Upcoming Events

Join Wild Ones Western Pennsylvania for an evening exploring the powerful connections between native plants, pollinators, and the food we grow.

“From Pollinators to Plate: How Native Plants Support Productive Gardens” will bring together local experts to explore how native plants can help create healthier, more resilient, and more productive gardens and growing spaces. From supporting the bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects that make pollination possible to building greater biodiversity around our food systems, we’ll look at the many ways native plants can work alongside the plants we grow and eat.

Through engaging conversation and practical perspectives, attendees will discover how gardeners, growers, and communities can create spaces that nourish both people and the ecosystems around them.

Enjoy an evening of expert panel discussion, food, drinks, and opportunities to connect with fellow gardeners, growers, native plant enthusiasts, and community members at Spirit in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood.

Whether you grow vegetables in a backyard garden, tend a community plot, work in urban agriculture, or simply want to better understand the connection between native plants and our food system, this event will offer ideas and inspiration you can bring home.

Come hungry for food, conversation, and new ideas—and discover how planting for pollinators can help put food on our plates.

Bats are among the most important and misunderstood wildlife in our communities. Join experts from Bat Conservation International to explore how native plants, healthy insect populations, and thoughtful landscape design can help support bats. Learn about the ecological role of bats and discover practical ways to create habitat for North America's night flyers right in your own backyard.

Have you ever wondered how to create a more wildlife-friendly yard while helping your neighbors and community understand what you’re doing?

Join Wild Ones Western Pennsylvania and the Audubon Society for an informative Zoom program about the Certified Backyard Habitat program. Nick Stahlman and Alina Iwanowicz will explain the program, its many benefits, how certification works, and why having your yard recognized can help communicate that your natural landscaping is intentional—not an “unkempt” yard.

This is a great opportunity to learn more about an important program and discover how certification can support your wildlife-friendly gardening efforts.

Nick and Alina will do a Q&A following the presentation so bring all of your questions.

Zoom link for this event: https://wildones-org.zoom.us/j/82647475372?pwd=fn8rbyM97xnBubRodoHsjqffHgvGI5.1

Zoe Evans, rewilding coach and VP of Partnerships & Programs at Wildr shares a practical, science-informed framework for evaluating a home landscape, identifying its greatest habitat opportunities, and choosing actions that support more plants, insects, birds, and other wildlife.

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No yard required. Learn how native plants can turn patios, balconies, containers, and other small spaces into meaningful habitat for pollinators and other wildlife. This practical panel will cover plant selection, container design, seasonal care, and realistic ways to support biodiversity in limited spaces.

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Birds depend on healthy, connected habitats for food, shelter, nesting, and migration support. Join experts from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to explore how native plants and thoughtful landscape choices can support birdlife at home. Learn how gardens, yards, and community spaces can provide the insects, seeds, berries, cover, and habitat structure birds need throughout the year.

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Monarch butterflies depend on a network of habitats stretching across North America, and home landscapes can play an important role in their survival. Join experts from Monarch Joint Venture to explore the science behind monarch conservation, including the importance of milkweed, nectar resources, and regionally appropriate habitat. Learn practical ways to support monarchs through native landscaping and help sustain one of the world's most remarkable migrations.
 

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