The Loess Hills chapter of Wild Ones promotes native landscapes, small and large, in Northwest Iowa, Southeast South Dakota, and Northeast Nebraska.
Join us on Tuesday, September 9th at 6pm at Jefferson Beer Supply for
Wild Things Welcome Happy Hour
with Native Plants & Seed Bomb Making!
Learn which native plants benefit pollinators and make your own seed bombs. And enjoy a Lemon Honey Wheat Ale brewed with local flowers and honey from a special hive located on the island of McCook Lake, in partnership with Issac Walton and Jovin’s Apiary.
Free to attend and open to the public with Native plant pop-up sale by Siouxland Prairie Farms. Food Truck will also be onsite.
Presented by Loess Hills Wilds Ones, Siouxland Prairie Farms, Jovin Apiary, & Jefferson Beer Supply.
Tour the beautiful Hilltop Gardens and shop for native wildflowers and grasses at the 2025 Fall Native Plant Sales.
September 12th (Members Only)
& September 13th, 2025 (Open to the Public)
Click Here for the List of Plants available at the Sale
Not a member, but want to Join Us (Click Here)
Proceeds from the sale are used for numerous native plant gardens and projects in the region, including individual and community grants to assist with native plantings.
Questions? Email us:
[email protected]
The Fall 2025 Grant application deadline has past, but if you missed it and are interested in a Grant, keep your eyes open for more opportunities in 2026!
And if you’re interested in our other activities, here’s a sampling of our Past Events:
Sunday, April 27th, was a great day for the Lincoln Way street cleanup at the South Ravine Park in Sioux City. And the Mexican themed food and drinks afterwards was fun, too. Thanks to everyone who came to help!
Thank You to everyone who came out to learn how to help our essential native pollinators on Saturday, March 8th at 10:00 a.m. at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center. Jamie Beyer’s program, ‘Pollinator Friendly Plants and Habitat’ included EASY and FUN ways to help these critters like planting beautiful nectar producing plants.
Thank you to those who joined us on cold, snowy morning to learn about: ‘Germinating Difficult Native Seeds’ with Rod Tondreau on Saturday, February 8th at 10:00 am at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center. Rod’s presentation was both interesting and insightful!
And if you missed it – Click Here for the video
Thank You to the ~ 100 people who attended our Winter Native Seed Sowing event on Saturday, January 11th at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center! We had so much fun, and we hope you did, too. Keep us updated on your winter sowing projects and feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Email us at [email protected].
Thank you, Mercedes, and to ALL who shared in the wonderful Tea Party!
Wildflower Walk!
We had SO much FUN! Thank you Dawn, for your expert guidance!
Loess Hills Wild Ones Sponsored
Stephanie Barelman
Thank You-We LOVED this presentation!
The New Midwesten Cottage Garden-
How the Heartland of America
Can Redefine
Whimsical Gardenscapes
with Native Plants.
Our own Danielle has THIS article in the LeMars Sentinel!
Click HERE for the full article!
We so enjoyed “Fall Wildflowers of Iowa” With Kara Grady
We had so much fun! July 15th 9AM-12PM. Garden Walks at three locations! 2023 Summer Plant Sale List
Thank you for Joining Us for the Native Plant Share and Tea Party! Sunday June 11th.
Thank you Julie and Cheri! We loved learning about:
“Rain Gardens” with Julie Perrault
Thank you, Sarah!
Sarah Nizzi from Xerces Presented:
“Site Prep, Plant Selection, and The Needs of Pollinators”
Sarah Nizzi with the Xerces society helped us learn about the steps to take in conserving and supporting pollinators at home.
Big or small, every conservation effort counts!
Sarah covered the habitat needs of pollinators, site preparation, plant selection, and more!
Thank you Barry, this was amazing!
“Roots of the Past; Rooting for the Future”
was hosted Sunday January 8th, 2023
Barry Mateer shared his observations and ventures since returning to his childhood farm home after 40 years of teaching in Nepal and Japan. The discovery of two sets of 2nd great-grandparents on land abstracts set off a series of quests to help ensure native plants, birds, and pollinators could have a safe haven on the land which settlers first claimed in 1851
What a HUGE success!! Thank you to EVERYONE who attended the:
2022 Seed Share and Annual Meeting
We shared a brief recap of our year, and voted on our Officers for 2023!
We received Native Seed Planting Suggestions,
& Propagation Techniques such as Winter Sowing and Native Crop Circle Sowing.
We met fellow seed enthusiasts!
We gained NEW members!
Thanks, Dianne for the great photos and descriptions from 2020! Check those out HERE!
LHWO Seed Share 2022 Plant Table
Prairie Moon Germination Codes
Thanks for the Tour of Stevenson’s Tract led by James Baker, Western Iowa Land Steward for The Nature Conservancy.
We looked at the Joy Hollow complex, including the woodland area and adjacent hillside prairie, and discussed the future restoration plans for the property. Immediately after the tour everyone was invited to socialize at a nearby private residence. Chili and Cinnamon rolls were served, and two cozy fire pits were available!
Stevenson’s Tract is located on Butcher Road which intersects Hwy 12, approximately 14 miles north of the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center.
Co-hosted by Iowa Prairie Network, Loess Hills Wild Ones, and Northwest Iowa Group Sierra Club.
Thanks, Dotty and Bill. We had so much fun!
We learned so much with our:
Seed Collecting Education & Social @ Bill & Dotty’s Prairie Hills
Experienced High Quality Iowa Loess Hills Original Prairie!
Helped collect seed for local prairie restoration and gardens.
Kept seed samples of many species.
Observe results of ongoing restoration & reconstruction efforts!
We needed: Pruning shears, gloves, water, & clothing appropriate for walking through high prairie grasses
Social, snacks, & beverages followed the harvest.
Our own Tom and Cheri were interviewed by Amber at KTIV!
Click for video!
Our featured recorded programs:
2022 Spring Plant Sale: “Meet the Plants!”
Fabulous Wildflowers in Fowler Forest
May 2, 2021
Dawn Snyder, Woodbury County Education Programs Director, takes us on a virtual tour of the Fabulous Wildflowers in Fowler Forest. Dawn has tons of fun facts about our native Spring Ephemerals. After being inspired by Dawn, you might just want to take a drive and check out the wildflowers for yourself.
