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Course Locations & Facilities
Earthwalk Northwest courses are taught at
a variety of sites offering a diversity of natural
beauty and experience.
Note: You will receive specific
travel information prior to your course. The locations
described below are leased for the
duration of
the
programs
only. We ask
that
you please be respectful
of each family’s privacy by arriving only during
your scheduled course.
Issaquah, WA
Our day programs are run from our
Issaquah site located an easy 15 minutes east of Seattle.
A formal classroom provides the meeting area for instruction
while workshops are held either outside in the cedar and
fir forest or in the spacious kitchen. Numerous handmade
baskets, herbal soaps and salves, tanned buckskin clothing,
and stone tools complete the classroom décor and
lend inspiration to class participants.
Shelton, WA
We are grateful to the Remmen family
for generously offering this site located just north
of Shelton, WA. This location boasts a wonderful blend
of wilderness with accessibility. Program lectures are
held in a rustic classroom, while workshops occur outside
in a small nearby clearing. Student tenting sites are
nestled just beyond the clearing among the cedar grove.
Trails in the back section of the property wind through
cedar forests and across salmon streams, taking you past
stands of delicious seasonal huckleberries.
Portland,
OR
Dan and Nancy Stueber have generously
opened their home to host several courses for us. Dan
teaches lithic technology and has a vast assortment
of stone tools, rock examples, and mounds of obsidian
to add to the ambiance of the program. An on site bow
shooting range, covered work area, and the nearby Willamette
River enhance your experience here. On site tenting
is offered in sheltered sites under the Douglas Fir
trees with additional sites available in the mowed
field. One of the special features of this location
is the relaxing hot tub, always ready to relieve tired
muscles or aching backs after a hard days work in class.
Yakima, WA
Located on an organic herb farm in
the Wenas Valley west of Selah, WA, this site offers
a wonderful opportunity to study the biodiversity of
this unique region. The valley continues to
be used today for the harvest of traditional wild foods
by native peoples. Class sessions are held in a heated
workshop, while outdoor sessions explore the sagebrush
steppe characteristic of this region. Tenting sites
are located in a lush field skirted by the Wenas Creek.
This site offers the rustic charm of a working farm
while giving access to the diversity of the area.
Lopez Island, WA
The pristine San Juan Islands of Washington
State play host to the Seaweeds
and Coastal Foraging course.
Lopez Island
is the first stop on the San Juan Island run, departing from
Anacortes, WA. Once on Lopez, a 30 minute drive takes you
past tidy hay fields and scenic beaches before arriving at
the southern end of the island and class site. Just minutes
away from MaKay Harbor and Agate Beach, local foraging is
abundant. Class participants can tent in an open field with
views of Puget Sound and San Juan Island. An outdoor classroom
is set up to fully enjoy the beauty of this location. While
facilities are sparse with portable toilets and trucked in
water, they are soon overlooked as we bask in the beauty
of the islands learning about the bounty of the sea.
Seattle, WA
Nestled in Old Ballard, Dandelion
Botanical Company (5424 Ballard Ave. NW, Seattle,
WA 98107 ) has generously offered classroom
space to hold some day programs. In addition to
Dandelion Botanical Company, there are many wonderful
shops to explore
in this area.
Bainbridge Island,
WA
Located 10 minutes north of the ferry
landing on beautiful Bainbridge Island, Robin Furth
has graciously opened her new studio for us to be able
to conduct
classes.
Other Unique Locations
From time to time we also offer classes at other unique
locations including a log cabin near Crystal Mountain, WA,
Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound, or in the volcanic
hills of Glass Buttes, OR.
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