About This Event
Discover the wild plants that inhabit our landscape. Learn how to identify, sustainably harvest, and prepare these plants to weave them into meals and home remedies. Many are easy to recognize, safe to work with, and inhabit your favorite trails, backyards, and even more urban areas. Heather will share her tips and tricks from more than fifteen years of working with wild edible and medicinal plants.This walk will be easy-moderate in nature with many stops along the way to meet and discuss the plants. To document your experience, please bring a notebook/pen for note-taking.
Heather Houskeeper "The Botanical Hiker" is an herbalist and forest therapy guide, long-distance hiker, and author. Heather has professionally guided others into the natural world through seminars, workshops, and walks since 2010 and is the founder of the School of Plant and Place Connection, an in-person herbal medicine school located in Milford, Pa. Heather has hiked thousands of miles, including the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, studying and working with the plants for food and medicine. She is the author of three trail-inspired books about wild edible and medicinal plants and the Wild Food columnist for Dirt Magazine. Learn more about Heather at: www.thebotanicalhiker.com and www.schoolofplantandplaceconnection.com
- Lacawac Sanctuary Visitors Center
- Non-members: $10, Members: $5
Not a member yet? Consider joining Lacawac Sanctuary to receive discounted program rates and support our nonprofit mission. Membership at Lacawac Sanctuary is a great way to support our work AND save on programs and events. Member discounts help make participation more affordable while ensuring we can continue offering high-quality environmental education to the public. Find out more here: https://www.lacawac.org/membership.html
Rescheduling and Cancellation Policy:
- Lacawac reserves the right to reschedule, postpone, or cancel a program due to low registration (fewer than 10 attendees), weather conditions, or other circumstances beyond our control. Participants will be notified by email as soon as possible if changes are necessary.
- If Lacawac cancels a paid program, participants will receive a full refund of their registration fee. If Lacawac reschedules or postpones a paid program, tickets will automatically be honored for the new date. If a ticket holder cannot attend the rescheduled date, they may choose to donate their registration fee to support Lacawac’s nonprofit mission or receive a credit toward a future Lacawac program.
- As a nonprofit organization, Lacawac incurs credit card processing fees for both registrations and refunds, which reduces funds available for programs. Thank you for understanding and for supporting our mission.
- No action is needed if you are able to attend on the new date. We encourage participants to check their email and Lacawac’s website and social media channels for updates, especially as weather conditions may impact programs.
About This Event
Discover the wild plants that inhabit our landscape. Learn how to identify, sustainably harvest, and prepare these plants to weave them into meals and home remedies. Many are easy to recognize, safe to work with, and inhabit your favorite trails, backyards, and even more urban areas. Heather will share her tips and tricks from more than fifteen years of working with wild edible and medicinal plants.This walk will be easy-moderate in nature with many stops along the way to meet and discuss the plants. To document your experience, please bring a notebook/pen for note-taking.
Heather Houskeeper "The Botanical Hiker" is an herbalist and forest therapy guide, long-distance hiker, and author. Heather has professionally guided others into the natural world through seminars, workshops, and walks since 2010 and is the founder of the School of Plant and Place Connection, an in-person herbal medicine school located in Milford, Pa. Heather has hiked thousands of miles, including the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, studying and working with the plants for food and medicine. She is the author of three trail-inspired books about wild edible and medicinal plants and the Wild Food columnist for Dirt Magazine. Learn more about Heather at: www.thebotanicalhiker.com and www.schoolofplantandplaceconnection.com
- Lacawac Sanctuary Visitors Center
- Non-members: $10, Members: $5
Not a member yet? Consider joining Lacawac Sanctuary to receive discounted program rates and support our nonprofit mission. Membership at Lacawac Sanctuary is a great way to support our work AND save on programs and events. Member discounts help make participation more affordable while ensuring we can continue offering high-quality environmental education to the public. Find out more here: https://www.lacawac.org/membership.html
Rescheduling and Cancellation Policy:
- Lacawac reserves the right to reschedule, postpone, or cancel a program due to low registration (fewer than 10 attendees), weather conditions, or other circumstances beyond our control. Participants will be notified by email as soon as possible if changes are necessary.
- If Lacawac cancels a paid program, participants will receive a full refund of their registration fee. If Lacawac reschedules or postpones a paid program, tickets will automatically be honored for the new date. If a ticket holder cannot attend the rescheduled date, they may choose to donate their registration fee to support Lacawac’s nonprofit mission or receive a credit toward a future Lacawac program.
- As a nonprofit organization, Lacawac incurs credit card processing fees for both registrations and refunds, which reduces funds available for programs. Thank you for understanding and for supporting our mission.
- No action is needed if you are able to attend on the new date. We encourage participants to check their email and Lacawac’s website and social media channels for updates, especially as weather conditions may impact programs.