the beauty of the stars through nightscape images and offer a brief glimpse at some intimate connections between nature and the night sky.

The presenter for this program is Dan Zarlenga:

When many photographers are putting their cameras away, Dan is usually getting his out!  Dan has been in love with the stars and the night sky all his life.  After spending years looking at the sky with telescopes, he took up photography in 2009.  It seemed only natural to bring the two interests together.  He especially enjoys the challenge of blending terrestrial and celestial subjects in the same image.

Dan likes to explore several forms of photography but has a special leaning towards landscapes and astro-landscapes.  He also likes to mix photography with another of his passions . . . hiking and occasionally backpacking.  Dan has served as MDC Media Specialist in St. Louis region since 2008.

His photography has appeared in multiple calendars and magazines, and is featured in several exhibits.

This program is in partnership with Wild Ones St Charles Area Chapter, a nonprofit organization designed to promote the understanding of native plants, their benefits, and what they can provide for the environment both in private as well as public areas of landscaping.

Details coming soon! 

Spring Emphemerals

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