A February Cross Country Ski trip is a pleasant experience, BUT - have you ever been bummed out that there’s not more life to observe?? There’s almost no insects or birds to look at, and all the plants are covered up! However, maybe you’ve noticed all those tracks and trails in the snow??? Who's making […]
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 […]
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 […]
Time for art and science fun. On Tuesday May 14th at 7 pm at Northwest Nature Shop, local landscape artist Sarah F Burns will offer a free workshop on identifying the main type of clouds and practical strategies for drawing and painting them. Learn the 10 main cloud types (along with some cool bonus clouds). […]
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 […]
Author and hiking guru William L. Sullivan takes us on a slide show tour of new and changed trails he discovered while updating his "100 Hikes"; guidebooks for Oregon at Northwest Nature Shop on Wednesday June 5th at 7 pm. We’ll visit a new “Painted Hills” preserve in Central Oregon, a boardwalk through the Redwood’s […]
Thursday July 18th at 7pm Trails of Ashland TID: from Hyatt Lake to Lithia Park Jim Falkenstein, the creator of Ashlandtrails.com: The Book and @AshlandJim YouTube channel and Ashlandtrails.com is going to take you on a multi-media tour of local trails with tips and tricks and sories and maybe even a few Jokes.
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 […]
