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SUMMARY:"Mastering Sustainable Wildcrafting" Workshops and Forest Excursion Event Series!
DESCRIPTION:Join the Natures Partners for these 3 “Mastering Sustainable Wildcrafting Workshop and Excursion Events!\nMastering Sustainable Wildcrafting meetings with Natures Partners\nHumans Restoring Nature become\, “The Good Stewards of The Forest”\nThis series of meetups are designed for you to\, “Learn New Things about Old Wisdom” regarding Wildcrafting\, Gathering Food Herbs and Sustainability\, Wild Plant ID\,  Mycology\, and Locating Key Plant Types in the wild.\nMastering Sustainable Wildcrafting workshops and excursion event series!\nThis meeting is followed by our “Wildcrafting Gathering Excursion” to select local forests to collect wildcrafting materials for your medicinal herb collection\, including nutritional phytonutrients and wild foods plants. We will be collecting herbs for nutritional health benefits in diverse forests systems including copacing forests and riparian plants communities.\nHerbal tea and coffee firesides and workshops with Natures Partners\nThis Natures Partners meeting series contains 3 workshops including:\n#1 ** Wildcrafting Fireside Workshop **  “Learning to Wildcraft” —- A Fireside Herbal Tea and Coffee presentation by Wildcrafting Experts followed by a group organization and Excursion Planning Meeting. By the glow of the fireplace this fireside we will meet as “Good Stewards of the Forest” to plan the Wildcrafting Excursion and discussing key wildcrafting techniques. \n#2 ** Wildcrafting Excursion ** “Wildcraft Harvesting Field Trip” —- On this Wild Harvest Excursion we will go onsite to the local forests and wild places where sustainable Wildcrafting opportunities abound. We will also be planting several seed types as we wildcraft giving back by increasing the plant population of natuve nutritional species.  We will harvest medicinal species plants for creating nutritional supplementation for wildlife use. Sustainably we will give as we receive to and from Nature as Humans restroring and enjoying Nature Simultaneously. as we experience their abundance and key values to humans and wildlife. \n#3 ** Wildcrafting Workshop ** – “Bounty of The Wildcrafter’s Harvest” This third and final meeting in the “WildCrafters Workshops Series” will feature experts in “Processing Wildcrafters Abundances” including a focus sustainable practices and drying packaging tincturing and other wildcraters preservation methods for medicinal herbs and high nutrition plant matter. \nEach of these meetings will have it’s “Own Event Page” as the events come nearer. You can join in on one or all of these Meets and we will have materials from the previous meetings in the form of a project journal with group concenses and expert tips and wisdom contributions. Graphic Project Briefs will inform participants on the events goals status and group concensus for each segment in our “Mastering Sustainable Wildcrafting” workshops\, harvesting and planting projects. \nGET ON THE LIST !! for this Mastering Wildcrafting meeting series newsletter and invitation request form with meeting details and project participation information and you will be able to request to be put on the invitation list for this Wildcrafting With Nature workshop series.
URL:https://naturespartners.org/event/mastering-sustainable-wildcrafting-workshops-series/
LOCATION:Westport\, WA Beaches\, Greys Harbor Marina\, Westport\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food Reforestation,Forest Fireside,Herbal Tea and Coffee,Herbalists Meets,Mushroom Hunters League,Planting Fieldtrip,Wildcrafters Expeditions
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SUMMARY:Willapa Hills Trail Food-Reforestation Mission
DESCRIPTION:Join Natures Partners Event: “Good Stewards of the Forest” doing a Food-Reforestation Permaculture Project on the Willapa Hills Trails!\nWhen the Forest is happy the squirrel is happy!\nHello “Good Stewards of the Forest” and Forest Loving People! We will be engaging the local community soon to invite and provide more details to all those wanting to join in on planning and this event.\n“We Good Stewards of the Forest love the Willapa Hills Trails!”\n“We love the forest\, we love the people\, and we love the wildlife!”\n“We love the forest food and herbs\, that give us strength and vitality!”\n“We are grateful for this Wild and Beautiful Place\, and we want to give back!”\nWe Love Willapa Hills Trails in Lewis County!\nIn gratitude and for those reasons\, We Natures Partners “Good Stewards of the Forest\,” have determined it will be necessary to organize and deliver a project to restore some of the key nutritional plant diversity that is currently missing in Willapa Hills Trail area. We will do this by planting heirloom perennial seeds\, seedlings\, and rootstocks for native heirloom forest herbs and shrubs of the forest. We will plant the seeds seedlings and rootstocks along the trails in areas that lend themselves to plant survival along the way.\nOnce re-established in open sun-lighted and shaded areas of the trail\, these heritage perennial plants and herbs will re-gain an incremental foothold of existence. Planting in the favorable conditions areas for survival we will selectively plant in open common areas along the trails edges. With this restoration strategy we will impact positive progress step by step as Humans Restoring Nature!\nFood forest restoration planting project\nUnfortunately\, these essential nutrient rich heirloom plants are never allowed to get permanently re-stablished in the majority of the monoculture forests locally and in most other areas. The reason this happens is the dense planting of Douglas Fir and other “fast growing conifers”\, that inevitably shade out 99.5% of all other forest plant species within around 8 to 10 years after dense Conifer planting. This harvest plan leaves the forest completely sterilized of nearly all of the 100’s of heirloom plant species for a period of 20 to 100 years\, or up until they are cut again\, and the cycle repeats.\n  \nFood forest planting group project\nLet’s “grab a shovel and hike along with us” as we begin our mission to “Put the Food Back In the Forest” one Treasured Wild Place at a time. This restorative forestry project will give benefits to people and wildlife for many years to come!\nWe will do good things\, meet great people\, and have a lot of fun! Snacks and beverages will be provided to Natures Partners team members! Yum Yum!\nHerbal tea and coffee meets\nEver wonder why there were no supermarkets in the Old West?\nThe answer is: “Because the Forest-Supermarket was all around them!” This is not an exaggeration. What Happened?\nMost foresters have observed that Mono-Culture Forestry is enveloping vast percentages of tree farm forests and is what has brought this forest sterility of nearly all non-conifer plant species. Through shade and root competition from Conifers they became the dominant plants taking away from the former diverse plants ecosystem. This took away perennial plant survival opportunities and took their ability to reach full plant maturity and mature reproduction. This Commercial Forest Management System is now the dominant forestry system by a very large percentage.\n  \nSingle species reforestation planting\nUnfortunately\, what started out as an honest debate between “Clear Cutting” or “Selective Cutting” of timber forests\, we forestry people may have “Lost the Forest for the Trees” due to this two forest system debate. It seems that the “Selective Cutting” forest management system was never fully refined to provide for the “full restoration of the plant diversity by any measurable degree.”\nThe system for native plant species reestablishment was never built in for the preservation of species and wildlife benefit. The repeated entering of the forest with equipment in selective cut would inevitably have an all over damage effect\, to even the young and old timber at times\, so clear-cut mono-culture seems to have won out as the management system for that reason.\n  \nMono culture forest sterilization\nThe broad array of beneficial plants that once lived in the forest sustained huge populations of local area wildlife in much greater numbers than today. The disappearance of these nutrient dense plants and therapeutic herbs resulted in a Nutrition and Health Crisis for wildlife and humans. This crisis contributed to reductions in populations of fish\, wildlife and their supportive plant communities.\nHumans also heavily benefitted from the natural herbs and foods that are to this day the most nutritious food known to exist. Forest foods and herbs are very high density nutrition with the best known sources of detoxification\, immune regulation\, antibiotic and antiaging phytonutrients in the plant world. Most successful pharma medicines came from trying to identify and synthesize singular active ingredient molecules found in healing herbs. These same therapeutic phytonutrients are critical for wildlife and human health alike.\nMore About Willapa Hills Trail: The Willapa Hills Trail was built as a railroad in the late 1800s\, this gently-rolling rail-to-trail takes people between Chehalis and South Bend near the Washington coast. Come experience the scenery that greeted people on the Northern Pacific rail line that has since been converted to recreational use!\n  \nYou can see waterfalls on the Chehalis River and smaller in the immediate area hillsides\nThere are a great many sights to see and things to do for the outdoor enthusiast along the Willapa Hills Trails. Depending what entry point of entry you come into the “56 Miles of Willapa Hills Trails” you can see water falls and fish hatcheries\, slow lazy Chehalis River stretches and moss covered forests.\nThe trails provide a “True Eco-Tourism Treasure” for Lewis County and surrounding counties. Enjoy the Willapa Hills Trail unique sights and fun for adventurer lovers including; Hiking\, Swimming\, Wildcrafting\, Fishing\, Mushroom Hunting\, and more.\nBecause the Trail passes very close to several quaint and unique towns\, you have the potential to hike multiple legs of the trail while taking in some side trips with overnight accommodations nearby\, along more Eco-Tourism Opportunities!\nWillapa Hills Trail Eco-Tourism opportunities abound!\nThe Willapa Hills Trail\, formally known as Willapa Hills State Park Trail\, is a passageway for non-motorized vehicles to make their way between Chehalis and the Willapa Bay area just east of the Pacific Ocean. As mentioned\, the trail is 56 miles in total\, with 22 between Chehalis and Pe Ell continuously accessible as of early June 2016. You can read more about the Willapa Hills Trail system at the Discover Lewis County website here\nIn order to have a positive impact we must re-establish the elemental plants and the heritage food forest dynamics. These plants represent the “Total Wildlife Carrying Capacity” of the Natural Forest” for wildlife and human sustenance. When so much land was given over to commercial timber harvest systems it was presumed that the forest would be restored to a “Natural Wildlife Carrying Capacity Condition” between timber harvests.\nOur Policy – As Natures Partners “Good Stewards of the Forest” we are not trying to blame anyone or the industry\, but rather take immediate positive and substancial action to correct the sterilization of forest land by restoring a foothold of survival for the origonal nutritional and therapeutic plant species.\nWe sincerely look forward to working with the Timber Industry to find and execute creative ways to make this positive impact of restoration working within the framework of “OK so what can we do about the problem right now”\nFood forest permaculture creates living botanical gardens of food and medicine\nJoin Us! We will be planning this event working with our “Good Stewards of the Forest” at some of our “Herbal Tea and Coffees Meets” while networking with local Nature Loving People.\nHerbal tea and coffee meetups
URL:https://naturespartners.org/event/willapa-hills-trail-food-reforestation-mission/
LOCATION:Willapa Hills Trail\, Lewis County\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food Reforestation,Herbal Tea and Coffee,Herbalists Meets,Permaculture,Planting Fieldtrip,Stream Restoration
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SUMMARY:Heirloom Seed Savers Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Join Natures Partners Seed Savers and Rootstock Rescue team meetup!\nThis will be an organizational herbal tea and coffee meeting with tasty natural snacks provided!\nJoin our “Good Stewards of the Forest” team where you will; \nMeet great people!\, Do great things!\, and Have a great time! \nDid you know that heirloom seeds from forest and grassland plants that wildlife uses for medicine and nutrition are scarce and like gold to the forest? \nJoin us to organize collection of native species seeds and rootstocks to use in our upcoming restoration projects where we are putting the “Food Back into the Forest” one meaningful project at a time! \nYou contribution to reatoring Nature will deliver benefits to wildlife and humans for years to come and will be self replicating one established
URL:https://naturespartners.org/event/heirloom-seed-savers-meetup/
CATEGORIES:Food Reforestation,Herbal Tea and Coffee,Permaculture,rootstock rescue,seed saving,Wildcrafters Expeditions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240320T090000
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SUMMARY:"Good Stewards of the Forest" - Herbal Tea and Coffee Meets!
DESCRIPTION:Come join herbalists coffee lovers and herbal enthusiasts for our Herbal Tea and Coffee morning meets once a month! This new herbal meetup is meeting again in March 2024 \nJoin some of the nicest Nature Loving people you will ever meet! At the Natures Partners Herbal Tea and Coffee Meets we will get together to discuss current local projects and future projects while sharing and enjoying local wildcrafted herbal teas and coffee drinks with Nature Loving people! \nHerbal tea and coffee meetings for Nature Lovers\nCome meet great people and see how you can get involved in one or more of our Nature Restoration Projects. \nBring your own favorite herbal teas and coffees to share \nHerbal teas and coffee for all the distinct flavors of the rainbow of colors\nBring your passion for Nature and keeping it vibrant and wildlife species diverse. \nShare your knowledge and wisdom with an audience that will appreciate and do something with that knowledge. \nLearn about Real Ecology projects that everyone can participate in and see real community benefits in real time. \nHappy forests make for healthy and happy wildlife!\nCome share and learn about how amazing Nature is and how we can support our forests and wild places as “Good Stewards of the Forest\,” We become “Good Stewards of the Forest” by planting\, seed saving\, grafting\, organic gardening\, heirloom rootstock preservation\, wildcrafting\, mushroom gathering and more! \nHerbal tea and coffee workshop fireside meetup\nHerbal Tea and Coffee Meets Schedule: \n9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Nature Lovers Networking \n9:30 AM – 9:50 AM  Key Note Expert Presentation on Nature Restoration Techniques and wisdom (by invitation) \n9:50 AM – 10:30 AM Get your cup of tea or coffee refilled and network some more with Naturing Loving People \n10:30 AM Meeting Adjourned (We hope to see you again soon!) \nCorporate Partnerships – Learn about becoming a “Partner of Nature” by sponsoring a Natures Partners “Herbal Tea and Coffee Meets” and demonstrate to your community your organization’s commitment to Restoring Nature in our local wild places while having fun and meeting great people!
URL:https://naturespartners.org/event/herbal-tea-and-coffee-meet/
CATEGORIES:Beach Cleanup and BBQ Bash,Food Reforestation,Herbal Tea and Coffee,Herbalists Meets,Permaculture,Planting Fieldtrip,Stream Restoration
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