Crow’s Nest Wildcraft is an apothecopeia of backwoods 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

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

November 3 & 4, 2018. This 2-day workshop on alum-tawing creates resilient sheepskin rugs for…

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

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

January 25-27, 2019. This 3-day workshop (with 2-day weekend option) is on the classical method…

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

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

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

November 10, 2018. An introduction to basic first aid care and emergency preparedness. Incorporated are…