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 the lusher ponderosa forests of the Mogollon Rim and Flagstaff.
In addition to our central location in northern Arizona, we provide herbal training for the regional communities in Coconino County and Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, Winslow, Williams, Prescott and Durango, Colorado.
Explore the Region
Our longer courses provide extensive fieldwork opportunities for students to
learn and meet the plants in their natural habitats and develop a closer connection to nature.
Each life zone shares its own treasures. The Verde Valley contains prickly pear, creosote bush and mesquite trees. The canyons of the Sedona area give us juniper, pinyon pine, yerba santa and Arizona Cypress. Working our way up through the riparian habitats along Oak Creek Canyon, one is almost overwhelmed by the rich bio-diversity that includes watercress, willow, cottonwood, alder, and choke cherry trees. Topping out on the Mogollon Rim near Flagstaff, one encounters yarrow, monarda, mullein, cattails and Gambel oak.
