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May
12
Sun
Spring Foraging & Outdoor Cooking with Northwest Natura @ Maple Falls
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May 12 @ 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Spring Foraging & Outdoor Cooking with Northwest Natura @ Maple Falls

Join Naturalist, Jazmen Yoder on a day of foraging out in the woods. This course will take place on private and public property approximately 2 miles from of Maple Falls. Location is subject to change based on seasonal anomalies such as delayed sprouting.

This is a great event to be out in nature on Mothers Day!

We will be foraging nettles and other edible or medicinal plants, in addition to any edible mushrooms we may find. For each species, expect short discourse on it’s edibility or medicinal properties, how to prepare it for medicine or food, and information on its ecology.

Expect moderate walking/hiking with frequent stops, self-led exploration, and a lesson in ethical foraging on public lands.

The last half of the class, we will build a fire and cook together using nettles. I will show you 2 recipes and make suggestions for several others.

This will be a fun outing!

Please register via the website.

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Categories: Education Outdoor Recreation Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: Foraging outdoor cooking spring
May
16
Thu
Arianne True: Teaching Poetry to Youth: What Fun! @ Western Washington University Libraries
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May 16 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Arianne True: Teaching Poetry to Youth: What Fun! @ Western Washington University Libraries

Washington State Poet Laureate Arianne True will share tools for having fun when teaching and reading poetry, whether in schools or personal settings, at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2024 in the Wilson 4 Central Reading Room. Event attendees will also have an opportunity to view the exhibit. “Listen to Children: The Jack Prelutsky Antiquarian Children’s Poetry Collection,” in Special Collections (Wilson 6) from 5 to 6 p.m. following the program. The event is free and open to the public. At the request of a key event participant, event attendees are asked to avoid using strong fragrances. Arianne True (Choctaw, Chickasaw) is a queer poet and teaching artist from Seattle and has spent most of her work time working with youth. Arianne is the 2023-2025 Washington State Poet Laureate. She has received fellowships and residencies from Jack Straw, the Hugo House, Artist Trust, and the Seattle Repertory Theatre, and is a proud alum of Hedgebrook and of the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. She lives in Burien with her cat. Learn more and follow her on Instagram at @wapoetlaureate. This event is offered as part of the Archives & Special Collections Distinguished Speaker Series and is sponsored by Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, PoetryCHaT, Humanities Washington, and ArtsWA. For more information or to request disability accommodation, contact Michael Taylor, Special Collections Librarian, taylo213@wwu.edu, (360) 650-3097.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Author Talk Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: poetry
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