Spend the day searching for wild fungi with local mushroom expert, Mike Potts on Saturday, June 3rd. Springtime in the southern Oregon Cascades offers an abundance of beautiful mushrooms, including some of the most sought-after wild mushrooms in the world. We will encounter edible and poisonous varieties and learn identifying features to confidently harvest your […]
Harry Fuller, author, birding guide and former resident of Ashland, will discuss the habits and habitat of the elusive great Gray Owl. Jackson County is a hotspot for this species. This county may have more resident Great Gray Owls than all of California, where it is endangered. Thankfully, the birds are breeding this year as […]
Hi there local Naturalists! I, Nolan Richard, am thrilled to lead a Lichen Hike from 10am-3pm on Saturday October 21st to Pilot Rock! This hike will serve as an introductory field lichen class focusing on lichen anatomy, biology, ecology, and of course… identification. I chose Pilot Rock for the diversity of habitats (young and old […]
On Monday April 8th, from 7-8pm, Northwest Nature Shop in Ashland will be hosting world renowned Mycologist and Scientist Michael Amaranthus who discuss spring fruiting mushrooms in Southern Oregon. Dr. Mike recently published "Fry, Thrive or Die", a fun pocket guide to western US mushrooms. Edible? Medicinal? Hallucinogenic? Poisonous? Dr Mike will share what you […]
Spend the day searching for wild fungi with local mushroom expert, Mike Potts on Saturday, May 18th. Springtime in the southern Oregon Cascades offers an abundance of beautiful mushrooms, including some of the most sought-after wild mushrooms in the world. We will encounter edible and poisonous varieties and learn identifying features to confidently harvest your […]
Spend the day searching for wild fungi with local mushroom expert, Mike Potts on Sunday, June 2nd. Springtime in the southern Oregon Cascades offers an abundance of beautiful mushrooms, including some of the most sought-after wild mushrooms in the world. We will encounter edible and poisonous varieties and learn identifying features to confidently harvest your […]
Co-author of A Forest of Your Own: The Pacific Northwest Handbook of Ecological Forestry, Seth Zukerman will discuss forest management and ecological forestry on Monday June 3rd at 7 pm at Northwest Nature Shop. From those who own forested property already to those who dream of someday having a forest to call their own and everyone […]
Learn why wildfire activity may actually decrease within the next decade, why fires are currently more intense and widespread, and how our forests have relied on fire to increase biodiversity for millennia. This easy and casual walk in the Ordson Todd Woods of Ashland will include novel facts and uses of native plants, and explain […]
Learn why wildfire activity may actually decrease within the next decade, why fires are currently more intense and widespread, and how our forests have relied on fire to increase biodiversity for millennia. This easy and casual walk in the Ordson Todd Woods of Ashland will include novel facts and uses of native plants, and explain […]
AN EVIDENCE-BASED HEALING PRACTICE Join Northwest Nature Shop and Julia Plevin Oliansky, author of The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing for a transformative nature experience. WHAT WE WILL DO: Learn history + science of shinrin yoku Move through a series of practices Close with a tea ceremony + snack SLIDING SCALE $5-15/person We will meet […]
