Fun, casual, and educational – it’s an outdoor film night! Join us for our first Movie Night in the Nature Shop alleyway. We will be showing a couple of short wildlife films featuring stories from the Pacific Northwest. This event is free and family friendly! We will have chairs available, … Read More
Fun indoor smoke-free kids activities continue at Northwest Nature Shop, 154 Oak St. Ashland on Thursday August 16th 1-3 pm. Join student Zac for paper airplane making, and become fascinated with an introduction to the mechanics of flight. We will gather at 1pm indoors (with a/c!), but drop-ins are welcome … Read More
The smoke is still around so let’s get together and craft! Fun indoor smoke-free kids activities continue at Northwest Nature Shop, 154 Oak St. Ashland. On Wednesday August 8th 2-4 pm we’ll Make Animal Masks. We’ll have a variety of animal mask templates to choose from, and decorate them together … Read More
Fun indoor smoke-free kids activities continue at Northwest Nature Shop, 154 Oak St. Ashland on Thursday August 9th 1-3 pm with a kids Rubik’s Cube Demo and Workshop. Enhance your Rubik’s Cube skills at Northwest Nature Shop as kid experts demonstrate solving the puzzle in 30 seconds and then offer … Read More
Join the Northwest Nature Shop for a free kid’s crafternoon and creature your very own elegant mobile of Origami Cranes. All supplies included.
Recommended for ages 8-18
Please sign up in-store or call 541 483 3241 for RSVP at the 3pm or 4pm time slots – space is limited.
Come take refuge in the air conditioning, and bring the kids in for some slime time! A surprisingly no-mess activity that kids enjoy, will be led by Northwest Nature Shop owner Marie Uhtoff. All supplies will be included. Wednesday August 1st, come anytime between 1-3 pm.
This is a FREE Crafternoon … Read More
In the mid-1600s, most people believed frogs, mice, and insects generated spontaneously from mud, dung or dead animals, and were evidence of the devil’s presence. Young Maria Sibylla Merian collected insects and recorded metamorphosis by painting insects in secret. Her very passions put her at risk of being charged, sentenced, and … Read More
Join us for this free talk! During this fire season, take some time to learn about some of the best practices that land managers can use and how to work with fire as a tool for forest health.
It’s more important now, more than ever, to learn about forest fire and … Read More
Summer skygazing at NW Nature Shop. Look through a telescope to discover the beauty of our night sky. Friday July 13th 9-10 pm. Free
by Jeanine Moy, Northwest Nature Shop Naturalist
Southwest Oregon hosts amazing places to go swimming.
Our backyard public-lands boast alpine lakes, wild rivers, and tumbling waterfalls on Cascade volcanic rocks and steep Siskiyou drainages. This region is marked by aquatic refuges for people and wildlife alike. Before you go, make sure to … Read More