WOK members Beth Flynn and Christa Walck welcomed chapter members to their homes skirting the west side of the Keweenaw Peninsula July 24 for a Show Me, Help Me visit. Beth has a magnificent fenced-in, deer-proof vegetable garden which is gradually getting shaded by a line of trees. Members encouraged her to plant natives in […] Continue reading "Fun and Food Up the Keweenaw"
An article about our 2021 sale, “Keweenaw Wild Ones: Sale, Lesson in Local Plants,” appears in the June 22, 2021, edition of the Daily Mining Gazette. Authored by staff writer Chris Jaehnig, it provides information on the sale and quotes Marcia Goodrich singing the praises of native plants. Continue reading "Native Plant Sale Featured in Daily Mining Gazette"
As the bonds of COVID-19 lessened, Keweenaw Wild Ones and our guests had the great pleasure of accompanying naturalist Nancy Leonard on a ramble May 22 into the Michigan Nature Association’s Keweenaw Shores Sanctuary. Located just across Highway M-26 from Esrey Park, this rocky, winding path meanders through a variety of habitats. Our mission was […] Continue reading "A Walk in the Woods with Nancy Leonard"