Events Archive: 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Upcoming Events
January 2026
Free National Webinar: "Intergenerational Care for Land and Community: A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer and Esther Bonney"
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/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.
February 2026
Free National Webinar: From Wasteland to Wonder with Basil Camu
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/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.!
Seed Start and Swap Event
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.
March 2026
Free National Webinar: Rethinking Horticulture with Real Ecology presented by Joey Santore
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/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.
Bio Blitz & Plant walk
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
Celebrate the Gulf Marine Education Festival
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
Free National Webinar- September 2026
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
October 2026
Free National Webinar- October 2026
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!
November 2026
Wild Ones Mississippi Gulf Coast Annual Members Meeting Members Only
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.
Free National Webinar- November 2026
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Details coming soon!