Have you ever wanted to know how to make your own candle? Join DSM Mercantile and Wander Women for a beautiful spring evening as we craft outdoor-themed, handmade candles! This event will celebrate our love of nature while teaching you a delicious new skill.

The spring forage-ables are starting to pop and we want to celebrate the edible gifts Mother Nature is providing! Join us for an incredibly delicious night of learning about wild greens, hands-on foraging and crafting a communal foraged dinner together in the woods!

Spring blooms are here! Join botanist and WW guide Paige for a hike to learn how to spot and identify spring wildflowers native to Iowa! Take a leisurely hike through Thomas Mitchell Park in Polk Co. while learning to identify common Iowa forest spring ephemerals — or, wildflowers only here for a short time — and put your new identification skills to the test!

Join us for a golden-hour hike as we venture into the woodlands of Hickory Hills Park in Iowa City in search of spring’s most fleeting treasures—ephemeral wildflowers. These delicate blooms are nature’s way of celebrating the changing seasons, emerging briefly to soak up the sunlight before the forest fills in. On this easy-going hike, we’ll wander the trails of Hickory Hills, do our best to identify as many blooms as possible, and learn about these fantastic blooms that bring the forest floor to life.

Happy feet make happy hikers! Join us for Foot Health for Hikers, a hands-on workshop with Libby Trausch, a physical therapist who specializes in foot health and care. Whether you’re dealing with nagging foot pain, or just want to keep your feet strong for miles of adventure, this class will give you the tools to move comfortably and confidently on the trail. We’ll cover essential toe and foot stretches, talk through common foot conditions like plantar fasciitis and bunions, dive into the best footwear choices, and explore simple tools that can prevent and relieve pain.

Spring wildflowers are fleeting, but your photos don’t have to be! Join us for a class where you’ll learn to capture the delicate beauty of blooming flowers using just your smartphone. Led by a professional photographer and Wander Women guide Steph, this hands-on class will teach you how to work with natural light, compose stunning shots, and use simple editing techniques to make your images pop.

Join us for a moonlit hike and gathering to celebrate the full moon and connect to each other and ourselves as we dive deep into the topic of menstruation and cycles! For so long, the topic of menstruation and the role it plays in our lives has been shamed or overlooked, and we're thrilled to partner with Amber Francis of Planned Parenthood to spend time outdoors, talk some real talk about our cycles, and build community!

The big migration is happening—join us for a field day dedicated to it! In our first eastern Iowa event of the year, we’ll be hitting up a Louisa County hidden gem that’s a hot spot for migrating birds, wetland species and more!

The flowers are out and so will we be! Join us for a spring wildflower themed Pike, celebrating the first blooms of the year! We’ll hike the trails of Margo Frankel Woods (one of our favs) and enjoy a sweet treat after!