2026 Calendar of Events
Walks
Click Event Title for Registration Info/Tickets and Location
May 9, August 1, Oct. 3
Plant & Fungi Walks w/ Bo Brown and author/myco-educator Mike Snyder from Wildwise Botanicals
June 5
Foraging Walk with Verde Soul at Finger Lakes near Columbia MO
June 6
Foraging Walk at McCully Heritage Kampsville IL for Larry Kinsella's Devil's Hole Knap-In
June 7
Foraging Walk at Camp Warren Levis, Godfrey IL
June 8
Foraging Walk with Therapueo Wellness, St. Louis MO
June 18 4 p.m.
Foraging Walk at the Springfield Botanical Center
April 26, July 26, Oct. 25
2 pm Seasonal Foraging Walks at Busiek State Forest w/ Springfield Area Herb Society. For registration info, call Joan Bass: (417) 725-5134
Weekly 11 am foraging walks and 1:30 pm stone-age wilderness skills demonstrations
Free with admission, see their calendar of events for more info.
April: 24, 29.
May: 3, 12, 20, 27, 31
June: 3, 10, 16 , 20, 24
July: 5, 10, 15, 19, 29
August: 5, 12 ,19, 26, 30
September: 2, 6, 18, 20, 30
October: 7, 14, 19, 23, 28
November: 1, 7, 15, 20, 22
Programs
June 12, 4:30 pm
Foraging Program at the Van Buren Public Library Details TBA
November 19th
Foraging program at the Springfield Botanical Center Details TBA
Events
May 9th 10 am
Foraging Walk at the Ozark Riverways Foundation Rendezvous on the Ridge at Rock Candy Mountain. The 5th year of this fundraiser event featuring speakers, vendors, authors, workshops and demonstrations.
June 13 10:30 p.m
Master Naturalist Conference at Washington University, St. Louis I'll do a foraging program as a guest speaker at this weekend-long event.
August 14th
Forage and Ferments Event at Dogwood Canyon Details TBA
Sept. 3-4
Webster County Fairgrounds
Sept 11-13
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Sept. 23-26
Bois d' Arc Primitive Skills Camp & Knap-In at Hulston Mill Historic Park near Greenfield MO
October 10-11
WOW Outdoor School at Roaring River State Park
I'll teach 4-hour block classes Saturday and Sunday on foraging, friction fire, stone tools & cordage, and birding by ear. Check out their class catalogue at the link and sign up early, classes often fill up.