“Field Guide to Forest & Mountain Plants of Northern Arizona” by Judith D. Springer, Mark L Daniels and Mare Nazaire I recently purchased this book and have had a chance to give it a quick flip-thu. My first impressions are quite good. For field guides in general, the narrower the region, the better. This region… Continue >>>
Category Archives: Southwest Landscapes
Finding Water in the Backcountry
It is recommended to have water with you. Keep extra water in your vehicle, carry it in your pack or cache it in the back country before a longer hike. Sometimes water is available in the back country. While there are many possible sources, they are not equally reliable. This chart breaks down the preferred… Continue >>>
Colorado Herbal Medicine
These are images from the Rocky Mountain Herbal CampOut program held each July in the high country near Durango in southwest Colorado. High alpine meadows are one of the destinations for the daily plant walks. Summer is short at elevations close to 11.000′ and late July is the perfect time to experience the peak of… Continue >>>
Exploring the Grand Canyon
A longer backpack trip that included some stormy weather and colder than normal temps. We were rewarded by scenes like this one as the storms cleared. The Grand Canyon changes by the season, day and hour. [hr] The clearing storm, taken shortly after the previous photo. These are the types of experiences that make… Continue >>>
Discovering the Sonoran Desert
Scenes from some of my hiking journeys over the years in the Sonoran Desert. A view from near Usury Mountain, on the east side of Phoenix. The saguaro, with its endless combinations of arms, is one of the plants that make this desert so special. This particular cactus is one of the largest I have… Continue >>>
Arizona Herbal Medicine: Plant Walks
One of my NAU classes on a spring trip to Oak Creek Canyon, near Sedona. An lush riparian habitat with many deciduous trees: willow, sycamore, oak, alder, cottonwood, apple and cherry. A true botanical paradise and an area I explore often with classes. [hr] Exploring along a drainage in the ponderosa forest at 7,000′.… Continue >>>
Our Classroom
The Forager’s Path School of Botanical Studies is located on the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau and serves the communities of Flagstaff, Sedona, Cottonwood and the Verde Valley. The flora-rich landscapes stretch from the Upper Sonoran Desert, along the Verde River, up through the red rocks of Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon and into… Continue >>>
Foraging and Safety
Some helpful info on safety when foraging wild foods is found here. Continue >>>
Plant Profile: Pinon
In the American Southwest, there is not the diversity of tree species that exist in Appalachia. Fortunately, the trees that are available to us are truly gifts from the earth. One of my favorites is the pinon pine, which is common throughout the Four Corners area and the Colorado Plateau. Family – Pinaceae Pinus edulis… Continue >>>
Latest Courses
Herbal Skin Care Workshop
This workshop is full. Registrsation is closed. Join us for this informative class that shows you how to make: -skin lotion -body butter -herbal-infused oil in your own kitchen. These herb-based skin care products and techniques have been used for 20+ years in my own herbal practice. Using only the best quality ingredients, these products… Continue >>>
Colorado Plateau Herbal Intensive 2020
The “Colorado Plateau Herbal Intensive” is a multi-day program designed to introduce people to the medicinal and edible plants of the southwest flora. This program is traditionally offered in late summer, when the wildflowers are at their peak bloom and the land is offering its bounty of food and medicine. The elevation range covered is… Continue >>>
Educational Resources
Herb Store for Herbal Extracts
This page has recently been created to provide alcohol-based extracts to the herb community. These extracts are usually reserved for clients and students. However, I have recently received many requests and inquiries related to the current health conditions and have decided to make these available to the broader community. Guidelines ~Nothing is promised, guaranteed or… Continue >>>
COVID-19, the Corona Virus Resource Page
This page has been created to provide ongoing and current information on herbal and healing strategies for this health issue. The newest dates are posted at the top of the page. This page is being updated often. Feel free to share. March 23, 2020 **By Vermont herbalist, Larken Bunce LINK March 21, 2020 **By Southwest… Continue >>>
The Foragers Path Newsletter – January, 2020 – Herb Monographs and Ways of Knowing an Herb
The verb “to know” has different levels of meaning. One can know the name or location of a city but to really know a city means something very different. We can know a person’s name but not really know the person. This is also true of our relationship with plants. We can know the plant’s… Continue >>>
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