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SUMMARY:Outdoor Survival Skills with Christopher Nyerges
DESCRIPTION:This event is full. Please be sure to use the REGISTER link below or at the bottom of the page to sign up for the waiting list. Spaces that may come up will be filled in the order of receipt of registration forms.\nREGISTER\nJoin me and famed author/forager/survivalist Christopher Nyerges on Saturday\, March 12\, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Ojai for an Outdoor Survival Skills workshop based on the book of the same name by Larry Dean Olsen. Christopher recently edited the new 2021 7th Edition of this classic. \nChristopher writes of Olsen: “Anyone who has been teaching outdoor survival skills for any length of time has undoubtedly heard of Larry Dean Olsen…After Olsen graduated from Brigham Young University\, he began teaching survival field trips through the college’s Continuing Education Division in 1968\, sharing his love for the outdoors\, and his intense interest in the skills of the local indigenous peoples…As part of his outdoor training\, he would take students into the desert of the Great Basin area and live off the land for a week or longer. They had to learn how to eat wild plants\, trap small game\, make fire with local materials\, build a shelter\, weave sandals\, find water\, and more. It was a grueling adventure. He wrote Outdoor Survival Skills\, first published in 1967\, which described all the survival skills he’d been teaching. His book has long been considered the definitive classic book on the subject. The book has been updated every few years and remained in print all these years.…Larry was perhaps the most visible person teaching and sharing the extreme art of living off the land.  It is not an overstatement to say that everyone today teaching these skills has some lineage\, direct or indirect\, that leads back to Larry Dean Olsen.” \nParticipants will: \n\nlearn to identify edible and medicinal plants of the season\npractice making cordage and soap from yucca leaves\nlearn the most basic primitive fire-starting method: the hand drill\nlearn principles of finding and purifying water\, especially in dry areas\n\nTime permitting\, participants may also: \n\nlearn a few simple animal traps\, such as snares and deadfalls\nlearn some very basic shelters for emergencies\n\nThere may be other activities\, depending on seasonal foods and supplies available. \nThe workshop will begin with a morning plant walk on Euterpe Farms\, overlooking the Ventura River Preserve. The afternoon workshop will take place under oak trees. Everyone will have a chance to participate in all activities. \nChristopher Nyerges is an author\, forager\, survivalist and ethnobotanist with a lifelong interest in how native peoples lived off the land. He has been teaching classes and leading field trips since 1974 to over 40\,000 students. Nyerges has authored nearly two dozen books\, including Foraging California\, Guide to Wild Foods\,  Nuts and Berries of California\, How to Survive Anywhere\, Extreme Simplicity\, and many others. As mentioned above\, Chicago Review Press\, the publishers of Larry Dean Olsen’s Outdoor Survival Skills\, asked Christopher to lightly edit the 7th edition of this classic book and add color photos and a new foreword. He most recently was the editor of American Survival Guide magazine\, and served as editor of Wilderness Way magazine for 7 years. He has written several thousand newspaper and magazine articles in such publications as the Los Angeles Times\, Pasadena Star News\, Pasadena Weekly\, Whole Life Times\, Countryside\, Mother Earth News\, Acres USA\, American  Survival Guide\, and others. \nChristopher has appeared on the late Huell Howser’s public television series\, KCET’s “Life and Times\,” and National Geographic’s “Doomsday Preppers.” For two years\, he appeared on Fox TV’s “X Show\,” where he demonstrated survival skills on the streets of Los Angeles. He currently serves as a consultant to the “Naked and Afraid” show on Discovery.  Christopher Nyerges’ web site is SchoolofSelf-Reliance.com. \nREGISTRATION INFO:\nPlease note: This workshop will go on RAIN OR SHINE with the exception of a heavy downpour in the morning and/or a 100% chance of heavy rain that day. No dogs (other than service dogs) and no smoking\, please. \nPaid registrants will receive a confirmation email with all necessary info\, including weather forecast and parking directions\, a few days prior to the workshop.  They also will receive a follow-up email afterwards with a list of all plants identified\, recipes\, valuable links and more. \nThe cost for the workshop\, including all materials\, is $85 for adults and $45 for children under 18\, one child per adult. \nThis event is full. Please be sure to use the REGISTER link below or at the bottom of the page to sign up for the waiting list. Spaces that may come up will be filled in the order of receipt of registration forms.\nREGISTER\n\n \n\n\n\nTicket options\n\n\n1 Adult $87.69 USD2 Adults $175.38 USD1 Child under 18 $46.66 USD
URL:https://herbwalks.com/event/outdoor-survival-skills-with-christopher-nyerges/
LOCATION:Euterpe Farms\, 587 S. Rice Rd.\, Ojai\, CA\, 93023\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: "Herbs & Medicinal Plants"
DESCRIPTION:Join the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County (LTSBC) and me\, Lanny Kaufer\, herbalist\, educator\, and author of Medicinal Herbs of California\, for a conversation about herbs and medicinal plants in Santa Barbara County. LTSBC says “Lanny Kaufer’s popular herb walks and books offer engaging experiences for learning about California’s herbs and medicinal plants through scientific insight and ancient plant wisdom.” \nThe outdoor slideshow talk will take place on Wednesday\, March 16\, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the LTSBC backyard and parking area at 1530 Chapala Street. This event will be held outdoors\, socially distanced\, and registration will be capped at 20 people. Participants must provide their own lunch. \nRegistration required:  Click here to RSVP for this FREE event. LTSBC is handling all registration and queries. Please do not try to register here on my website. \nLand Trust Lunch & Learns are an annual series of fun\, interactive educational experiences. In 2022 Lunch & Learns will be held monthly from February to June. The events are free and open to the public\, reservations required.  For more information\, please visit www.sblandtrust.org or call (805) 966-4520.
URL:https://herbwalks.com/event/lunch-learn-herbs-medicinal-plants/
LOCATION:Land Trust for Santa Barbara County\, 1528 Chapala St.\, Rm 305\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Green Full Moon Sunset Nature Hike & After-Party
DESCRIPTION:Please use the REGISTER button at top or bottom of this page to sign up before clicking on the PayPal link at bottom of the page to secure your space. The PayPal cost includes their fee. If you prefer\, when you register you may request instructions for mailing in a check for $35/person. \nREGISTER\nIn honor of St. Patrick’s Day\, I’ll lead a Green Full Moon Sunset Nature Hike on Thursday evening\, March 17\, from 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. We’ll gradually walk about 1.5 miles on a well used dirt road with gradual elevation gain to the vista point above the Ojai Valley where we can watch the sunset and moonrise. The sun will sink below the horizon at about 6:45 p.m. and the full moon will rise at about 7:10 p.m.\, giving us a nice window of time to take it all in. Registrants will receive instructions on where to park\, what to bring\, etc. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the “wearin’ of the green.” \nAfter witnessing the setting of the sun and rising of the moon\, we’ll walk back to the trailhead by moonlight and flashlight\, returning to the trailhead between 7:45 and 8:00 p.m. \nThen at 8:00 p.m. you’re invited to join me and Rondia on Bryant Street at Ojai Valley Brewery‘s heated outdoor dining area where brewmaster Jeremy Haffner and his staff will be pouring his amazing locally-sourced beers\, ales. stouts and non-alcoholic beverages. They will have a St. Paddy’s Day party going on with music and Irish food. PLEASE NOTE: The admission fee for the hike does not include food and beverages at Ojai Valley Brewery. \nWe’ll stop along the trail to meet some valuable green plants including: \nElderberry\nCoastal Sagebrush\nPrickly-Pear Cactus\nHorehound\nChia Sage\nBlack Sage and\nPurple Sage \nJeremy’s brews at Ojai Valley Brewery change with the seasons and reflect the plants of Ojai. Three staples you’re likely to find on his list any time of year are Sugar Bush IPA\, brewed with wild local Ojai “Sugar Bush” sumac; White Pixie Ale\, brewed with Pixie tangerine zests and orchard blossoms; and an amazing Chaparral Ale flavored and bittered with white sage\, black sage\, and local sagebrush instead of the usual hops. Jeremy describes it as “built to mimic the scent on Shelf Road.” That’s where we’ll be walking! Non-alcoholic offerings also change with the seasons and may include an Elderflower-Blackberry Spritzer. \nI will have copies of my new book\, Medicinal Herbs of California\, with me for sale and signing. The book is also available at Ojai Valley Brewery. \nREGISTRATION INFO:\nThe cost for the hike is $35/person. Senior\, student and child discounts are available by request. Paid registrants will receive a confirmation email a few days prior to the event with all necessary info\, including what to bring\, weather forecast\, and directions to the trailhead. Afterwards\, they also will receive a follow-up email with a list of all plants and wildlife seen. \nNo dogs or smoking\, please. Light rain will not cancel. Heavy rain will. \nPlease use the REGISTER button at top or bottom of this page to sign up before clicking on the PayPal link at bottom of the page to secure your space. The PayPal cost includes their fee. If you prefer\, when you register you may request instructions for mailing in a check for $35/person. \nREGISTER
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SUMMARY:Know Your Native Plants (An Ojai Plant Identification Hike)
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\nPlease use the REGISTER link at top or bottom of this page to sign up before clicking on the PayPal button at the bottom of the page to secure your space. The PayPal cost includes their fee. If you prefer\, when you register you may request instructions for mailing in a check for $35/person. \nAre you one of the many hikers who walk our Southern California trails and wonder what is growing and flowering around you? Maybe you don’t care that much about their uses? Just want to know what they are? You are not alone. On Saturday\, March 19\, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon\, I will lead a native plant identification hike designed for you on the Rice Canyon Trail on the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy’s Ventura River Preserve. This will not be my typical herb walk discussing edible and medicinal plants. We will simply identify native plants on the trail\, most of which can be found throughout Southern California. Then\, afterwards\, you will receive a list by email of all the plants we saw\, including their common names\, scientific names\, and the plant families to which they belong. \nWith a helping hand and/or the use of walking sticks\, we’ll boulder-cross or wade through a narrow\, shallow stretch of the Ventura River and head up toward the shade of the canyon. We’ll meet a diverse group of plants representing the Coastal Sage Scrub\, Chaparral\, and Riparian Woodland plant communities of Southern California. Other than the short water crossing\, this is an easy-to-moderate hike of 2 miles round-trip with sections of mild elevation gain and a few short hills to climb. We’ll stop often to identify native plants. We’ll also discuss conservation concerns and the local ecology\, including the recovery of this area since the December 2017 Koenigstein fire. \nYes\, I will have my book\, Medicinal Herbs of California\, available for purchase and signing before the walk to use as a field guide and\, yes\, you’re encouraged to ask questions\, but I will spend minimal time talking about that aspect of the plants\, focusing instead on their identifying characteristics and their role in the ecosystem. \nThe book that I recommend for identifying plants on this hike (and on all our local trails) is Milt McAuley’s Wildflowers of the Santa Monica Mountains. It turns out that every plant we will see in this canyon west of Ojai is also found in the Santa Monica Mountains. If Milt had named his book Wildflowers of Southern California\, that would have been a more accurate and appealing name\, at least for those who know that\, botanically\, every flowering plant is a wildflower\, whether or not it has a showy flower. I will have that book with me\, too\, so that you can purchase it without paying for shipping and handling. You may be happy to know that in 2022 I dropped the price of this book from $19.95 to $14.95. \nPlease note: This hike will go on RAIN OR SHINE with the exception of a heavy downpour that morning and/or a forecast of an 80-100% chance of heavy rain that day. No dogs or smoking\, please. \nThe cost for the hike is $35/person. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy\, stewards of this Preserve\, for trail maintenance. \nPlease use the REGISTER link at top or bottom of this page to sign up before clicking on the PayPal button at the bottom of the page to secure your space. The PayPal cost includes their fee. If you prefer\, when you register you may request instructions for mailing in a check for $35/person. \nREGISTER
URL:https://herbwalks.com/event/know-your-native-plants/
LOCATION:Oso Trailhead\, Ventura River Preserve\, 701 Oso Road\, Ojai\, CA\, 93023\, United States
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SUMMARY:Spring Equinox Herb Hike at Taft Gardens & Nature Preserve
DESCRIPTION:Photo of Lake Casitas seen from the meadow below the medicine wheel by Lanny Kaufer \nPlease note: This event is presented by the Conservation Endowment Fund\, stewards of Taft Gardens & Nature Preserve. To register for the event\, please visit them at this link or email taftgardensvisitors@gmail.com. Registrants will receive an email with detailed directions. Please do not try to find the venue by using other maps or GPS.\n \nNow that Mother Nature has provided plenty of early winter rain\, we’re going back to the spectacular Taft Gardens & Nature Preserve in the mountains above Lake Casitas west of Ojai. Some of the edible and medicinal plants we may find this year on the Nature Preserve include manzanita\, purple and black sage\, woolly blue curls\, wild rose\, tule\, cattail\, and coastal sagebrush. In the middle of our hike\, we’ll celebrate the Spring Equinox at a medicine wheel on a summit with a spectacular 360 degree view. Lunch will not be provided but you are invited to stay and enjoy your sack lunch or snacks in this idyllic setting after the hike. You can also take a self-guided tour of the world renowned Taft Gardens where you’ll see an unparalleled collection of Australian and South African plants. \nMeetup time is 8:45 a.m. for a 9:00 a.m. start. Total walking distance will be approximately 1 mile with sections of elevation gain\, including two short steep hills. This hike is suitable for beginning hikers in good physical condition. Light rain will not cancel\, heavy rain will. Registrants will be updated. No dogs or smoking\, please. \nThe hike will finish by 12:30 p.m. After the hike I will have my book\, Medicinal Herbs of California\, available for sale and signing. \nTo prevent possible transmission of the COVID-19 virus\, temperatures will be checked on arrival\, face coverings will be required\, and we will maintain 6 feet of physical distance at all times. Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms or a positive diagnosis is asked to stay home. \nREGISTRATION INFO:\nThe total cost for the day is $60 which includes a $15 donation to CEF. The fee entitles herb hike participants to spend the rest of the day on this exquisite property! The donation portion of the payment is tax-deductible. This event is presented by the Conservation Endowment Fund\, stewards of Taft Gardens & Nature Preserve. To register for the event\, please visit them at this link or email taftgardensvisitors@gmail.com. Registrants will receive an email with detailed directions. Please do not try to find the venue by using other maps or GPS.
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SUMMARY:Wildflower Hike at Harmon Canyon Preserve
DESCRIPTION:This event is presented by the Ventura Land Trust. Please visit this page at their website to register for the hike.\nFrom the VLT webpage: Ventura Land Trust is pleased to partner with renowned native plant guide and educator Lanny Kaufer for a wildflower hike at Harmon Canyon Preserve on Saturday\, March 26th from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. \nKaufer is well-known in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties for his Herb Walks\, interpretive native plant walks and nature hikes\, which he began leading more than 40 years ago in 1976. This will be the first hike led by Kaufer at Harmon Canyon Preserve. \nKaufer’s hike will include plant identification and information for the beginning to experienced botanist. The hike will cover approximately two miles in Harmon Canyon Preserve. Wildflowers such as wild hyacinths\, lupine\, Douglas’ fiddlenecks\, California peonies\, and threatened mariposa lilies make their home in Harmon Canyon Preserve’s conserved 2\,123 acres of land\, amid roughly 1\,000 acres of endangered coastal sage scrub. Rain-fed wildflowers are blooming in earnest at Harmon Canyon Preserve after lying dormant through recent drought years. \nLanny Kaufer is the author of Medicinal Herbs of California: A Field Guide to Common Healing Plants. The book will be available for sale and signing after the walk. \nAll walk participants should bring a water bottle and wear sturdy shoes\, long pants\, a hat\, and sunscreen. \n\nHere is a Google map and directions to Harmon Canyon Preserve. Please look closely and note that the map takes you to a right turn onto McVittie Place before turning right into the Preserve. Do not turn right just before Mcvittie Place at the sign saying 7511 Foothill Rd. That driveway will take you to a dead end in an orchard. \n\nThis event is presented by the Ventura Land Trust. Please visit this page at the Ventura Land Trust website to register for the hike.
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SUMMARY:In-Store Book Signing at Chaucer's Books in Santa Barbara
DESCRIPTION:Come join me for an in-store book signing at Chaucer’s Books\, a renowned\, independent and locally owned bookstore on upper State Street in Santa Barbara. Chaucer’s has been a mainstay for booklovers near and far since 1974. They carry over 150\,000 titles (!) and now Medicinal Herbs of California is one of them. You can support your local author and local bookstore all at the same time! Please join me.
URL:https://herbwalks.com/event/in-store-book-signing-at-chaucers-books-in-santa-barbara/
LOCATION:Chaucer’s Books\, 3321 State Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93105\, United States
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