Coal Burned Bowls
Tuesday, 24 March 2020
By Dave Kretzschmar, KLT Education Director Ever made your own bowl before? It is so easy to reach in the cupboard and take down a store bought bowl for your soup or cereal. Making your own coal burned bowl and eating from it reconnects us to our roots and ancient crafts. Using fire to shape
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Spring Awakening: Tapping a Maple and Listening to Birds
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
By Dave Kretzschmar, KLT Education Director There is still snow on the ground, but all around me the signs of spring are slowly making themselves felt. Water is changing from its solid state of ice and snow to drips off the eaves and little streams and rivulets are running everywhere. Across the road, a grassy
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Winter Fun Days
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Looking to get your kids outside over winter break? KLT will be hosting three Winter Fun Days January 2, 3, and 4, from 9:00 -3:00 pm. This is a program for children ages 8-13 We’ll be playing outside in the snow at Pine Street Woods, learning about winter animal activity, how to have fun in
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Bat Night at Pine Street Woods
Wednesday, 07 August 2019
Tuesday, August 20 at 7:30 pm Pine Street Woods Join local bat expert Carrie Hugo for an evening of education as we study our local bat species through observation and mist netting. We will also serve cookies and drinks. To access Pine Street Woods, head west on Pine Street, follow the road as it turns
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BioBlitz & Mammal Mini-Camp
Monday, 08 April 2019
Join KLT for our third Annual BioBlitz! This year we’ll be exploring biodiversity at the University of Idaho’s new Organic Agriculture Center on North Boyer, near Schweitzer Mountain Road. Our 2019 BioBlitz will begin at 12:00 pm on Friday, June 7 and will continue for 24 hours. We’ll examine various types of life on the
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Adult WildCrafting: Basket Weaving
Friday, 15 February 2019
Join KLT education staff for an evening of Adult WildCrafting on March 15. We’ll be learning about the basics of basket weaving, using reeds and rope. The cost for this event is $25, which includes all materials, as well as snacks and beverages – both beer and non-alcoholic options. This event is limited to those
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WildCrafting Winter 2019
Thursday, 14 February 2019
We will be offering two five-week sessions of WildCrafting again this winter. Session One will take place January 15 – February 13, and Session Two will take place February 26 – March 27. Classes will be offered on Tuesday from 3:00 – 4:30 pm and on Wednesday from 2:00 – 3:30 pm. Classes are held
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Winter Fun Day
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Join KLT Education Staff for a winter play day! We’ll spend the day exploring the joy of playing and learning in the snow, including snowshoeing and tubing! January 4, 2019 from 9:30 – 4:30 Ages 8-12 Meet at the parking lot at the base of Schweitzer Wear appropriate winter snow gear, and warm boots Lunch
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Adult WildCrafting Evening
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Join KLT education staff for an evening of Adult WildCrafting on January 11. We’ll be making several different crafts, including birch bark sheaths, dogsbane and yucca cordage, black walnut buttons and necklaces as well as doing some drawing with black walnut ink. The cost for this event is $25, which includes all materials, as well
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Ties to the Land Workshop
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
Join Kaniksu Land Trust and Montana State University Extension Services for the award-winning “Ties to the Land” Workshop. This guided discussion will help you and your family begin to discuss succession planning- the human side of estate planning—focusing on ways to maintain family ties to the land from generation to generation, building awareness of key
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WildCrafting Fall 2018
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
We will be offering two five-week sessions of WildCrafting this fall. Session One will take place October 1-30, and Session Two will take place November 12 – December 11. Classes will be offered on either Monday or Tuesday from 3:00 – 4:30 pm. Classes are held in the Winter Ridge Education Building, located next to
Camp Kaniksu 2018
Tuesday, 28 August 2018
I’ve come to believe that given enough time and an encouraging adult, any child will come to love nature. There are some like my nieces, Nala and Nishta, who need no convincing and are up for any adventure outside. Others who have grown up with less outdoor time and more screen time take more encouraging
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