Wild Ones St. Croix Oak Savanna, Stillwater, Minnesota

04/08/2026

Start making your native plant shopping list for this season! Here's a great place to get the plants you want. This is the largest native plant sale in the East Metro. Look for our Wild Ones table at the indoor Expo. Shop for your plants out in the parking lot where all the native growers set up their stands.

  June 6, 2026 9 am – 1 pm Market: Purchase MN native plants from multiple growers. No systemic insecticides. Expo: Learn to select and grow native plants for pollinators, […]

02/19/2026

Coming February 24-25-26. Register now.

Best Practices for Pollinators Summit February 24, 25, 26 in 202610:00 AM to 2:15 PM CST Register Here Join us for three days of live presentations with a wealth of experts and topics on ecologically sound land practices that promote pollinators, climate resilience, clean water and lands. Summit top...

11/17/2025

"...[P]rairie planting is based on the vast open spaces of the natural prairies. But it can also be used in a more modern and minimalist way, which is easier to incorporate on a domestic level."

Discover how to use prairie minimalism for maximum effect

10/31/2025

“The key take-home points are that if you take action for biodiversity in cities (through tree planting, or enhancing habitat in parks, or creating greenways), these actions will also likely yield benefits to human health”

Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world

10/09/2025

"A study by Rutgers ecologist Myla Aronson and colleagues has found “overwhelming” evidence that increasing biodiversity in cities – establishing parks, installing native plants and encouraging sustainable landscaping – can significantly improve human health."

A study by Rutgers ecologist Myla Aronson and colleagues has found “overwhelming” evidence that increasing biodiversity in cities – establishing parks, installing native plants and encouraging sustainable landscaping – can significantly improve human health.

10/08/2025

"Keystone species like oaks and willows can support hundreds of insects and birds. And when planted with “soft landings” underneath—areas of diverse native groundcover—they create layered habitat that supercharges your yard’s ability to support life."

Why Native Trees & Shrubs? Native trees and shrubs are the foundation of thriving ecosystems. They feed pollinators, shelter and feed birds, and bring beauty to your yard through every season. Unlike non-native ornamentals, native species evolved alongside local wildlife and provide the food and hab...

09/29/2025

The Secret Lives of Bumble Bees: Nesting & Overwintering

Webinar: October 2nd at Noon CST
When creating habitat for bumble bees, we need to provide places to nest and overwinter. But where do they spend the winter? What are best management practices for bumble bees for overwintering

When creating habitat for bumble bees, we need to provide them with places to nest and overwinter. But where do bumble bees nest? Where do they spend the winter? And how do you figure out best management practices for bumble bees if their nests and overwintering sites are almost impossible to find?....

09/29/2025

October 7th at 10 AM to 1 PM -- Bring your garden gloves, a shovel and trowel. It’s important to provide pollinator corridors in suburban and urban areas for pollinators.

Pollinator Planting Day: Lake Elmo and Stillwater Township

09/24/2025

State, federal agencies use wasps to slow the spread of emerald ash borer in Minnesota https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/news/2025/09/22/state-federal-agencies-use-wasps-slow-spread-emerald-ash-borer-Minnesota

09/10/2025

This is a multi-year biodiversity project at the new expansion of Big Marine Park in May Township of 1800 acres. This land is being acquired in phases by Washington County Parks. Since 1958, the Kelley family kept much of this tract of grasslands, forests, lakes, and wetlands in excellent condition . . .

Pollinator Friendly Alliance can accomplish important conservation projects in major part due to our partnerships. In 2024, we began a multi-year biodiversity project at the new expansion of Big Marine Park in May Township of 1800 acres. This land is being acquired in phases by Washington County P