Come have some fun and paint rocks! Create beautiful gifts and decorations! Bring rocks from your garden, river stones, or even pebbles to turn into tiny treasures! Paints and brushes will be provided, as well as some stones (one small rock per person, so bringing your own is highly recommended if you want more than […]
Join us at Northwest Nature Shop as Rogue Valley author Beckie Elgin, launches her book "Journey the Amazing Story of OR-7, the Oregon Wolf that Made History." This thoughtful, creative, and well researched book is written for middle school aged readers, with wide appeal to adults - a must read for anyone that loves wolves! […]
Holiday Break Craft Class at NW Nature Shop Drop off your kids at the NW Nature Shop while you do some holiday shopping! Do you love birds? Show your feathered friends how much you care about them by making natural bird feeders! Use pinecones and other materials from nature, as well as peanut butter and […]
Holiday Break Craft Class at NW Nature Shop Drop off your kids at the NW Nature Shop while you do some holiday shopping! Think owls are pretty awesome? Come create a little owl out of recycled materials! Bring your toilet paper/paper towel tubes and turn them into feathered friends while you learn about one of […]
Come to the Northwest Nature Shop, 154 Oak Street, Ashland on Sunday, January 22nd at 2 pm to make a little ecosystem to take home with you. Bring nature into your home with this easy DIY project re-using mason jars to create a verdant little world. These little terrariums are easy to put together and […]
In the late 17th century, when microscopes were first invented, scientists used single lens, handheld microscopes and made many drawings of what they saw and discovered. On Sunday, January 29th at 2 pm at Northwest Nature Shop we’ll use a magnifying lens and microscopes to examine these hidden worlds and then draw what we see. […]
Bird watching is increasingly popular because of the simple pleasure of being outdoors and observing the daily lives of the birds that coexist with us. Introducing Children to bird watching is a great way to increase their observational skills and pay attention to the natural world. In this class for we’ll highlight a […]
Come to the Northwest Nature Shop, 154 Oak St., on Sunday afternoon, February 12th between 2 pm - 4pm to create beautiful, unique recycled Valentine’s Day cards with recycled materials. We'll dig through our recycling bin, use newspaper, glossy magazines, and more, to make Valentines for all your loved ones! We'll have yummy Valentine's Day […]
Create your first nature journal! Many important scientists, naturalists, and philosophers such as Charles Darwin, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, and John Muir were all known for keeping journals of their observations, poems, and discoveries. On Sunday March 5th, at 2 pm we’ll meet at the Northwest Nature Shop and […]
Spring is the perfect time to build a birdhouse. Birds are a valuable resource for gardeners, birdwatchers and farmers, aiding in insect control and pollination of plant varieties. The Northwest Nature Shop will offer a build your own birdhouse class on Saturday April 1st at 11 am. Lee Web, local wildlife biologist, will lead the […]
