San Diego County, California
Join VMF on January 11 for a stewardship day on Volcan Mountain. As a wildfire prevention measure, we will be creating piles of wood collected from the forest and burning them throughout the day.
Date: Sunday, January 29
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (Volunteers are free to leave at any time).
Bring: Work gloves (VMF has its own supply as well), water, snacks, lunch.
Wear: Sturdy shoes and dress warmly and in layers.
Join past president of the San Diego Mycological Society, Les Braund, as you learn about the life of mushrooms. We'll start with a presentation at VMF's Webb Education Center. Afterward, we'll collect mushrooms at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center and discuss each one found.
Date: Sunday, April 2
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Due to the gated entry for VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center, please plan to arrive by 9:45 am.
Sunday, December 17: Join Janice Smith, VMF’s Education Coordinator and Certified Forest Therapy Guide, on a guided Forest Bathing walk at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center. This is a new program of bi-monthly Forest Bathing walks offered through VMF.
What is Forest Bathing?
Sunday, October 22: Join Janice Smith, VMF’s Education Coordinator and Certified Forest Therapy Guide, on a guided Forest Bathing walk at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center. This is a new program of bi-monthly Forest Bathing walks offered through VMF.
What is Forest Bathing?
Sunday, September 3: Join Janice Smith, VMF’s Education Coordinator and Certified Forest Therapy Guide, on a guided Forest Bathing walk at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center. This is a new program of bi-monthly Forest Bathing walks offered through VMF.
What is Forest Bathing?
Sunday, June 25: Join Janice Smith, VMF’s Education Coordinator and Certified Forest Therapy Guide, on a guided Forest Bathing walk at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center. This is a new program of bi-monthly Forest Bathing walks offered through VMF.
What is Forest Bathing?
Sunday April 23: Join Janice Smith, VMF’s Education Coordinator and Certified Forest Therapy Guide, on a guided Forest Bathing walk at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center. This is a new program of bi-monthly Forest Bathing walks offered through VMF.
What is Forest Bathing?
Sunday September 24: Join VMF's Outdoor Naturalist Educator, Janice Smith,in this fun hands-on workshop where you will learn about the wide variety of fall berries that grow in abundance on Volcan Mountain. Then we will roll-up your sleeves to make elderberry syrup and bake blackberry pie.
Saturday September 23: Join VMF's Outdoor Naturalist Educator, Janice Smith,in this fun hands-on workshop where you will learn about the wide variety of fall berries that grow in abundance on Volcan Mountain. Then we will roll-up your sleeves to make elderberry syrup and bake blackberry pie.
Sunday, July 23: Learn to make your own nourishing herbal salve and wild-crafted crescent moon wreath from seasonal plants that we find at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center.
VMF's Outdoor Naturalist Educator, Janice Smith, will lead a walk around the nature center to identify and collect plants and other botanical items for each project. The plants we choose will be infused into oil to make our herbal salve and to decorate crescent moon wreaths. Crescent moon wreaths are a beautiful and natural way to celebrate the summer season and decorate your home.