Wild Edible Plants & Medicinal Plants Courses
I
never realized how truly simple it can be to introduce healing herbs
into my life in an every day way. -Kat K.
What are all of those wild green plants growing around you? Did you know that many of them can provide you with nutrition or healing medicines? Plant identification and safety are only the beginning. You will develop a relationship with plants as you make tinctures and salves and entire wild edible plant meals with these green friends. (View our Edible and Medicinal Plants Courses)
Wilderness Awareness School offers classes that will introduce you to the most common and useful wild plants of the Pacific Northwest, as well as in-depth courses that will teach you how to delve deeper into the plants of your area.
Here are just a few of the topics you can learn: Taxonomy and identification of plants; researching native use of plants in crafts and as food and medicine; prediction of plant species location based on knowledge of ecology; interplay of extremes and bird's eye viewing of land features; conservation ecology; the history of the land and the native people's staple resources.
Some articles of interest from our NatureSkills.com site:
- Deadly Plant: Water Hemlock - by Walter Muma
- White Pine: Great Tree of Peace - by Susun S. Weed
- Plant Quiz 1: Are Your Paying Close Attention? - by Eileen VanBronkhorst
2009-2010 Wild Edible Plant Class Schedule
Day, Evening or Weekend
Ethnobotany: Practical Applications
Learn what Native Plants are in your backyard and how to use them for food, fiber and medicine!
Ages Adult FREE, Mon., November 16, 2009, 7pm-9pmMore details & online registration
Summer
NatureSkills Weeklong
Jumpstart your skills exploring the natural world with Wilderness Awareness School’s most experienced instructors as we learn fundamental tools for connecting with and studying nature. During the week-long course, your classroom instruction will be paired with mentored dirt time in the field where we take theory into practice; studying wild edible plants, medicinal plants, wilderness survival skills, tracking wildlife, birding, and exploring the natural world.
Ages Adult $785, July 18-24, 2010 6:00pm Sunday-12pm SaturdayMore details & online registration
Home Study
Kamana Home Study Course
The Kamana Naturalist Training Program is a comprehensive independent study course that covers the naturalist background needed to engage in the wilderness arts, including tracking, bird language, survival and primitive living skills, traditional herbalism, and naturalist mentoring.
Ages Adult Kamana One starts at $85, Learn at your own paceMore details & online registration
Monthly
Monthly Nature Talks at REI: Seattle
Many of the region's finest naturalists share their wisdom at REI in downtown Seattle. Plant related topics appear often in this series.
Ages Adult Free, Wilderness Awareness School is featured periodically




