Springwood Forest School Special Event
Cordage, Firecraft, & Plant ID
Monday August 14th
10am to 3pm
This is a private event for employees at Springwood Forest School. If you’re not with SFS, check out NWN’s other public events happening in August or suggest a custom course by clicking here!
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Spend time in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest practicing cordage-making skills and plant ID in a community-based setting! This workshop consists of three parts that will be fun and educational with hands-on activities and immersion in nature.
Jazmen Yoder, founder of Northwest Natura, botanist and naturalist teaches a wide variety of outdoor skills to her community including fire-building, foraging, plant ID, ecology, fungi basics, and more! This course is designed specifically for Springwood Forest School’s educators as an opportunity for them to take a break from teaching, relax, and have some fun learning new skills.
The first portion of the course will consist of an educational walk in the woods to introduce ourselves to the landscape and gain insight on the habitat. You will learn the ethnobotanical uses of several native plants used for fiber and shelter, and how to gather materials that are natural and abundant in order to make cordage. Jazmen will answer all nature-related questions and will be leading exercises that will strengthen recall of plant names and their uses with helpful mnemonics and playful quizzes.
The second portion of the course will consist of processing plant fibers into cordage. This is a skill that is simple to learn, fun to practice, and an ultimately rewarding experience you’ll want to pass on to your students and your friends and family. In bushcraft or in survival situations, cordage is one of the most used and necessary items for day-to-day life. The uses of cordage complement each other in the art of primitive survival, but it’s also a fun and relaxing way to spend a day in the woods!
We will also be learning how to make charcloth and how to use it with a flint and steel to produce fire. In addition, there will be an opportunity to practice making fire with a ferro rod.
What to Bring/How to Come Prepared:
Dress for the weather
Work or gardening gloves
Shears, scissors, or a sharp knife
Basket or bag for foraging
Lunch/Snacks and water
Sunscreen and other forms of sun protection
Camp chair or blanket
You May Also Want to Bring:
A bead to add to your cordage necklace or bracelet.
Notebook/pen.
Your favorite plant field guide.
Coffee and tea will be provided by Northwest Natura.
Let’s go play in the woods together! See you in on the 14th!
Cordage, Firecraft, & Plant ID
Monday August 14th
10am to 3pm
This is a private event for employees at Springwood Forest School. If you’re not with SFS, check out NWN’s other public events happening in August or suggest a custom course by clicking here!
———-
Spend time in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest practicing cordage-making skills and plant ID in a community-based setting! This workshop consists of three parts that will be fun and educational with hands-on activities and immersion in nature.
Jazmen Yoder, founder of Northwest Natura, botanist and naturalist teaches a wide variety of outdoor skills to her community including fire-building, foraging, plant ID, ecology, fungi basics, and more! This course is designed specifically for Springwood Forest School’s educators as an opportunity for them to take a break from teaching, relax, and have some fun learning new skills.
The first portion of the course will consist of an educational walk in the woods to introduce ourselves to the landscape and gain insight on the habitat. You will learn the ethnobotanical uses of several native plants used for fiber and shelter, and how to gather materials that are natural and abundant in order to make cordage. Jazmen will answer all nature-related questions and will be leading exercises that will strengthen recall of plant names and their uses with helpful mnemonics and playful quizzes.
The second portion of the course will consist of processing plant fibers into cordage. This is a skill that is simple to learn, fun to practice, and an ultimately rewarding experience you’ll want to pass on to your students and your friends and family. In bushcraft or in survival situations, cordage is one of the most used and necessary items for day-to-day life. The uses of cordage complement each other in the art of primitive survival, but it’s also a fun and relaxing way to spend a day in the woods!
We will also be learning how to make charcloth and how to use it with a flint and steel to produce fire. In addition, there will be an opportunity to practice making fire with a ferro rod.
What to Bring/How to Come Prepared:
Dress for the weather
Work or gardening gloves
Shears, scissors, or a sharp knife
Basket or bag for foraging
Lunch/Snacks and water
Sunscreen and other forms of sun protection
Camp chair or blanket
You May Also Want to Bring:
A bead to add to your cordage necklace or bracelet.
Notebook/pen.
Your favorite plant field guide.
Coffee and tea will be provided by Northwest Natura.
Let’s go play in the woods together! See you in on the 14th!
Cordage, Firecraft, & Plant ID
Monday August 14th
10am to 3pm
This is a private event for employees at Springwood Forest School. If you’re not with SFS, check out NWN’s other public events happening in August or suggest a custom course by clicking here!
———-
Spend time in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest practicing cordage-making skills and plant ID in a community-based setting! This workshop consists of three parts that will be fun and educational with hands-on activities and immersion in nature.
Jazmen Yoder, founder of Northwest Natura, botanist and naturalist teaches a wide variety of outdoor skills to her community including fire-building, foraging, plant ID, ecology, fungi basics, and more! This course is designed specifically for Springwood Forest School’s educators as an opportunity for them to take a break from teaching, relax, and have some fun learning new skills.
The first portion of the course will consist of an educational walk in the woods to introduce ourselves to the landscape and gain insight on the habitat. You will learn the ethnobotanical uses of several native plants used for fiber and shelter, and how to gather materials that are natural and abundant in order to make cordage. Jazmen will answer all nature-related questions and will be leading exercises that will strengthen recall of plant names and their uses with helpful mnemonics and playful quizzes.
The second portion of the course will consist of processing plant fibers into cordage. This is a skill that is simple to learn, fun to practice, and an ultimately rewarding experience you’ll want to pass on to your students and your friends and family. In bushcraft or in survival situations, cordage is one of the most used and necessary items for day-to-day life. The uses of cordage complement each other in the art of primitive survival, but it’s also a fun and relaxing way to spend a day in the woods!
We will also be learning how to make charcloth and how to use it with a flint and steel to produce fire. In addition, there will be an opportunity to practice making fire with a ferro rod.
What to Bring/How to Come Prepared:
Dress for the weather
Work or gardening gloves
Shears, scissors, or a sharp knife
Basket or bag for foraging
Lunch/Snacks and water
Sunscreen and other forms of sun protection
Camp chair or blanket
You May Also Want to Bring:
A bead to add to your cordage necklace or bracelet.
Notebook/pen.
Your favorite plant field guide.
Coffee and tea will be provided by Northwest Natura.
Let’s go play in the woods together! See you in on the 14th!