The Waterloo-Wellington Wildflower Society
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NOTE: Meetings are normally held at the Evergreen Center, 683 Woolwich Street, Guelph (ON) starting at 7:15 p.m.
| Dec | ANNUAL MEMBERS' NIGHT | |
| Nov | ||
| Oct | ||
| Sept | ||
| summer break | ||
| June | Annual General Meeting | |
| May | Plant Sale at Guelph Farmer's Market | |
| April | ||
| Mar 19 | SEED WORKSHOP | focus on ferns and ephemerals |
| Feb 20 | Native Woody Plants & the Elm Recovery Project | Sean Fox, Arboretum Naturalist |
| Jan 16 | Surprise Guest! | TBA |
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| Dec | ANNUAL MEMBERS' NIGHT | Members bring their own botanical slides |
| Nov 21 | TBA | |
| Oct 17 | Tour of U of G's Biodiversity Institute | F. Ross Hallett |
| Sept 19 | Fern Identification & Spore Propagation | Allan Anderson, co-author of Flora of Wellington County |
| summer break | ||
| June 20 | Annual General Meeting/BBQ Event @ Allan Anderson's | |
| May 26 | Plant Sale at Guelph Farmer's Market: More than $800 collected! | Plant Sale at Guelph Farmer's Market |
| April 18 | Seed Collecting, Cleaning & Storage | Ann Ironside, Master Gardener |
| Mar 21 | SEED WORKSHOP - Spring Ephemerals & Ferns | Bovey Building, University of Guelph |
| Feb 22 | Urban Landscapes | Mathis Natvik |
| Jan 17 | Seed Cleaning Techniques | Ann Ironside, Master Gardener |
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| Dec 20 | ANNUAL MEMBERS' NIGHT | |
| Nov 15 | Native Fern Slide Show | Walter Muma |
| Oct 18 | Tallgrass & oak savanna garden restoration | Graham Buck |
| Sept 20 | Bog Plants | Dr. Bill McIllveen |
| summer break | ||
| June 21 | Annual General Meeting/BBQ Event @ Brisson House | |
| May 27 | Plant Sale at Guelph Farmer's Market | Plant Sale at Guelph Farmer's Market |
| April 17 | Wildflower Picture Show | Walter Muma |
| Mar 15 | SEED WORKSHOP - Plants for Hummingbirds | Potting Shed, Botany Greenhouse |
| Feb 15 | Botanical Slide Show - CANCELLED due to CUPE strike | Bill McIlveen, former MOE & local Naturalist |
| Jan 18 | Botanizing the Bruce | Beth Kummling, Exec. Director of Bruce Trail Association |
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| Dec 21 | ANNUAL MEMBERS' NIGHT | |
| Nov 16 | Roots & Shoots in Wellington County | Jane Goodall, Founder of Roots & Shoots |
| Oct 19 | Green Roofs | Brian Roth, Landscape Architect |
| Sept 21 | Wellington County Stewardship | Larry Halyk, Local Stewardship Coordinator |
| summer break | ||
| June 21 | Annual General Meeting/BBQ Event | |
| May 28 | Plant Sale at Guelph Farmer's Market | Plant Sale at Guelph Farmer's Market |
| April 20 | Ginseng | Dr. John Proctor, University of Guelph |
| Mar 16 | SEED WORKSHOP | Potting Shed, Botany Greenhouse |
| Feb 16 | Management of GRCA Forests | Virginia Gauley, GRCA |
| Jan 19 | Tree & Weed Issues | John Benham, Tree & Weed Inspector for Wellington |
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| Dec | ANNUAL MEMBERS' NIGHT | |
| Nov 17 | Bee Pollination | Jim Dyer, University of Guelph |
| Oct | ||
| Sept 15 | About the Nature Conservancy of Canada | Representative of the Nature Conservancy of Canada (TBD) |
| summer break | ||
| June 16 | Annual General Meeting/BBQ Event | |
| May 23 | Plant Sale at Guelph Farmer's Market | |
| April 19 | Carnivorous Plants | Dr. Bill McIllveen, Naturalist |
| Mar 18 | Seed Workshop | potting shed of the Botany greenhouse, University of Guelph |
| Feb 18 | Naturalization of a Union Gas Property | Jeff Thompson, Nursery Manager & Ecological Consultant |
| Jan 21 | How to Build a Pond in a Day | Reinhard Krampitz, Landscape Designer |
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| Dec 17 | ANNUAL MEMBERS' NIGHT | |
| Nov 19 | Sustainable Gardening | Brad Peterson, OALA |
| Oct 15 | Germination of Hard-to-grow Native Plants | Paul Shepherd, Owner & Operator of Grand Moraine Nursery |
| Sept 17 | Plant Identification using Newcombe | Allan Anderson & Carole Ann Lacroix |
| summer break | ||
| June 18 | Annual General Meeting: W-WWS BBQ at Krampitz Residence | |
| May 24 May 11 & 18 |
Plant Sale at Guelph Farmer's Market Little Tract Biological Inventory |
Grossed more than
$1,000! Various volunteers participated |
| April 16 | The History of Herbal Medicine | Carole Ann Lacroix, Botanist & Herbarium Curator at the University of Guelph |
| Mar 18 | Seed Workshop | Various volunteers participated |
| Feb 19 | Butterflies & Their Host Plants | Bill MacIllveen, Botanist & Field Naturalist |
| Jan 15 | Restoration of the American Chestnut | John Gerrath, University of Guelph |
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| Dec 18 | ANNUAL MEMBERS' NIGHT | bring 10 - 20 of your favourite wildlflower slides and give us a show! |
| Nov 13 | Stewarding Clear Creek Forest | Graham Buck, Nature Conservancy of Canada |
| Oct 16 | Propagating Native Plants | Allan Anderson, Naturalist & Orchid Expert |
| Sept 18 | Red Cloud Cemetery - Restoration of a Rice Lake Plains Jewel | Larry Lamb, Professor of Botany, University of Waterloo |
| summer break | ||
| June 19 | Annual General Meeting | |
| May 19 | Plant Sale at Farmer's Market | |
| April 18 | The Dirt on Purple Loosestrife | Carole Ann Lacroix, Herbarium Curator and MSc Candidate, University of Guelph |
| Mar 20 | The Challenge of Biodiversity Information | Ross Hallett, Professor of Physics, University of Guelph |
| Feb 13 | Wild Hyacinth and the Erie Islands | John Ambrose, Professor of Botany & Restoration Ecology |
| Jan 16 | Gardening with Native Shrubs, Part II | Glen Lumis, Professor of Horticulture, University of Guelph |
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| Dec 19 | MEMBERS' NIGHT | bring 10 - 20 of your favourite wildlflower slides and give us a show! |
| Nov 14 | Orchids of Ontario | Allan Anderson, Botanist & Naturalist |
| Oct 17 | Gardening with Native Shrubs, Part I | Glen Lumis, Professor of Horticulture, University of Guelph |
| Sept 19 | The Transition from Exotic to Native Plant Gardening | Paul Shepherd, Manager of Grand Moraine Growers |
| summer break | ||
| June | Annual General Meeting / Barbecue at the Frank's property | |
| May 19 | Plant Sale at Farmer's Market | coordinated by Carole Ann & Rachel Mahrer |
| April 18 | Purple Loosestrife: Friend or Foe? | Carole Ann Lacroix |
| Mar | Native Seed Workshop | |
| Feb 21 | Landscaping with Native Trees | Glen Lumis, Professor of Horticulture at the University of Guelph |
| Jan 17 | The Use of Mycorrhizas to Enhance Plant Growth | Vanessa Turner and Megan Andrews, University of Guelph |
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| Dec 20 | MEMBERS' NIGHT | Members present their favourite slides + fun & festivities |
| Nov 15 | The Flora of Iceland | Mary-Beverley Burton |
| Oct 18 | Ontario Tree Altas Project | Rob Guthrie, Project Co-ordinator |
| Sept 20 | Niagara Escarpment Ancient Trees Project | Pete Kelly, Cliff Ecology Research Lab |
| summer break | ||
| June 21 | Annual General Meeting | |
| May 11 | Plant Sale at Farmer's Market | Various volunteers |
| April 19 | Medicinal Plants | Colleen Simmons |
| Mar 15 | Oak Savanna and Woodland | Graham Buck |
| Feb 16 | The Ecology of Lakeside Daisy | ?? |
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| Dec 15 | MEMBERS' NIGHT | Members present their favourite slides + fun & festivities |
| Nov 17 | The Effects the Non-Native White Mulberry is Having on on the Rare, Native Red Mulberry | Kevin Burgess, PhD student, University of Guelph |
| Oct 27 | Schoolyard Naturalization | Henry Kock, University of Guelph Arboretum |
| Sept 15 | Important Plants in History (Plants & Human Use) | Dr. Usher Posluszny, Dept. of Botany, Univ. of Guelph |
| summer break | ||
| June 16 | Annual General Meeting & Walk in the Arboretum (U of G) (name change to Waterloo-Wellington Wildflower Society approved; Dogtooth to be newsletter name). | |
| May 29 | Walk / Plant Inventory in Little Tract (Guelph) | This trip was led by the Guelph Field Naturalists |
| May 15 | Plant Sale at Farmer's Market | We grossed $1663.40 - our best profit to date!! |
| April 22 | Restoring Paradise: Efforts to Restore Cootes Paradise in Hamilton | Tyler Smith, Restoration Ecologist, Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton |
| Mar 17 | Tallgrass Prairies of North America | Dr. Larry Lamb, Biologist & Naturalist, University of Waterloo |
| Feb 23 | Linking Plant & Fungal Diversity | Dr. John Klironomos, Mycologist & Ecologist, University of Guelph |
| Jan 20 | The History of Herbalism | Janice Canning, local herbalist |
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| Dec 16 | Members' Night | Members present their favourite slides |
| Nov 18 | Fascinating Flora of Huron County | Todd Farell, botanist & naturalist |
| Oct 21 | Creative strategies for getting rid of your lawn | Lorraine Johnson, botanist, author & president of Canadian Wildflower Society |
| Sept 16 | Landscaping with Prairie Wildflowers | Wildflower Farm Manager |
summer break
| Jun 17 | Open Executive Meeting | at Latino's Restaurant on Cork St. (Guelph) |
| May 20 | Propagating & Growing Orchids | Carla Zelmer, orchid expert & PhD student in Botany |
| May 3 | Woodland Spring Ephemerals in Oakville woodland | Leader: Don Scallen |
| Apr 15 | Restoring & Creating Natural Habitats at the Zoo | Dr. John Ambrose, Metro Toronto Zoo |
| Mar 18 | Everything you ever wanted to know about goldenrods and asters | Dr. John Semple, Plant Biologist, Waterloo University |
| Feb 18 | Old growth forests of the Niagara Escarpment & on cliffs around the world | Dr. Doug Larson, Cliff Ecology Research Group, University of Guelph |
| Jan 21 | Restoration & Naturalization in Your Garden and Beyond | Dan Kraus, Ecologist with ESP and manager of the Limestone Creek Nursery |
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| Dec 18 | Members' Night | Members present their favourite slides |
| Nov 18 | A Wildflower Parade | Hank Hedges, Naturalist, Professor and Author |
| Oct 16 | Growing Native Plants and their role in Native North American Culture | Ken Parker, Owner of Sweet Grass Gardens |
| Sept 18 | Restoration and management of parks in N.Y.C. | Brian Roth, Landscape Architect and Ecologist |
summer break
| Jun 21 | Visit to Sweet Grass Gardens Nursery | hosted by Ken Parker, Owner & Manager |
| Jun 18 | Guided walk in the Arboretum & Annual General Meeting | walk led by Carole Ann Lacroix |
| May 31 | NATIVE PLANT SALE | 8 am - noon at the Guelph Market, Guelph, ON |
| May 14 | How anyone can learn to draw nature | Todd Fell, Landscape Architect |
| Apr 23 | Native seed exchange workshop | hosted by Carole Ann Lacroix, Assistant Curator of the University of Guelph's Herbarium |
| Mar 19 | Beads, Rattles and Woodsmoke | Jack Lord, Naturalist at the Royal Botanical Gardens |
| Feb 19 | Factors affecting the restoration of floodplains | Jim Dougan, Environmental Consultant |
| Jan 15 | A tour of Ontario's alvars and their inhabitants | Claudia Schaefer, Botanist and Ecologist |
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| Dec 17 | MEMBERS NIGHT! | Bring slides of your favourite wildflowers, natural areas, etc. to show the group |
| Nov 12 | Ecosystem Land Classification and unique habitats in southern Ontario | Harold Lee, Senior Ecologist with the Minstry of Natural Resources (Ont) |
| Oct 15 | Carolinian Forests in Canada - an endangered habitat | Doug Van Hemessen, Ecologist |
| Sept 28 | Cdn Wildflower Society, National Group ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | hosted by the Dogtooth Chapter at the Arboretum Center starting at 10 am |
| Sept 17 | The Ontario Tree Atlas Project and tree identification in general | Rob Guthrie, Co-ordinator |
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