Spend the day searching for wild fungi with local mushroom expert, Mike Potts on Saturday, May 20th. 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 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 […]
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 […]
Annoyed that you’re not seeing more wildlife?? Well, finding wildlife tracks is as close as it gets, and tracks are easier to find than animals! Join Naturalist and Amateur Tracker Nolan Richard in the field to find, discuss, and identify wildlife tracks. This is an introductory Wildlife Tracking Field class that introduces people to the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join our local mushroom expert Mike Potts for a slow-paced, off-trail walk through the woods and learn your way around the world of wild fungi. The emphasis will be on finding fungi and learning about identification and the diversity of mushroom species and how to sustainably harvest wild mushrooms. Edible and poisonous varieties will be […]
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 […]
