Brandon Latorre – Founder and Executive Director
Director of Communications – Carol Massey
Cedar Smith – Carpenter
Daniel Couvertier – Head Gardener
A heartwarming Thank You to Michigan State University’s Department of Entomology for the 2022 Scriber Scholar Award in Butterfly Biology and Conservation. Donors J. Mark and Kathleen Scriber helped expand publicly accessible knowledge on Habitat Restoration & Butterfly Conservation, enhance opportunities for community engagement & involvement, and beautify the Potter-Walsh Neighborhood. These funds were used to purchase native Plant plugs and seeds, permanent educational plaques, a bench, a Little Free Library, a Peace Pole, and so much more!
A special Thank You to Michigan State University’s Alliance for Graduate Education & the Professoriate (AGEP). Funding was provided by the AGEP Scholar Award to trim tree branches to enhance sunlight availabilityto promote phoyosynthetic processes in Wild Wonder Community Prairie Garden. Funds were also used for other important materials such as compost, herbicide, outdoor supplies (shovels, hoes, rakes, gloves, auger bit attachment, wheelbarrow, etc), and so much more.
The Ingham County Land Bank’s Garden Program encourages and supports community-based beautification and gardening projects on vacant lots. Although Wild Wonder Community Prairie Garden is not part of the Garden Program, the Land Bank still reached out a helping hand. They donated enough compost/fertilizer for the sheet mulching process. Wild Wonder Garden is expanding towards other Garden Program Vacant Lots including Let’s Grow Together Community Garden and Butterfly Land.
A Big Thank You to all the local tree trimming companies that provided multiple dump trucks worth of mulch for free. Woodchips are an essential part of the sheet mulching process and also helps plants maintain moisture in summer drought conditions. This project would not have been possible without the woodchips. Additionally, the trimming job to open up the canopy was necessary to help plants get better light access.
If you have any questions, please email wildwondergarden@gmail.com. If you want to learn more about or participate in the restoration process, then don’t hesitate to reach out. We are always looking for a helping hand!