Events

Join us to clean-up a section of Lincoln Way along Sioux City's South Ravine Park.  We'll meet at the gravel parking lot at S. Ravine Park which is just East of the intersection of Lincoln Way and S.  Lewis Boulevard in Sioux City, IA.  

Hi-visibility vests and large orange plastic bags for collecting trash will be provided.  Bring your own water, trash picker, garden gloves, and wear sturdy walking shoes.    

This is always a very worthwhile event and we hope you will join us for a little productive outdoor recreation.

Celebrate Iowa Wildflower Month by joining us for a walk through this woodland to view the diversity of spring wildflowers. Brian Hazlett, local native plant expert and Briar Cliff Biology Professor will lead this walk along the Carolyn Benne trail in Stone State Park. 

Meet at the Carolyn Benne trailhead/Stone Park Lodge parking lot (near GPS Coordinates: 42.560658, -96.466828). 

Wear sturdy walking shoes. The trail meanders a creek bed with some hilly areas. 

For more information on the location, click the link to the Stone State Park map and look for the Carolyn Benne Trail (#9).  

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Sponsored by Woodbury County Conservation & Loess Hills Wild Ones.

Members Only Plant Sale Preview Event.  Members get reduced pricing and first choice at the plants today. 

Join at: https://loesshills.wildones.org

Spring Grant Awards will be announced at 5:30 p.m

Shop for native wildflowers and grasses at this public native plant sale.

Awarded Sioux City's Yard of the Year in 2022, Tom & Cheri Stewart have created an ever-expanding, backyard native garden paradise in Sioux City's morningside area that's both beautiful and ecologically significant.  Come walk the gardens and enjoy the pollinators who are also visiting!  

Then relax on a garden bench while enjoying some refreshments.  Or shop the native plant sale and pick up a few natives for your own yard.

Proceeds from the plant sale go towards funding native plant gardens in the Siouxland region.

The Metzger native gardens were started in Spring of 2020 by Danielle & James and are ever expanding with each passing year. Each garden has a name and was designed by Danielle using plants mostly from Loess Hills Wild Ones native plant sales.

Most of the rock borders for the gardens were transported from Danielle’s father’s farm located in Buena Vista County. Danielle has a love for grasses and sedges.  Her favorite wildflowers are the different species of Purple Coneflower Echinacea and Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa. Her love of the Monarch Butterfly is what sparked and ignited her joy of native gardening.

The garden tour is free, open to the public, and an open house format. Come and go as you please.  Refreshments and restrooms will be available.

The Loess Hills chapter of Wild Ones is a non-profit organization that promotes planting native landscapes, both small and large, in Iowa, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Native plants attract native pollinators and other wildlife, enhancing your home and the environment. 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!