Crow’s Nest Wildcraft is an apothecopeia of ancestral skills and wild immersion.

Based on Cortes Island, it is curated by Mara Cur who hosts workshops and immersive adventures on Cortes and around the Pacific Northwest.

List of available workshops from Crow's Nest Wildcraft

Rawhide is more than it seems. This stiff, preserved hide has been through some stages…

An introduction to basic first aid care and emergency preparedness. Incorporated are elements of Wilderness…

Bark-tanning is a unique hide tanning method which uses the tannins in plant material to…

This 3-day workshop (with 2-day weekend option) is on the classical method of smoke-tanning. Smoke-tanning…

The medicine of plants is contained within their phytoconstituents, and these can be extracted with…

This class is for the folk herbalist interested in learning the basics of home preparedness. …

A half-day walkabout becoming acquainted with local plants, both those who evolved on this continent…

This variable workshop is for the farmer, hunter, trapper, or anyone interested in utilizing hides…

This 2-day workshop on alum-tawing creates resilient sheepskin rugs for home use. Alum is a…

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