Native plants are good for Michigan!
What does our native plant group do?
Formed in 2000, PLANT IT WILD is an independent, non-profit with 501 (c) (3) status, native plant group based in Northwest Lower Michigan. We have typically offered 5 educational programs and a variety of field trips from May to September each year. These programs and trips promoted a wide array of topics about native plants.
Our Board members have served multiple terms without any replacements. For this reason we are pausing our 2027 program season while we search for new leadership or can merge with another existing 501 (c) (3) organization that has a similar mission.
During this programming pause, we are continuing to update and maintain our website, Facebook page, and email. We have three members who are able to offer presentations to groups wishing to learn more about the importance of native plants to Michigan’s ecological environment.
We encourage anyone interested in PLANT IT WILD’S future to contact us. Our email is: plantitwild2day@gmail.com
The mission of PLANT IT WILD is to foster greater awareness and appreciation of the fragile natural environment of our region. Through direct efforts we work to preserve, protect, and promote the natural beauty of the area and its plant communities.
No Fertilizer…Native plant species are both ecologically responsible and low maintenance. There is no longer room for doubt that it is important for us to include more native plant species in our gardens and landscapes. Native plant’s natural adaptation allows them, once established, to thrive with little or no watering, little or no fertilizer, and little or no pesticides. There is also evidence that the widespread use of exotic plant species may have broken the complex and fragile food chains that support millions of migrating birds. This could be responsible, in part, for the dramatic decline in our migrating song bird population. Native plant species may not just be the low maintenance choice but the ecologically responsible choice.
Go Beyond Beauty is a program of the Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network (ISN) that encourages nurseries and landscapers to avoid selling some of the most invasive non-natives and instead to offer Michigan native plants. Consider asking the nursery where you shop whether they have signed the “Go Beyond Beauty” pledge. For more information go to http://habitatmatters.org/go-beyond-beauty/
None can have a healthy love for flowers unless he loves the wild ones
Forbes Watson (1880-1960)
