Nature Education and Gatherings

Northwest Natura offers place-based education in botany, ecology, fungi, and outdoor skills to adults (16+) seeking community, unique recreational opportunities, naturalist and survival skill lessons, and fun, guided outdoor experiences.

Workshops & Field Trips

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Northwest Natura teaches in Whatcom County and the greater Salish Sea Bioregion:

  • Nature walks

  • Botany field trips

  • Mushroom foraging

  • Firecraft and camping

  • Wildcrafting & basketry

  • Wildlife Tracking

  • Ethnobotany

  • Tidepool exploration programs

  • Survival skills and bushcraft workshops

  • Immersion Courses

  • Custom outings and private events

Come to learn something new, practice naturalist and survival skills, and experience the outdoors with people who share your interests.

Each class is led or hosted by Jazmen Yoder, a botanist, naturalist guide, bushcraft teacher, and northwest adventurer. Guest instructors include naturalists and expert trackers, Ryan Johnson of Firecraft Northwest & Mark Thompson; and Salish Sea Naturalist with a Marine Biology emphasis, Madelaine Katz.

Collaborations between Northwest Natura and Professors of Mycology, Ethnobotany and Salish Sea Natural History are possible. Inquire within.

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Northwest Natura is one of very few nature-education businesses in the Salish Sea Bioregion.

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People who attend a class with Northwest Natura tend to want to return again and again.

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Classes are designed to be highly educational and engaging for students so that information is never the only takeaway.

 Contact Northwest Natura

  • Please email Jazmen at nwnatura@gmail.com

  • You can support Northwest Natura by:

    Following on Instagram

    Sharing class announcements with friends

    Donating to NWN to help purchase shelters for the classrooms and equipment for workshops

    Reviewing on Google

    Buy Jazmen a Coffee

  • If you would like to schedule an interview or offer photography services, videography services, or have other business inquiries including ones to collaborate, please contact Jazmen at nwnatura@gmail.com