All Adult Classes
INTRODUCTION TO MYCOLOGY: MUSHROOMS, ECOLOGY, AND FORAGING
October 4, 2025
Explore the fascinating world of mushrooms in this hands-on class, where you'll learn about their roles in ecosystems and how to identify common varieties. Gain essential skills for safe, sustainable foraging, while building confidence and a deeper appreciation for the natural world.
OLYMPIC PENINSULA TRACKING IMMERSION — APEX PREDATOR
October 2025 through May 2026, meeting monthly (except for January)
The Olympic Peninsula tracking immersion involves seven weekends over eight months of intense concentrated skills, utilizing one of the largest cougar projects in the world as our curriculum’s cornerstone! Our highly trained staff will take you on monthly adventures through many amazing ecosystems in and around the Olympic mountains. Participants will receive hands-on training covering all of the fundamentals of wildlife tracking.
KNOT TYING ESSENTIALS: LEARN 6 MUST-KNOW KNOTS
October 11, 2025
Join us for an engaging knot-tying class where you'll learn six essential knots for outdoor adventures, from securing tarps in thunderstorms to towing cars. Whether your new to knot-tying or simply need a refresher, this hands-on session will equip you with practical skills for various scenarios!
FIELD SKILLS WEEKEND INTENSIVE: TRACKING, TRAPPING & FISHING
October 11 and 12, 2025
Join us for this hands-on weekend intensive where you'll sharpen your awareness and self-reliance through ancient survival techniques.
Learn to trail wildlife, interpret bird language, and craft your own hunting, trapping, and fishing tools in the field.
WILDLIFE TRACK AND SIGN CERTIFICATION — FULL, email for waitlist info@cedarrootschool.org
October 18 and 19, 2025
Spend two days in the field with professional wildlife tracker, naturalist, and educator David Moskowitz in this Cybertracker certification course (www.cybertracker.org). David actively engages participants in identification and interpretation of tracks and signs, and allows plenty of time for questions and discussion.
WILDLIFE TRAILING CERTIFICATION
October 20 and 21, 2025
In a CyberTracker Trailing Evaluation, each participant takes the lead in following fresh animal spoor to find and, if possible, observe the animal without alerting it. This dynamic field assessment challenges and deepens your tracking skills through real-time problem-solving and direct engagement with wild landscapes.
FIRE SKILLS WEEKEND INTENSIVE
November 8 and 9, 2025
Ignite your fire-making skills in this hands-on weekend intensive—master everything from matches to friction fire, then explore burn crafts like spoon and bowl making. Build confidence with flame through guided practice and take home timeless, practical skills rooted in ancient traditions.
LEARNING TO WEAVE WITH WILLOW
December 6, 2025
Join us for a fun, hands-on day of creating small willow projects! Connect with others in the community while exploring essential weaving techniques and crafting beautiful pieces, laying the foundation for future basketry projects.
2026
APPLIED MAMMAL BONE ANATOMY FOR WILDLIFE TRACKERS AND NATURALISTS
February 21 and 22. 2026
Spend a hands-on weekend exploring the fascinating world of mammal bones and what they reveal about an animal’s life and behavior. Blending lecture, guided exercises, and up-close time with real specimens, this class builds both foundational and advanced skills in wildlife tracking through the lens of bone structure and function.
INTERPRETING BIRD BEHAVIOR
March 28, 2026
Birds are constantly communicating about what's happening in the environment through behavior and vocalizations. You, too, can learn the ancient skill of interpreting the voices and movements of birds!
WILDLIFE TRACK AND SIGN CERTIFICATION
May 16 and 17, 2026
Spend two days in the field with professional wildlife tracker, naturalist, and educator David Moskowitz in this Cybertracker certification course (www.cybertracker.org). David actively engages participants in identification and interpretation of tracks and signs, and allows plenty of time for questions and discussion.