Wild Seed Blog
Join our Team
by Wild Seed Project
We’re hiring a Director of Development. About the role: We are seeking a creative fundraiser and dynamic community builder to join our leadership team as Director of Development. A new […]
Building Biodiverse & Climate-Resilient Habitats
by Wild Seed Project
Building biodiverse and climate resilient habitats require a deliberate shift from human-centered, intensively managed landscapes to humans sharing their lands with the rest of nature. It is an intentional practice […]
2024 Open Call for Artists
by Wild Seed Project
Wild Seed Project is pleased to announce our inaugural Open Call for Artists. The selected artist will be awarded a $5,000 stipend and will work closely with WSP staff to […]
Join our Team
by Wild Seed Project
We’re looking for a new E-Commerce Manager to oversee all aspects of our online shop, including inventory management, sourcing, order fulfillment, and customer support. The E-Commerce Manager also manages our […]
Supporting Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik
by Wild Seed Project
Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik (APCAW) is a group of Indigenous and non-indigenous researchers, Tribal members, and forest caretakers working together to bring more awareness of the cultural and ecological […]
The Gardener’s Dilemma: Wild-type Plants or Nativars?
by Mark Richardson
The answer lies in genetic diversity. *This article was originally published in Wild Seed magazine Volume 3, pp. 14-17. A spring trip to a garden center to seek out new […]
How to Make a Meadow
by Heather McCargo
Meadows are beautiful dynamic habitats with rich populations of plants and animals, and unfortunately, they have been reduced substantially in the last 50 years. Contributing to their decline is the […]
How to Find Native Plants
by Heather McCargo
Finding native plants to purchase can be challenging for native species enthusiasts. Small local growers of nursery stock have nearly disappeared, and today many nurseries purchase plants that have been […]
Leave the Leaves!
by Anna Fialkoff
Protecting Habitat through the Winter: Leave the Leaves! While planting native plants is an essential step toward creating habitat, how we tend our plantings determines whether we can sustain and […]
Spring “Cleanup” in the Meadow
by Gregg Raymond
We share our meadow with many living things, and we do our best to keep them happy. Each fall, we leave the dead stems and seedpods standing to provide winter […]
