Medicine of the Rockies
FIELD BOTANY AND HERBALISM COURSE
A hands on outdoor course exploring botanical ecology, plant id, ethical wildcrafting, herbalism, medicine making, & more!
The Rocky Mountains of Colorado are full of beauty, medicine, wildlife, and adventure. Despite being a harsher climate these mountains are home to a rich selection of medicinal plants. From the foothills to the high mountains and alpine there is a wide range of medicinal wildflowers, trees, shrubs, and lichens.
This course will be a series of plant walks. Each of these plant walks will explore a different ecological zone and the plants growing there. Each plant walk will have a different focus to give you an in-depth introduction to ethically foraging and working with wild plants. It is recommended to take the full course if you are able.
Dates/Times- 2024 Dates Coming Soon
June 2nd, 2024. Attuning to the Spirit of Plants- Meeting the Flora in Reciprocal Relationship. Starhouse Property, Boulder, CO.
June 29th, 2024. Flora of the Montane- Aspen Groves & Wildflowers. Nederland, CO.
July 20th, 2024. Making Medicine with the Flora- Herbal Preparations in the Field. Nederland, CO.
August 11th, 2024. Flora of the Sub-Alpine & Alpine. Ward, CO.
BONUS ADDED- Autumn Equinox Plant Walk
September 22, 2024. Nederland, Colorado. Autumn Equinox Plant Walk.
Autumn Equinox Plant Walk
Embrace the shifting seasons with the support of plant allies, ritual + prayer, and community.
Spend the day in nature with community as we honor the end of one season and welcome in another. Just as nature is releasing and letting go we will mirror the forest asking ourselves what it is we would also like to let go of, to let die in our lives before moving into the fall and winter. There will be space to honor our grief and lean into the earth and our plant allies for support in each of our own journeys.
We will spend the day communing with the plant allies around us and asking how they can support us as we move into a new season. The day will be filled with medicine making, learning about wild plants, embodiment practices, ritual + prayer, & more.
Before moving into Autumn, we also must honor Summer. We will do so by making medicine from the land and also making candles as a way to symbolize carrying the light into the darkest of days. Our ancestors relied on the light of candles to get them through the cold and dark nights. We will honor this simple tradition by crafting our own mullein candles.
The more we root into the earth and our ancestral traditions the easier it is to embrace change.
I look forward to gathering with you all on this special day.
This course can be taken as a full series or any of the above plant walks can be taken as stand alone if you cannot make all the dates.
***Email us to get on the waitlists for sold out classes.
One BIPOC scholarship available
No refunds if you cancel less than five days before the class date.
This course will go over:
Identifying Ecological Zones
Basic Botanical Terminology
Identifying Plants
Ethical Wildcrafting
Sustainable Harvesting
Herbalism and Utilizing Wild Plants as Medicine
Safety and Considerations when Harvesting Wild Plants
Plant Spirit Communication
Stewardship
Medicine Making
Logistics:
These courses will be in the field and we will be exploring the great outdoors rain or shine! The locations will be within an hour of the front range. Attendees are required to be at the trailhead/meetup location at 10 AM. The plant walks will go into the afternoon ending around 2-3 PM.
Once you register for the course a separate email will be sent with more logistics, alongside a gear list, waiver, and course handouts, and further resources to explore. If you choose to only sign up for one class an email will be sent to specify which day you wish to sign up for.
Each plant walk will have a capacity.
Who is your teacher?
Courtney was born and raised in the mountains of Colorado and has spent her whole life exploring them. In 2013 Courtney began her studies in the field of herbalism and natural medicine. Courtney is a Certified Clinical Herbalist through the Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism and she has also completed a Rocky Mountain Field Botany Certificate Program where she spent a whole summer exploring the botanical ecology of the Rocky Mountains. She has been teaching and leading plant walks in Colorado ever since. Courtney is passionate about connecting others to the natural world through rekindling an appreciating of the beauty and medicine it provides.
