Upcoming Events

Join Wild Ones Western Pennsylvania for an inspiring discussion exploring how regenerative agriculture and native plants can work together to create healthier, more resilient landscapes. 

Audubon Society of Western Pa, Education Director Chris Kubiak will share real-world insights from managing two apple orchards in Mercer County and Butler County, demonstrating how native plants can rebuild soil health, support pollinators, and provide natural pest control. 

This event is open to the public and offers practical ideas for anyone interested in sustainable agriculture, natural landscaping, and native plant stewardship.

Please use this link to attend this event: https://wildones-org.zoom.us/j/85281187441?pwd=yiCbaiu2GdkBdVRZ6LVUyh3VPtJ1uu.1

Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.

You’re Invited to our Members Only Spring Social

Come celebrate the start of the growing season with your Wild Ones community! 

This is our time to reconnect, and share what’s inspiring our native garden plans for the year ahead.  Whether you’re full of ideas or just getting started, we’d love to hear what you’re dreaming up.

Potluck Dip Lunch
Bring your favorite dip to share OR the best dippers — sweet or savory, homemade or store-bought. 

When you register, you’ll be able to let us know what you’re bringing.

Relaxed, social, and full of good conversation — we hope you’ll join us!

Join our host Melinda Guinn as she tours us around Salamander Park.

Salamander Park is a 17-acre natural area in Fox Chapel Borough featuring a stream (Sycamore Run), mature forest, and a rare vernal pool that supports Spotted Salamanders and Wood Frogs.

In 2023, volunteers — including AP Environmental Science students — began removing invasive privet and other woody species to prepare the site for second graders to plant native trees during annual field trips. This collaboration between local schools, Audubon Society of Western PA, and Fox Chapel Borough earned the 2024 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence.

Since then, more than 1,000 students have participated in stewardship projects across the borough’s 500-acre park system. Scout-led surveys identified Hemlock Woolly Adelgid infestations, launching a treatment program. Large areas have been restored, making room for 5,000 native trees and shrubs representing more than 40 species.

An innovative partnership between volunteers and borough staff has also created a cost-effective invasive management system: volunteers identify and cut invasives, creating habitat brush piles, while licensed staff follow up with targeted stump treatments. This efficient approach has successfully restored large sections of the park while maximizing professional resources.

Explore this exciting transformation of two acres of former farmland into a thriving native plant landscape. 

Since purchasing the property in fall 2022, Cindie has been steadily converting open ground into a series of thoughtfully designed garden spaces that highlight the beauty and ecological value of native species. 

The site is also home to a growing native plant nursery, offering you a unique behind-the-scenes look.

This tour is a wonderful opportunity to see a young garden in active evolution, learn about the process of starting from scratch, and gather inspiration for your own native planting projects.

Please register and let us know how many people will be attending this garden tour.

We'll send an email with the address a few days before the actual event.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!