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Events Archive: 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Upcoming Events

January 2026

Jan
21

Free National Webinar: "Intergenerational Care for Land and Community: A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer and Esther Bonney"

Hosted by Wild Ones National
This event has ended
Wednesday, January 21st, 2026
to (Central Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

In this special collaboration, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action. 

Together, they will explore questions such as:

How do we create opportunities for young people to have a voice and feel empowered, even when they are not homeowners or decision makers?What kinds of relationships and mentorships help people stay engaged in native plant work over decades?Why do stories, shared practices, and community invitations matter just as much as plant lists?

Robin and Esther will reflect on what invites people into this work, what keeps them here, and what elders and youth have to teach each other.

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February 2026

Feb
18

Free National Webinar: From Wasteland to Wonder with Basil Camu

Hosted by Wild Ones National
This event has ended
Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
to (Central Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Our upcoming webinar with Basil Camu explores practical, evidence based ways to heal suburban and urban landscapes by working with trees, soil, and natural systems, drawing on real world practices from Leaf & Limb and community centered models for restoring life where we live, work, and play.!  

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Feb
21

Seed Start and Swap Event

This event has ended
Saturday, February 21st, 2026
to (Central Time)
The Crosby Arboretum, 370 Ridge Rd, Picayune, MS, 39466 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Registration Required Hands-On/How-To Workshop Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

Bring seeds, take seeds, share some with new friends and pot up your seeds while you are here. Now, take your treasures back to your own green space or garden and watch them grow! This family friendly drop-in style program is free to members.

FREE to members/ Daily admission rates apply to non-members.

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March 2026

Mar
18

Free National Webinar: Rethinking Horticulture with Real Ecology presented by Joey Santore

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Wednesday, March 18th, 2026
to (Central Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.

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Mar
28

Bio Blitz & Plant walk

Saturday, March 28th, 2026
to (Central Time)
Tuxachanie Hiking Trail (West End Trailhead), 1815 Popp\'s Ferry Rd, Biloxi, MS, 39532 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity

Join us for a nature walk on the Tuxachanie Trail! We will walk and talk all things plants with local Master Naturalists to assist with plant ID. 

April 2026

Apr
11

Celebrate the Gulf Marine Education Festival

Saturday, April 11th, 2026
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War Memorial Park, Pass Christian, MS

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Youth Engagement Free Event

Come see us at the Celebrate the Gulf Marine Education Festival in 2026! We will have a booth with the MS Master Naturalist providing native plant outreach, native seed packets, and ways to get involved!

September 2026

Sep
16

Free National Webinar- September 2026

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Wednesday, September 16th, 2026
to (Central Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon! 

October 2026

Oct
21

Free National Webinar- October 2026

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Wednesday, October 21st, 2026
to (Central Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon! 

November 2026

Nov
14

Wild Ones Mississippi Gulf Coast Annual Members Meeting Members Only

Saturday, November 14th, 2026
to (Central Time)
TBD
Live Stream Available

Members Only Chapter Meeting Public Restroom Free Public Parking

Members will get together for a chapter meeting. This meeting will include chapter updates, reflection of the year, and plans for the future. Times and venue are subject to change. More details will be available as the date approaches. 

Nov
18

Free National Webinar- November 2026

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Wednesday, November 18th, 2026
to (Central Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon!