The Wild Ones will offer four tours in conjunction with their upcoming annual meeting/conference, “In Celebration of Nature,” Aug. 22–24.
The tours will be Sunday morning, Aug. 24.
The prairie restoration done by Bob and Carol Niendorf of Omro offers a spectacular view of what the shore of prehistoric “Lake Oshkosh” must have looked like. With the help of Prairie Nursery, over a period of time the Niendorfs have converted most of their yard to prairie garden. Also included in this tour will be a short stop at the Sheldon Nature Area/Oakwood Environmental Charter School restoration project in Oshkosh. Steve Maassen will be on hand to answer any questions.
A large rain garden will be the focus of Ann Rosenberg’s natural landscaping at her Neenah home. Rosenberg’s original planting was a prize for winning the Fox Valley Area Chapter of Wild Ones Extreme Yard Makeover Contest several years ago. This is also where Rosenberg carries on her raptor rehabilitation.
Introducing the restoration efforts planned at the Wild Ones new Institute of Learning and Development at 2285 Butte des Morts Beach Road in the Town of Menasha will be James Havel, a wetland/restoration ecologist with NES Ecological Services in Oneida. This discussion will also include wildlife management plans.
Prairie and woodland remnants and wildlife ponds and swamp make up the natural environment found at Marilyn and Ron Stroud’s Larsen home. Of added interest is the 15-acre restored prairie planted in 1998, along with other natural things of interest on this 35 acre homestead.
For more information, call Donna, (920) 730-3986. To register online go to http://www.for-wild.org/conference/2008/ecocenter.html.
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