Two walks in one!  The next WPPC Walk on the Wild Side for 2026 will start on Saturday, August 22 at 10:30am at Christ the King Church in Wonder Lake.  When that’s complete we’ll move a half mile down the road to the property of John Shiel, who was involved with the restoration of the church property.  John has been working on his natural yard for over 35 years.  About 20 years ago he started taking seed from his yard and putting it down in an old 2.5 acre pastured farmstead on the church property.  When he started finding species that he’d never seeded, he realized that this plot of land had never been plowed and still had an active native seed bank.  Please join us as we walk what is now known as St. Francis Prairie.  John will share his insights on the plot before we move to his quarter acre yard which he began restoring in 1989.  We’ll start at the church at 10:30 am, 5006 E. Wonder Lake Rd, Wonder Lake.

For more details and directions to the properties, please see the event listing.  All WPPC garden walks are free of charge and no pre-registration is required.  For a list of all walks for the 2026 season, see the garden walk page.