San Diego County, California
Sunday, June 9: 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?
Saturday, April 20: The Volcan Mountain Foundation is partnering with I Love a Clean San Diego to clean up VMF's Copper Spur Ranch. The focus will be to remove trash items in a forested area near the headwaters of the San Dieguito River. By participating in this clean-up, you will be restoring the forest to a healthy ecosystem.
The Volcan Mountain Foundation greatly appreciates the time and energy volunteers take to restore the beautiful ecosystems of the Volcan Mountains in Julian, CA.
Date: Saturday, April 20
Sunday, April 21: 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?
Saturday, March 23: Join VMF's outdoor naturalist educator, Janice Smith, as we identify, collect, and cook wild edible plants at VMF's Volcan Mountain Nature Center.
In this workshop we will take a short walk to identify and harvest some of the easy to find edible wild plants growing around the nature center. Then, we will roll up our sleeves and work in teams creating delicious recipes from nature and enjoy a freshly foraged meal.
Sunday, February 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?
January 28, 2024 – Winter Conifer Tea Party!
There is nothing more cozy than enjoying a hot cup of tea on a cold winter day. In this class, VMF's Education Coordinator, Janice Smith, will teach you to identify, forage, and make an assortment of wild conifer teas. We will pair these teas with delicious fresh baked Douglas fir lemon bars that we will also make together. Finally, you will create your very own conifer tea bag blend to take home.
Join VMF 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. No experience necessary.
Date: Friday, December 29
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (Volunteers are free to leave at anytime).
Bring: Work gloves (VMF has its own supply as well), water, snacks, lunch. Camp chair optional. If you have a rake, bring that too.
Wear: Sturdy shoes and dress warmly and in layers.
Join VMF on December 26 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. No experience necessary.
Date: Tuesday, December 26
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (Volunteers are free to leave at anytime).
Bring: Work gloves (VMF has its own supply as well), water, snacks, lunch. Camp chair optional.
Wear: Sturdy shoes and dress warmly and in layers.
Monday, December 18: Join the Volcan Mountain Foundation for a citizen science bird survey on Volcan Mountain in Julian. This is a great opportunity to contribute valuable data for the National Annual Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count. We'll be focusing our attention on the areas near our Sky Island trail as well as VMF's recently acquired pond. There is a combined two miles of walking during this survey. Hiking is easy to moderate.
Date: Monday, December 18
Time: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm