Mother’s Day Lithia Park Foraging Are you looking for a fun and nature centric activity for Mother’s Day? On Saturday May 11th from 3 pm – 5 pm Elva, the Nature Shops Naturalist will lead you and your mother on a foraging hike through Lithia Park. You will learn how to identify native edible plants, […]
Spring is here, and it's morel season once again! Morel mushrooms are not only delicious, but an essential part of our local forest ecosystem. Join Bashira Muhamad of Zoom Out Mycology for an informative day out in the woods to learn about mushrooms, and search for prized morel mushrooms. We will be discussing fungal ecology, […]
Insect Hunt Lithia Park Do you or someone that you know like to chase insects or has a budding interest? Join the Nature Shop on Sunday May 19th from 2 pm – 4 pm on a bug hunt through Lithia Park. We will be catching, identifying and having fun! This activity is open to all […]
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 […]
Come on out for the First Friday Art Walk in the Nature Shop alleyway. Along with Escape Ashland, and Bestow & Bloom - all are welcome to join this free party! We'll have food, music, art, and community groups
Join Emily Lind an Audubon board member for a bird hike at Ashland Ponds. Afterwards you will get to make a bird feeder to attract birds to your home. This event is full of knowledge and crafts! Binoculars and bird identification books will be provided. Just bring water and your sense of adventure. You will […]
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 […]
The Rogue River Watershed Council is implementing a fish passage improvement project on Ashland Creek at the Smith-Myer-Roper Division Dam, located in Ashland Creek Park. The project aims to remove the dame to improve juvenile fish passage for Coho Salmon and steelhead as well as improve the irrigation system so that water users can still […]
Northwest Nature Shop is joining with other Ashland merchants for a spectacular magical Harry Potter Birthday Party. Stop by Northwest Nature Shop on Wednesday July 31st 1-4 pm for Butterbeer tasting! Follow the Marauders Map to visit additional fine Wizarding Establishments to celebrate the biggest day of the Wizarding Calendar: Harry Potter's (and JK Rowling's) […]
