Naturalist skills allow us to be at home anywhere.
Let us take you and your students into the realm of natural science through knowledge of the landscape around us. We can teach students to feel more at home in nature through better understanding of the plants, animals and landscape around them. Below are just a few skillsets we teach, if something isn't listed below please reach out and we can probably do what you are looking for.Example Workshops
Advanced Tree Identification
Learn to recognize trees by Leaf, Bud, and Bark. Expand understanding of soil and light preferences and see the nuance in the different growth structures found in our local tree friends.
Natural History of New England
Learn the ins and outs of the forces that have shaped our region starting with the formation of ancient mountains a billion years ago and ending with the end of the ice age and return of forests in the last ten thousand years.
Naturalist Journals: The Art of Observation
Start a personal practice of awareness and observation through the use of a naturalist journal. Learn a scientific format for recording nature observations, and use your senses as a powerful tool. — This class pairs well with our book binding class.
Introduction to Animal Tracking
Come walk the woods and learn to see the paths our animal friends take from place to place. Learn to see the line of drift, look for tracks and sign in your daily life and start to understand the habits and movements of everything that walks the earth.
