Our fairy house workshops are so popular we're offering TWO dates so choose either: Sunday April 23rd and May 7th 2 pm Capture the magic of childhood by creating a Fairy House from natural materials. Imagine building a house where milkweed becomes a fairy bed, a seashell becomes a bathtub, and stones make a front […]
Morel Mushroom season approaching! Get ready. Join Northwest Nature Shop and local mushroom expert Nils Nelson on a guided mushroom foray. The emphasis will be on finding fungi and learning something about identification and the diversity of mushroom species. Edible and poisonous varieties will be discussed. Typically, mushrooms abound at this time of year. Nelson is a […]
Join KS Wild and Rogue Riverkeeper to support local artists who draw inspiration from nature. Hosted by the NorthWest Nature Shop in the newly renovated "Oak St. alley between Oak and Pioneer St., we are excited to unveil local artist Deb VanPoolen's 40 Butterflies of Southwest Oregon, large painting and host other artists drawing inspiration […]
Birds have a unique ability to inspire and delight us. They connect us with nature, with the passage of seasons, and with each other. Bird-watching has become the most popular outdoor activity in the US with an estimated 50 to 80 million participants. There’s a wonderful world just waiting to be explored, so get into […]
Take a Nature walk in Lithia Park and record what we see, hear, smell, and feel in nature journals!
Use the sun's energy to make the best snack ever invented with this simple solar oven! Have you ever heard the expression that it's so hot out you could fry an egg on the sidewalk? Have you ever wondered if it's true? Find out with this easy, fun, and delicious solar oven science project that […]
Ever wonder why southwest Oregon and northern California is called the Klamath Knot? Join Jeanine Moy of KS Wild for a photographic tour of some of the most rugged mountain ascents. We'll delve into the heart of Bigfoot country by getting a glimpse of high elevation off-trail hiking/climbing routes and some of the rare wildflowers […]
Join us to learn about the principles of photography and then make a sun print to take home! Kids will explore how light can transform the Sunprint paper similar to photography. The blue molecules embedded in the paper are sensitive to ultra-violet light. We will arrange objects onto the 4″x4″ Sunprint paper indoors. We will […]
Hosted by the Northwest Nature Shop in the newly renovated Oak St. alley between Oak and Pioneer St. Join us for sips and snacks, and kick off your summer art walk! Friday, July 7th 5-8 pm
Make a solar oven to cook up some delicious s'mores! Join NW Nature Shop to make this fun, easy science project using recycled materials. Plus you'll learn about absorption, insulation and the sun's energy. Sunday July 9th 2 pm. Materials are limited so please call the shop in advance to sign up! Northwest Nature Shop […]
