Edible and Medicinal Plant Identification Walk (1.5 hours)

🌱 Learn foraging basics and best practices with a local naturalist 🌸

Duration 1.5 hour
Group size Minimum: 2, Maximum: 10
Ages 6+
Meets at Matanuska River Park Campground, Pavilion B

About

Join Ute Olsson for a 1.5-hour walk in the woods. This is a more detailed course than our bi-weekly plant walks at Government Peak Recreation Area.

We'll review basic plant identification, discuss foraging etiquette, and plant uses.

**This course is being taught prior to our Silk Scarf Printing Class on June 29.

If you are interested in attending both the salve making course (1PM-3PM) and the plant walk, please book both activities [here] (https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/reveltreksandtours/items/542863/?full-items=yes&flow=no)

About the instructor: Ute Riesenkönig Olsson received a Master of Forestry from Duke University and a Master of Science in Ecological Studies from Colorado State University. She taught natural history to all ages at the Eagle River Nature Center for two decades before her retirement. Ute’s passionate about ethnobotany - how humans have traditionally used plants in Alaska. You can follow her on Instagram at Borealkraut.

What's included

  • A local guide and naturalist

What to bring

What to bring:

  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • Comfortable attire
  • Small backpack
  • Additional layers (hat, liner gloves, light jacket)
  • Rain gear - If you have it, carrying both rain pants and a rain jacket is recommended
  • Water (1-2 liters recommended)
  • Light snacks

Cancellation

For day trips and community classes, cancellations made: More than one week before trip departure, receive a full refund minus a 5% processing fee. Less than one week before trip departure, receive no refund.

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