Topics -Bird Studies Deep Dive
Locations - Greater Seattle and Olympia- (No Overnight Camping)
- Bird language studies part 2
- Bird behavior, anatomy, ecology
- Feather Identification
- Class conversations on ethology and the animal mind
Topic - High Mountain Ecology
Locations - Mt. Rainer NP - overnight camping
- Alpine and Subalpine ecology
- Wildlife of the high mountains
- Glacial geology and hydrology
- Biological survey for stream macroinvertebrates
- Class conversations on healthy aquatic systems and how we understand them
Topic - Interior Mountain Ecology
Locations - Okanagon Highlands - Methow Valley Area - overnight camping
- Ecology of the mountains of the interior western USA
- Skull/osteology studies
- Track and sign studies
- Bioblitz Survey
- Class conversations on fire ecology and dynamic landscapes
Topics -Mushrooms and Wildlife Trailing
Locations - Western Cascade foothills near Seattle - (No overnight camping)
- Foraging for and Identifying wild mushrooms
- Learning the skills of trailing
- Elk behavior and trailing
- Further class conversations on animal minds
Topic - Winter Raptors and Naturalist Wrap-Up
Location - Burlington and Seattle
- Learning about raptor identification and migration
- Raptor behavior and hunting strategies
- Continuing the journey of studies as naturalists
- Class conversations on how to be a good relative to many other species
Topics - Ecology of Large Carnivores
Locations - Eastslope Cascade Mountains - Overnight camping
- Behavioral studies of WA carnivores and herbivores
- Tracking wolves, cougars and bears
- The ecology of the eastslope Cascade mountains
- Spring bird life of the eastern Cascade mountains
- Class conversations on sharing space with large carnivores
Topic - Old-Growth and Seashore Life
Locations - Olympic National Park
- Ecology of the seashore: inshore and tidepool life
- Life of old-growth forests
- Spring Wildlife behavior
- Wildlife tracking - animal gaits and kinetics
- Further conversations of eco-philosophy, and death in natural systems
Topic – Central WA shrub-steppe - Overnight camping
Locations -Central Washington
Spring wildlife and plant life of the sagebrush steppe
- Tracking Sagebrush steppe species
- Herpetology studies - snake behavior, ecology and anatomy
- Observing spring bird life of the sagebrush steppe
- Class conversations on belonging and rewildling
Topics - Urban Wildlife and Ecology
Locations -Greater Seattle - No Overnight Camping
- Ecology of urban and suburban wild space
- Understanding ecology, and natural succession
- Bird language studies Part 1
- Class conversations on understanding the minds of birds and supporting urban wildlands
Topics - Naturalist Introduction Weekend
Location - Central Washington (Overnight camping)
- Introduction to tools and practices of the naturalist
- Beginning the tracking journey including ecological tracking and clear print studies
- Learning practices of nature awareness and quiet movement
- Winter ecology and animal behavior
- Introductions to pairing science and the animate world view
Raven's Roots is a naturalist school located in the Pacific Northwest that teaches permaculture, wildlife tracking, ethnobotany, survival and more. Our mission is to re-connect humanity with the natural systems that surround us.
