DATE: Saturday, June 28 – Sunday June 29, 2025
TIME: Saturday 9am-4pm and Sunday 6am-2pm. Please arrive 15 minutes early.
LOCATION: Our core location Linne Doran, Wilderness Awareness School’s 60-acre campus, is located about fifteen minutes outside of Duvall in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. The physical address for Coho Ridge Parking Lot, our main parking area, is located at:
20121 320th Ave NE
Duvall, WA, 98019.
Once you get to the gravel road, you can follow these directions to that parking area. After parking, you will meet us at Cedar Lodge.
Late Sunday morning, everyone will drive themselves back down the valley towards the Snoqualmie River (exact location TBA) for our final activities of the weekend.
A NOTE FROM THE PROGRAM TEAM:
Thank you for registering for the Snoqualmie Valley Bird Language Weekend. We are excited to meet you! This page contains information that you will need to prepare for this program. Please read it carefully.
If you have any questions regarding your registration, please contact Wilderness Awareness School at (425) 788-1301 or [email protected]; our office hours are 8:00am,-4:00pm, Monday through Friday.
If you have any questions about registration, refunds, or transfers, please visit our Cancellation and Transfer Policy.
Sincerely,
Heather Durham
Lead Instructor
Shivani Gogna
Program Manager
WHAT TO EXPECT:
We will be diving deeply into the world of bird language during our two days together. In keeping with the experiential learning style of Wilderness Awareness School, expect a fun and engaging mix of active embodiment, storytelling, group sharing, and sensory awareness exercises interspersed with the more formal bird sit, mapping, and focused bird wanders.
We encourage you to be prepared for all types of weather and bring several layers so that you can be comfortable throughout the class. Expect to be outside for the entire day, rain or shine.
FACILITIES:
Our Linne Doran campus includes Cedar Lodge, our indoor classroom and meeting space, as well as several outdoor classrooms. There are porta-potties on the property. Linne Doran has limited cell reception and no internet access.
Participants are welcome to camp on our property on Saturday evening. Accommodations are rustic: there are simple campsites, potable water, and firewood provided.
If you would like more modern accommodations, there are some Airbnb/VRBO type accommodations nearby, as well as a Tolt McDonald Park (20 minutes away) for large RV set-ups. We do not have space for RV’s or for campers that are larger than a standard pickup truck.
FOOD:
Food is not provided for this course. Please bring a lunch and snack food for each day. We do not have any way for you to refrigerate or heat your food, so please plan accordingly. Instruction will end by 4pm on Saturday. If you choose to camp at Linne Doran overnight, you may cook dinner/breakfast on the property. Please bring your own stove and cooking vessels, as well as a cooler if needed. There are also great restaurants in town; your instructors can give you their recommendations.
WHAT TO PACK:
Please bring the following items. This list is designed with your comfort and safety in mind, and takes into account the variable weather possibilities in Western Washington.
Required Gear
- Notebook and pen/pencil (rite in the rain paper recommended)
- Full 1-liter water bottle
- Lunch and snacks
- Daypack to carry gear
- Clothing that can be worn outside, get dirty, etc. appropriate to the weather.
- Appropriate footwear (closed-toe and waterproof preferred)
Optional Gear
- Wristwatch (We will be keeping track of time during our bird sits and having a watch can be helpful)
- Crazy Creek/Camp Chair/Sit Pad; there will be benches and stumps available for some portions of the class, but the bird sit will be off trail away from main campus
- Binoculars
- Bird field guides of your choice. We will have some to lend, but the more the merrier!
- A Discover Pass if you have one; our Sunday afternoon site will likely require this. Those without passes may carpool from town.
Optional Gear for Those Camping Overnight
- Cooler
- Tent with rain fly and ground tarp
- Sleeping bag and pad (with temperature rating appropriate for season)
- Toiletries and personal medication
- Flashlight
- Food
- Camp stove