Wild Ways Family Days
Get outdoors and learn place-based skills!This family-oriented series of classes will get you outside learning skills and connecting with nature. Our location is the beautiful Dorris Ranch Living History Village in Springfield, Oregon.
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Map, Compass and Navigation 101
9:30am – Noon
Sunday, October 5 or Thursday, October 16
$50/family $35/individual
Min 8, Max 15 students (counting ages 7+)
Bring water bottles, snacks, and dress to be outside. Optional: bring a sack lunch and enjoy a picnic at the Living History Village with the group after the class.
Get outside and hands-on with Singing Creek Educational Center and Wild Alive Outside, a family-centered wilderness skills series for all ages. Each workshop focuses on one or more wilderness skills—knots, navigation, shelters, fire-building, basketry, carving, plant identification, nature journaling and more—practical learning in a safe, supportive environment.
Map, compass, and Navigation 101: This workshop introduces the cardinal directions, basics of reading a map, using a compass to take a bearing, and more.
No prior experience needed. Come dressed to get dirty and for the weather. Many activities will not be ideal for young children, but all ages are welcome with parental supervision and guidance. Individual adults and teens are also welcome to join in the fun!
Address:
Dorris Ranch, 205 Dorris Street, Springfield, OR
(Turn left upon entering the driveway and park near the restrooms.)
Jess Lambright
Instructor and Owner of Wild Alive Outside
Jess is a mother and the owner/operator of Wild Alive Outside in the Eugene area. She has been exploring the natural world since her parents moved to a house with a forest behind it, when she was five years old. Raised by a science professor and an artist, both brilliant teachers, she grew up with freedom to explore and support for her many creative endeavors. Jess loves working with kids and exploring nature with them.
