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Do you ever dream of foraging for wild edible plants, yet worry about making a deadly mistake?Join the Adopt A Stream Foundation and Alderleaf Wilderness College for a Streamkeeper Academy Class where you will learn how to identify...forage and harvest...create and enjoy, delicious wild edible plants of the Pacific Northwest! This presentation will take place inside the Chinook Room at the Northeast Stream Center.
Alderleaf has spent decades training folks from all walks of life to be competent at foraging for wild edible plants. Throughout these years, they distilled the knowledge to the most critical elements that all outdoor enthusiasts should know!
At the Introduction to Foraging for Wild Edible Plants presentation you will;
Learn the keys to getting started with identifying and gathering wild food plants.
Learn quick field identification techniques for top wild edible species found in the Pacific Northwest, as well as an understanding of safe foraging methods and ethical harvesting practices.
Discover amazing plant species that can support you during emergencies, and are also incredibly enjoyable to incorporate as trailside snacks on hikes, into meals while camping, and in kitchen creations at home.
Introduction to Foraging for Wild Edible Plants
Saturday May 30th, 1PM
@ The Northwest Stream Center
600 128th St SE,
Everett, WA 98208
$8 - AASF Members
$10 - General Admission
Jason Knight is the co-founder of Alderleaf Wilderness College and author of the bestselling book, The Essential Skills of Wilderness Survival (available in the Nature Store). Jason has been foraging for wild edible plants since he was old enough to walk. He apprenticed with the renowned ethnobotanist and herbalist Heidi Bohan, author of “People of Cascadia,” and studied under professor Alfred Wiedemann, an expert botanist, dune ecologist, and author of “Plants of the Oregon Coastal Dunes.” Jason is also an experienced wildlife biologist and wilderness skills educator. He was consulted as a local wilderness skills expert for the “Coastal Catastrophe” episode of the Discovery Channel’s Dual Survival television program, which included assisting with identifying regional wild edible plants and other survival foods.
Alderleaf Wilderness College is a nature education and wilderness survival school located in Monroe, WA. They offer courses on wilderness survival, permaculture & sustainable living skills, wild edible & medicinal plants, wildlife tracking, and outdoor leadership in the Pacific Northwest. Led by a staff of experienced instructors, our wilderness courses provide you with valuable nature skills.
All proceeds will support Alderleaf Wilderness College, and the Adopt A Stream Foundation's mission of teaching people to be stewards of their watersheds.
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600 128th St SE, Everett, WA, United States, Washington 98208
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