Deepen your connection with nature.

Next Up: Get Into Nature

December 14 @ Camp Colton

Immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, and scents of the Pacific Northwest forest in this unique 1.5-hour sensory experience at Camp Colton. Whether you're a first-time forest explorer or a seasoned nature enthusiast, this guided adventure will invite you to connect with nature in unexpected and profound ways. As you meander through the lush forest, you’ll use all of your senses to engage with the environment: taste test fern roots, sniff various mushrooms, and pet the soft moss around you. This experience encourages a deeper appreciation of the natural world, allowing participants to discover new textures, flavors, and scents hidden in the forest. Come with curiosity and leave with a renewed connection to the earth around you!

Come early or linger longer - these events are a part of Camp Colton’s Open Park Day.

Other Offerings

  • A person is dwarfed by a tree. Light streams in.

    Get Into Nature

    Slow down and soak up your surroundings using your senses. Follow your curiosity and wonder. At the intersection of forest bathing, a botany/mycology walk, and foraging, your guide will offer information and practices to more deeply engage with the world around you.

  • Three people standing in the forest and examining the mushrooms they hold.

    Forage

    Answer the perennial and primal question, “can I eat it?” Identify and try the food, dyes, and medicines around you, practice ethical foraging techniques, and learn to prepare what at you find. Forage varies seasonally.

  • Pray, Reflect, Meditate

    Feed your soul’s connection to your surroundings via senses with a guided meditation tailored to the moment. Natural settings vary.

  • Four people and a dog gather to look at something on a trail.

    Co-create

    Co-create the outing you desire. Do you want to forage with a experienced guide? Get to know a specific location? Forest bathe? We can probably help. Contact us for a private session.

I want to spark your deeper connection to nature. I have studied why aspen leaves quake, prosecuted poachers and polluters in the Columbia River Gorge, zoomed through forests on a scooter while being pulled by dogs, foraged and eaten any number of delicious things, and guided hundreds of humans in experiencing Pacific tidepools, old growth forests, and plenty of wild and feral places in between. Curious? Excellent. Let's go.

Mushroom maven. Nature Nerd. Wild-ish epicurean.

Kate

“I just signed up and am bringing one of the boys. I still remember how fun it was when you showed Craig and me around the tidepools.”

Sarah W.

“KATE. PLEASE MAKE THIS A REGULARLY FILMED ADVENTURE. You talking about fungi is instant calming to my nervous system.”

Meg L.

“You are one of my favorite people to be in nature with! Anyone who joins you will come away from the experience inspired and informed.”

Robin K.

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