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April 2025

Apr
12

Meet the Plants & Roll-out the Grants

Saturday, April 12th, 2025
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Rd, Sioux City, IA, 51109 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

Loess Hills Wild Ones will share details of the native plants that will be available at the upcoming Spring Plant Sale. This is a great way to learn more about native wildflowers and grasses which can help you plan your own garden.

The program will also feature a rollout of the grants available for individuals and local organizations to apply for native plants.

Apr
27

Adopt-a-Street Clean-Up: Lincoln Way

Sunday, April 27th, 2025
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Parking Lot at South Ravine Park, Sioux City, IA, 51106 Map

Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Hands-On/How-To Workshop Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity

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.

May 2025

May
16

Spring Native Plant Sale - Members Preview Members Only

Friday, May 16th, 2025
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Tom & Cheri's Backyard, 2801 S Cecelia St, Sioux City, IA, 51106 Map

Members Only Family-Friendly Free Event Seed/Plant Sale Public Restroom Free Public Parking

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

May
17

Spring Native Plant Sale- Public Welcome

Saturday, May 17th, 2025
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Tom & Cheri's Backyard, 2801 S Cecelia St, Sioux City, IA, 51106 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Seed/Plant Sale Public Restroom Free Public Parking

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

July 2025

Jul
19

Morningside Garden Walk & Plant Sale

Saturday, July 19th, 2025
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Tom & Cheri's Backyard, 2801 S Cecelia St, Sioux City, IA, 51106 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Home/Private Garden Tour Seed/Plant Sale Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity Drinking Fountains

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.

August 2025

Aug
16

Metzger Garden Walk

Saturday, August 16th, 2025
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Metzger Gardens, 1250 Tucker Hill Dr, Hinton, IA, 51024 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Home/Private Garden Tour Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity Drinking Fountains

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. 

September 2025

Sep
18

September Wild Ones National Webinar

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Thursday, September 18th, 2025
to (Central Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon! 

October 2025

Oct
16

October Wild Ones National Webinar

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Thursday, October 16th, 2025
to (Central Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon! 

November 2025

Nov
20

November Wild Ones National Webinar

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Thursday, November 20th, 2025
to (Central Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon!