I’m hosting a high elevation ecology & plants immersion camp in collaboration with the nonprofit Groundwork at a location in the Grand Mesa National Forest near Paonia, Colorado.

This session is a 4 day class where we will car camp together in the backcountry at a basecamp, with meals provided. From there, we will learn together and take field trips out from that location during the week.

We will explore:

expanded topics in critical ethnobotany in modern times

current narratives and issues around high elevation ecologies in the Southern Rockies

Rocky Mountain ecology regionally and in the greater west

plant ID and basic botany skills looking at plants at this elevation

wild foods, medicine and craft plants at high elevation in the southern Rockies

wild-tending for ecological and cultural health at high elevation in the southern Rockies

some land based crafts integrating plants at this elevation

some field trips from basecamp to explore other areas at this elevation together

some spacious time to journal, read and write together to integrate our experience of this landscape

and more.

Sign up through Groundwork’s website here.

I’m hosting a mid-elevation Piñon Juniper ecology & plants immersion camp in collaboration with the nonprofit Groundwork at a location in the Grand Mesa National Forest near Grand Junction, Colorado.

This session is a 7 day class where we will car camp together in the backcountry at a basecamp, with meals provided. From there, we will learn together and take field trips out from that location during the week.

(Week 1 and Week 2 of the mid-elevation Piñon Juniper camp will be similar curriculum)

We will explore:

expanded topics in critical ethnobotany in modern times

current narratives around Piñon Juniper habitat across the west

desert and Rocky Mountain ecology regionally and in the greater west

plant ID and basic botany skills

wild foods, medicine and craft plants at mid-elevation in the southern Rockies

wild-tending for ecological and cultural health at mid-elevation in the southern Rockies

some land based crafts integrating plants at this elevation

some field trips from basecamp to explore other mid-elevation areas together

some spacious time to journal, read and write together to integrate our experience of this landscape

and more.

Sign up through Groundwork’s website here.

I’m hosting a mid-elevation Piñon Juniper ecology & plants immersion camp in collaboration with the nonprofit Groundwork at a location in the Grand Mesa National Forest near Grand Junction, Colorado.

This session is a 7 day class where we will car camp together in the backcountry at a basecamp, with meals provided. From there, we will learn together and take field trips out from that location during the week.

(Week 1 and Week 2 of the mid-elevation Piñon Juniper camp will be similar curriculum)

We will explore:

expanded topics in critical ethnobotany in modern times

current narratives around Piñon Juniper habitat across the west

desert and Rocky Mountain ecology regionally and in the greater west

plant ID and basic botany skills

wild foods, medicine and craft plants at mid-elevation in the southern Rockies

wild-tending for ecological and cultural health at mid-elevation in the southern Rockies

some land based crafts integrating plants at this elevation

some field trips from basecamp to explore other mid-elevation areas together

some spacious time to journal, read and write together to integrate our experience of this landscape

and more.

Sign up through Groundwork’s website here.

I’m hosting a Spring riparian ecology & plants immersion camp in collaboration with the nonprofit Groundwork at their campus site along the North Fork of the Gunnison River in Paonia, Colorado.

This session is a long weekend class with the option to camp out on the land the whole time or stay in the area locally, meals will be provided.

We will explore:

topics in critical ethnobotany

water politics in the desert and greater west

riparian ecology regionally and in a bigger picture view

riparian plant ID

wild foods, medicine and craft plants along riparian corridors

wild-tending for ecological and cultural health

some land based crafts integrating riparian plants

some field trips from campus to explore other riparian areas together

and more.

Sign up through Groundwork’s website here.