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.
This course can be taken as a full series or any of the above plant walks can be taken as standalone if you cannot make all the dates.
***Email us to get on the waitlists for sold out classes.
Cost: $50 each walk or full series/course for $200
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.
Link to Register Below (If choosing a single class, please email to confirm which date/s you plan to attend):
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.
