Discover the ancient skill of archery with a focus on the plants of the Pacific Northwest!
In this 3-hour field session collaboration, join Jazmen Yoder of Northwest Natura and Ryan Johnson of Firecraft Northwest to study native and naturalized plants of the region that can be used for archery. After concluding our plant studies, participants will hand make deer and elk leg bone arrowheads to take home.

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Join Licia from Firecraft Northwest for June’s Wild Women Walk - the Strawberry or Salmonberry Moon. As the name suggests, the wild, June-bearing strawberries may be ripe as well as the native Salmonberry, which also brings with it the Swainson’s Thrush. Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge will be a great place to see the berries, birds, and, if it’s a clear night, the rising moon!

We’ll do a slow meander along the boardwalk and out to the delta with a silent stretch on the way back to notice, listen, and be present. Thanks for your interest in this outing, but it is now full. Stay tuned for the next Wild Women Walk mid July!

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Late spring offers a bounty of plants for the northwest forager to learn about — let’s walk the trails at Burfoot Park to study the new shoots, needles, shrubs, and plants that can serve as prized local edibles! This in-field class will guide students towards confident identification through botany features and anatomy. As we meander through the woods, the instructors will also facilitate conversations around honorable harvesting and sustainable foraging. The outing will conclude with wild tea made from local plants!

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This in-field course will introduce birders to concepts beyond visual ID. We will meander and look for and ID birds we see and hear, but we’ll also learn about bird language, behavior, sign and more! We’ll cover topics like plumage and feather ID basics, nest types, bird tracks 101, and bird pellets. We’ll discuss any real life examples of bird tracks and signs we find as well as examples brought from nearby habitats. All skill levels are welcome, including beginners, and we hope existing birders will also take their knowledge to the next level!

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Please join Naturalists Ryan Johnson and Licia Sahagun from Firecraft Northwest for this interactive and beginner friendly Fungi and Mushrooms crash course. Learn the different structures of fungi and mushrooms, their life cycle, and how to categorize them so you can prepare for your first forage or studies in the world of mycology.

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Join Licia, naturalist and educator from Firecraft Northwest, on this full moon walk for women. May’s full moon is known, among other names, as the Flower Moon as we start to see many blossoms along the trails.

This location is particularly great for wildflowers as it’s situated on the now rare garry oak prairie. We’ll spend the evening doing a slow walk admiring the flowers, rising moon, and new friends!

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Below the South Sound and many areas of Western Washington and Oregon remain a small fraction of beautiful Oak Prairies that once stretched far and wide. During this outing, walk the Scatter Creek Wildlife Area to learn and study the Spring wildflowers and plants blooming in this incredible habitat.

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During this evening’s mindful meander, we’ll walk slowly through the woods of a Capitol Land Trust site not yet open to the public that features upland forest, wetlands, and access to the Sound. We’ll start the evening with a short intro from Capitol Land Trust representatives about the site and learn what we might see and hear during our silent stroll. Halfway through the evening, we’ll convene to share about what we saw and heard, and then do another silent stretch back to the start. Join us to clear your mind and notice nature during this (mostly) silent sunset stroll!

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Wildlife tracking may seem like an activity that requires trips to far reaching remote locations. On the contrary, there are many animal tracks and signs even in densely populated urban areas for us to study and learn from. During this outing, participants will track the animals that frequent our parks and our own backyards to learn how to identify them.

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Amble through the 117 acres (trail is 1 mile) of wetland and upland forest at Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve where flowers are blooming everywhere. Plants will be bursting with spring growth and we’ll look for clues on how to identify them.

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Don’t get us wrong…. Trees are cool! But, hey, they get a lot of the glory in plant identification training. In this course, we’ll walk the diverse deciduous woodlands of the Deschutes River identifying the plants of the understory from floor to chest height!

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The world of survival skills often considers the knife the most important piece of gear you can carry. With the right experience, you can use your knife to build fire, create a shelter, harvest and process materials, and craft many other items.

In this beginner friendly workshop, learn the foundation of using a knife at camp and on the trail by developing fundamental carving techniques.

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Join Firecraft Northwest and representatives from Capitol Land Trust for a Happy Hour birding session! During this casual stroll we’ll learn about the many feathered friends we have returning to our woods to sing, meet their mates, and build nests. We’ll do a slow meander along the Darlin Creek Preserve trail to see what birds we can see and hear as well as look for bird track and sign. No experience necessary. Bring your binoculars if you have them!

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Join Licia, certified Yoga and Meditation instructor, from Firecraft Northwest, for a quiet evening of mindfulness activities and sensory guided hikes.

We’ll start with hot tea at the shelter to learn the basics of nature awareness and practice activities to clear the mind. Afterwards, we’ll engage in a series of three, silent walks with prompts and tips to stay present in the moment. Reawaken your senses and reconnect with the natural world around you during this evening’s mindful outing!

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During this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to craft a basket from foraged Ponderosa Pine needles and a hand-made wooden base. Choose from multiple thread colors and wooden bases (unfinished, walnut oil finished, painted with milk paint, or adorned with pressed flower) to add your own creative touch to your basket. Then, you’ll learn how to prepare your pine needles for basketry, practice multiple different stitches, understand and practice shaping walls, and learn about how to finish and seal your basket. We’ll finish the session with a demonstration on a variety of intermediate stitches and techniques and an overview of resources available to keep practicing on your own.

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Join Licia, naturalist and educator from Firecraft Northwest, for a full moon walk for women. April’s full moon is known, among other names, as the Pink Moon. This name derives from the pink phlox family flowers (as well as other native wildflowers) that come out in April in North America. But, on this trail we’ll likely also see osoberry, western trillium, and maybe salmonberry or flowering currant! Join us for a slow meander, native blooms, and blossoming new friendships.

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This clinic is designed for beginners who are looking to build a foundation with a variety of knots that can be used for camping, shelters, traps, gardening, and more.

We’ll work as a group and follow along step by step to practice common knots and discuss when to use them. We’ll finish the class with a training on how to set up a ridge line that can be used for a variety of purposes including tarps and shelters.

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Have you ever wondered what plants you could forage for and eat? During this plant-focused class at Darlin Creek Preserve, we'll do a slow-moving walk through the trails identifying and learning spring weather staples as we go.

Thanks for your interest! This outing is now full! If you are looking for a similar themed course, check out our April class Plants of the Understory.

Join us for a partner outing with the Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team (DERT). This outing will start with a representative from DERT who will share more about the decision to restore the Deschutes Estuary, what that means for Capitol Lake and the surrounding area, and the timeline for what's next. Then naturalists and educators from Firecraft Northwest will lead the group on a slow meander around the trails at the Interpretive Park to identify the birds and other urban wildlife track and sign we see. We'll discuss the current habitat and what we're seeing as well as how the shift to an estuary might change which of those wildlife will stay, which will increase in numbers, and which might relocate to other habitats nearby. 

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See Morse Wildlife Preserve waking up from its wintry slumber as we explore prairie, wetland and upland forest trails. Licia Sahagun and Ryan Johnson of Firecraft Northwest will unveil hidden inhabitants of this beautiful landscape. We’ll listen and attempt to identify the many birds that have recently migrated from California to Mexico. Along the way we’ll look for animal tracks and tune-in to the wild dramas that play out here every day. This outing is free thanks to a partnership with Forterra Nature Discovery™.

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Join certified wildlife tracker and naturalists from Firecraft Northwest for a waterside field session at Deschutes River Ranch. In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of wildlife tracking and develop methods for interpreting tracks and signs on the landscape.

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As the temperatures increase and the days grow longer, let’s meander the trails at Woodard Bay Conservation Area to learn about what new shoots are prized local edibles! This in-field class will include lots of plant identification as well as information about honorable harvesting and ways to be a sustainability-minded forager. We’ll also get to enjoy some wild tea made from local plants.

Thanks for your interest! This outing is now full! If you are looking for a similar themed course, check out our April class Plants of the Understory.

Join Licia from Firecraft Northwest for March’s full moon sunset walk. March’s moon is known, among other names, as the Worm Moon, referring to when worms and other invertebrates emerge from the newly thawed ground. We’ll gather together for a flat, 1.6 mile walk to the Woodard Bay lookout area discussing what new growth we see around us in the woods and what new growth, adventures, and goals may be happening in our own lives!

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Please join Naturalists Ryan Johnson and Licia Sahagun from Firecraft Northwest for this interactive and beginner friendly Fungi and Mushrooms crash course. Learn the different structures of fungi and mushrooms, their life cycle, and how to categorize them so you can prepare for your first forage or studies in the world of mycology.

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During this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to craft a basket from foraged Ponderosa Pine needles and a hand-made wooden base. Choose from multiple thread colors and wooden bases (unfinished, walnut oil finished, painted with milk paint, or adorned with pressed flower) to add your own creative touch to your basket.

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While we don’t always see wildlife, we can often see the tracks and traces they leave behind, like scratch marks on a tree, footprints in the mud, or even scat! Join us at the WET Science Center on March 1st where we’ll have interactive wildlife tracking activities geared towards kids and families. Check out our table and peruse the many interactive exhibits at the education center.

Join us for a free outing at McLane Creek Nature Trail and take a break from our computer and phone screens! We'll do a slow meandering social walk through the woods and trails.

Join naturalists Ryan and Licia from Firecraft Northwest as we meander along the old growth forested trails of Evergreen College’s Beach Trail. We’ll learn about the trees we pass by, including ethnobotany facts and tidbits and the ways in which the trees interact with other species in the local ecosystem.

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The study of ethnobotany (human relationships with plants) paints a powerful picture of how humans have coexisted with the natural world around us. This includes medicine, tools, food, and more. If you are new to ethnobotany, this walk is a great place to get started and learn about core plants of the PNW and how they have been used for millennia, and how we can use them respectfully today.

Thank you so much for your interest! This class is now full. If you are interested in plant id, please check out our upcoming Plants of the Understory class in April.