Events

Join us at the Oak Park Public Library-Main Branch for a presentation and workshop on gardening with native plants. Following a brief progress report from the Village's Office of Sustainability and Resilience on the Climate Ready Oak Park Green Infrastructure plan and the new parkway ordinance, various templates for potential parkway garden designs will be shared. Participants will have an opportunity to create their own parkway garden plans using the template in a workshop style setting with local experts on hand to answer questions and offer guidance as well as to learn more about participating organizations West Cook Wild Ones and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Beginner gardeners welcome! 

This event is brought to you in partnership with the library and The Village of Oak Park.

Join WILD ONES WEST COOK for a relaxed printmaking class and group gathering! We’ll spend time creating simple prints together, sharing snacks and drinks, and connecting as we plan for the season ahead. No printmaking experience needed—just come ready to make, mingle, and dream up what’s next for our local Wild Ones community.

If you're interested in printing on fabric--t-shirts, tote bags, patches, etc.--please bring those materials.  

Registration is through Schoolhouse Kitchen.  WOWC members can use code WILD for $5 discount.

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.

Members are welcome to attend.  We will open with a brief period for member comment before commencing business.  If you are a paid member and would like to attend, please email us [email protected] for address information. Please include your Membership ID. Your ID can be found on your Membership Page. 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!