Wildones PA Ridge&Valley

05/30/2026

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Wildr Places

05/21/2026

📣 Volunteers Needed! 📣
If you're in the Johnstown area, this Friday there will be a planting event at Stackhouse Park, come on out and show your support!

Forecast says we’ll beat the rain 😅 Come help us plant 100+ trees this Friday at Stackhouse Park!

05/20/2026

Reciprocity Community Food Forest (Llyswen Neighborhood, Altoona) is officially on Google Maps!
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This will help our relationship with the City of Altoona.

★★★★★ · Garden

05/18/2026

05/12/2026

This Saturday we're planting one of our favorite suppressors: Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana, https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/plant-profile/FRV ).

Suppression might sound aggressive, but Wild Strawberry works quietly. It spreads by sending out runners along the soil surface, forming a dense living mat around the base of fruit trees. Plant them about a foot apart and within a year you have ground coverage thick enough to crowd out invasive species without chemicals or constant "weeding".

Wild Strawberry is native to Pennsylvania and supports butterflies and moths, feeds caterpillars and provides nectar to native bees. The berries are small, but they're genuinely good.

It earns its place in the guild by doing essential, quiet work.

Come plant some on Saturday at Native flower guild plantings around fruit trees at Reciprocity Community Food Forest

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