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!
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!
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.
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 Planned Parenthood to spend time outdoors, talk some real talk about our cycles, and build community!
Is there anything more perfect than hiking with friends and then enjoying a pie picnic in a lilac arboretum? Absolutely not. Join us for a perfect spring Pike celebrating the beauty of blooming lilacs, the middle of spring, and perfect evenings! We’ll hike the trails of Ewing Park on Des Moines’s south side before enjoying a pie picnic after!
Join us for an urban hike through forest-y Beaverdale as you learn the basics of how to identify any tree you encounter! We’re partnering with Trees Forever, one of our favorite nature loving non-profits, to host a super educational and hands on hike that’ll inspire you to look more closely at the trees in your neighborhood and beyond.
Welcome to our warmer months monthly hike series: Golden Hour Hikes! Come revel in the beauty of the early evening as we hike together, make new outdoor friends and enjoy how the changing light shifts the landscape. Celebrate longer evenings, more daylight and the slower pace of nature.
