Thursday January 17th 6:30pm - 8:00pm Hear tales of adventure and learn a few tricks of the trade from three local enthusiasts. Through-hiker Steve Cossin will share tips of how to 'go light' from his experience hiking the PCT. Kayaker Elliot Drake-Maurer will tell stories of his solo trip adventure down the entire […]
Thursday January 17th 6:30pm - 8:00pm The Klamath Basin is one of the top birding locations in the nation, and is one of the largest migratory stopovers for birds in the western United States. Winter is the peak of raptor and waterfowl concentrations in the lower Klamath Wildlife Refuge. After many years of bird watching in […]
Author, historian, backcountry adventurer William Sullivan has just done a complete update the hiking guide book for Central Oregon – huge changes because of fires and an upcoming permit system. He is also doing new printing of “100 Hikes in Southern Oregon” next month that includes the Jack-Ash Trail and updated information related to recent […]
Nick Meyers, Longtime Climbing Ranger & Avalanche Specialist for the U.S. Forest Service's Mount Shasta Ranger District, is the foremost expert on the ever-changing climbing conditions on Mt. Shasta. Join Northwest Nature Shop, 154 Oak St. Ashland, for this presentation on Thursday May 9th at 6:30 pm as Nick helps you prepare for a safe […]
Sure to be a visual and intellectual delight! Local author David Lee Myers’ new book “Wings in the Light: Wild Butterflies in North America,” encourages us to engage nature in our own yards, countrysides, and wildish public lands. Photographs feature butterflies and habitats across North America, emphasizing those near his home territory. Myers will show […]
Celebrate your local wilderness! Come learn more about the work leading up to the release of Siskiyou Mountain Club’s own map series of the Wild Rogue, Sky Lakes, and Red Buttes—newly available at the NW Nature Shop. They are by far the best maps available for exploring the aforementioned areas. Join us for this map […]
Meet SOU Environmental Education Graduate Students Elva Manquera, and Crytal Nichols, conducting local research as part of the new Vesper Meadow Restoration Project. Elva and Crystal’s research marks the launch of Vesper Meadow community science monitoring programs and is designed to be continued in public programs for years to come. Come hear these two “quick […]
Richard Crossley's field guides have been Northwest Nature Shop favorites for years. Richard Crossley is an internationally acclaimed birder, photographer and award-winning author of ‘The Crossley ID Guide’ series. Born in Yorkshire, he also lived in Japan, and birded worldwide before settling down in the USA. Richard will talk about birding lessons learned from living […]
Explore a variety of features that make the Klamath Mountains unique including climate, geology, water, fire, plants, and animals—all of which, when taken together—define one of the most biodiverse temperate mountain ranges on Earth. On Saturday December 3rd authors, Michael Kauffmann and Justin Garwood will present this new comprehensive book that celebrates the natural history […]
Join Northwest Nature Shop and Siskiyou Mountain Club for Hiking Bigfoot Country, a program on hiking and backpacking in Southwest Oregon, at GEOS Institute (84 4th St, Ashland, OR) on Thursday March 23rd at 7pm. Get the information you need to explore the Siskiyou Mountains in 2023, complete with itineraries, and inside information from Siskiyou […]
