Join us for an educational event focusing on wild mushrooms! Local restaurants prepare local mushroom dishes while you take part in educational programs, walks and talks all to benefit DPNC Nature Center!

Keith Cowley - The Ethical Forager, will speak about Fall Foraging and present a foray table of fall fungi! Come learn with us!

TICKETS: https://dpnc.org/wildmushroomfestival2022/

Join local naturalist Keith Cowley for a 45 minute talk about his lifelong foraging experience and learn about local wild mushrooms in season! This event will be hosted by and held at Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center during DPNC Mushroom Week! Learn more at DPNC.org

Join DPNC and lifelong wild food forager Keith Cowley for a virtual program about what local mushrooms are in season, including the popular wild mushrooms of New England. We will also explore the New-Native perspective of ethical foraging for wild edibles and identify some common useful species. Keith Cowley is the Founder, Forager and Educator for New-Native Foundation. Follow @newnativefoundation on Instagram for what’s in season and more!

This online program is for beginners and is offered via Zoom. No prior knowledge is necessary. Preregistration at https://dpnc.org/calendar/foraging-fall-fungi/ is required. You must preregister by the evening before. Upon registration you will receive a Zoom link. Please email khargrave@dpnc.org if you don’t receive it.

Members: $8.50, Nonmembers: $10
Our Mushroom Week activities are sponsored by Aquarion Water Company@AquarionWater

Join the Westerly Land Trust for our annual game dinner fundraiser, featuring a multi-course family style meal prepared by chef Marc Lacz! Wild edibles locally sourced by New-Native Forager Keith Cowley, with additional proteins donated by WLT members and partners. Limited availability! Tickets $60, can be purchased on the WLT website: http://westerlylandtrust.org/

The Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center’s Wild Mushroom returns for its 18th year! Local chefs and vendors displaying their culinary skills with all things mushroom – sweet and savory!

Visit this year's partner New-Native Foundation at their booth to learn more about ethical and sustainable foraging techniques with the New-Native Forager Keith Cowley!

Join the Westerly Land Trust for our annual game dinner fundraiser, featuring a multi-course family style meal prepared by chefs Chris Champagne and Marc Lacz! Wild edibles locally sourced by New-Native Forager Keith Cowley, with additional proteins donated by WLT members and partners. Limited availability! Tickets $60, can be purchased on the WLT website: http://westerlylandtrust.org/foraged-of-the-earth-dinner

The Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center’s Wild Mushroom returns for its 17th year! Local chefs and vendors displaying their culinary skills with all things mushroom – sweet and savory!

Visit this year's partner New-Native Foundation at their booth to learn more about ethical and sustainable foraging techniques with the New-Native Forager Keith Cowley!

Join us for our 4th Annual "Foraged of the Earth" Earth-to-Table Dinner fundraiser to benefit the Westerly Land Trust. Featuring Chef Chris Champagne and New-Native Forager Keith Cowley. Details and tickets available at www.westerlylandtrust.org

Come visit our Founder and New-Native Forager Keith Cowley at the Westerly Land Trust Harvest Festival, alongside the WLT 5K Race "Setting the Pace for Conservation". Many other vendors and exhibitors will be present!

Avondale Farm Preserve, Grassland Way (off Avondale Road and Quail Run.), Westerly, RI

Come visit the New-Native Forager Keith Cowley, Founder of New-Native Foundation and author of Environmental Connection, and join us for a New-Native Foraging Ethics Workshop! Many other special guests, workshops, food & fun! Celebrate Autumn!

Sunstone Farm grows a variety of vegetables, berries, chicken, duck, and quail eggs as well as crafting handmade salves, balms, and soap. They also offer seasonal Farm Shares and sell goods at local markets.
 

The Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center’s Wild Mushroom returns for its 16th year! Local chefs and vendors displaying their culinary skills with all things mushroom – sweet and savory!

Visit this year's partner New-Native Foundation at their booth to learn more about their mission and sign the New-Native Pledge!

Come visit Keith Cowley, "The New-Native Forager", founder of New-Natve Foundation and author of Environmental Connection, at the Weekapaug Farmers Market! Learn about Late Summer wild edibles and ethical foraging techniques!

Featuring presentations from a wide range of experts, as well as opportunities to talk informally with the speakers, communicate ideas and concerns in writing, and meet people and see products dedicated to a more sustainable future

Presenters include:

• Ecology and Climate Change: Michael Finiguerra, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Residence of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut

• Climate Responsibility, Vulnerability, and Compensation. Robert Darst, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science and Director Sustainability Studies, University of Massachusetts

• Understanding Climate Change: The Ultimate No-Blame Challenge. Melissa Everett, Ph.D., Clean Water Action

• The Role of Music in Fighting Climate Change. Geoff Kaufmann, Folk Singer/Musician

• The Danger and Expense of Connecticut’s Natural Gas Expansion Plan. Martha Klein, Chair/Communications Chairwoman of CT Chapter, Sierra Club


OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. FREE.

3rd Annual Foraged of the Earth Fundraiser, an "Earth to Table" event featuring 4 locally sourced courses by Chef Chris Champagne of 84 Tavern on Canal, with wild foraged contributions by New-Native Forager Keith Cowley. Tickets $50 (not yet for sale, details subject to change).

To find out more visit the Westerly Land Trust website: www.westerlylandtrust.org

A wonderful day at gorgeous Solitude Springs on Tomaquag Road in picturesque Ashaway, Rhode Island for the family. Hay rides, live music, local artisans and food; all to experience the beauty of our great town. Come visit the New-Native Foundation table and join us for a New-Native Foraging Ethics Walk around the property!

Brought to you by the Friends of the Hopkinton Land Trust.

The Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center’s Wild Mushroom returns for its 15th year! Local chefs and vendors displaying their culinary skills with all things mushroom – sweet and savory!

Visit this year's partner New-Native Foundation at their booth to learn more about their mission and sign the New-Native Pledge!

2nd Annual Foraged of the Earth Fundraiser, an "Earth to Table" event featuring 4 locally sourced courses by Chef Chris Champagne of 84 Tavern on Canal, with wild foraged contributions by New-Native Forager Keith Cowley. Tickets $50 (not yet for sale, details subject to change).

To find out more visit the Westerly Land Trust website: www.westerlylandtrust.org

Join us for a family-friendly walk through Dr. John Champlin Glacier Park. The preserve’s terrain was created by the last ice age as enormous glaciers carved the landscape, leaving kettle ponds, kettle holes and huge boulders along the way. Enjoy the new educational signage throughout the trail system and come explore the great outdoors with us! This hike is moderate level due to hills and uneven, rocky footing. Meet at Kettle Close trailhead.

Led by WLT Naturalist, New-Native Forager Keith Cowley

Join our Founder and New-Native Forager Keith Cowley for a stroll around the 14 acre historic Victorian strolling park during the annual Garden Market Fair in Wilcox Park! Identify wild and urban edibles growing on the arboretum property. Also visit the New-Native Foundation table at this year's GMF event.

Cost: Free to the Public

Learn all about Spring wild edibles, the ethics and sustainability practices of foraging, and the progressive philosophy behind an American system of Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Keith Cowley is the Founder of New-Native Foundation, a Naturalist and Wild Forager, Science Artist and author of Environmental Connection - A New-Native Initiative. For more information visit: www.newnativefoundation.org

Ever wondered how to give back to Nature? Join New-Native Naturalist & Forager Keith Cowley for a classroom discussion about the many mindful ways we can show our respect for Nature's gifts, from foraging ethically to building habitats. Afterwards we will enjoy a walk together to bring a thankful gift back to Nature! Cowley is the Founder of New-Native Foundation and author of Environmental Connection - A New-Native Initiative. Learn more at www.newnativefoundation.org

A wonderful day at gorgeous Solitude Springs on Tomaquag Road in picturesque Ashaway, Rhode Island for the family. Hay rides, live music, local artisans and food; all to experience the beauty of our great town. Come visit the New-Native Foundation table and join us for a New-Native Foraging Ethics Walk around the property!

Brought to you by the Friends of the Hopkinton Land Trust.

Join New-Native Naturalist & Forager Keith Cowley on an Autumn hike discovering how we make a deeper connection with Nature when we experience wild food, and whom we're sharing that food with! Cowley is the Founder of New-Native Foundation and author of Environmental Connection - A New-Native Initiative. Learn more at www.newnativefoundation.org

The Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center’s Wild Mushroom returns for its 14th year! Local chefs and vendors displaying their culinary skills with all things mushroom – sweet and savory!

Visit this year's partner New-Native Foundation at their booth to learn more about their mission and sign the New-Native Pledge!

New-Native Forager Awareness Walk
@ Pequotsepos Wild Mushroom Festival

Join New-Native Naturalist & Forager Keith Cowley on a walking discussion about eco-awareness and ethics in connection to foraging the native landscape! Cowley is the Founder of New-Native Foundation and author of Environmental Connection - A New-Native Initiative. Learn more at www.newnativefoundation.org

For more info: http://dpnc.org/calendar/14th-wild-mushroom-festival/

Explore the trails at Dr. John Champlin Glacier Park Preserve and learn about its diverse wildlife and interesting geologic history. A Westerly Land Trust guide will lead this free, family friendly walk over hilly, forested terrain. This is a moderate hike with large challenging hills. Please dress accordingly, bring water for hydration and prepare for the possibility of flying insect competitors. Registration suggested, via email keith@newnativefoundation.org

Meet at Tom Harvey Rd Entrance, park in small lot or on street. If necessary, call Keith 860.961.7720

Join Naturalist and Wild Forager Keith Cowley for a lecture about our relationship with Nature. Explore a foraged display of late Spring/early Summer wild edibles! His book Environmental Connection is a look back on a mindful year-long daily immersion into Nature, having been reviewed as "an easy and thought provoking read that marries genres in a way that speaks of a new generation of deep spiritual ecology; sort of the writings of John Muir and Leopold meet Awaken Healing Light of the Tao." Cowley will share reflections from his journals that showcase unique experiences and humbling encounters with local wildlife in their element and discuss how we can take responsibility for the maintenance of these environments through awareness and action, an initiative he outlines through New-Native Foundation. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Keith M. Cowley is an author, scientific illustrator, and educator. He is the founder of New-Native Foundation, a non-profit initiative to define an American Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ATEK) system and network of educators. He resides in Westerly Rhode Island where he offers workshops, seminars and lectures, foraging walks and awareness/immersion hikes to his community.

Join WLT Naturalist and Forager Keith Cowley on a moderate hike through The Westerly Land Trust Glacier Preserve as we explore the New-Native perspective of ethical foraging for wild edibles. Identify some common useful species.

Workshop for beginners. No prior knowledge necessary. Hilly terrain may be moderately challenging for some.

Hosted by the Westerly Land Trust.
Free: Donations welcomed for the Westerly Land trust.

Pre-registration is insisted.
Email keith@newnativefoundation.org to register or for further information.

Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/854099874631921/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

Celebrate that spring has sprung as we hike through the moonlit Whiteley Preserve and learn about its ecosystem and wildlife. Naturalist Keith Cowley will lead the group on this nighttime exploration. Registration is suggested by calling 401-315-2610.

Join us for a unique locally-minded Wild Game Dinner to benefit the Westerly Land Trust. Chef Chris Champagne of 84 Tavern on Canal will be preparing 5 courses of locally sourced and foraged dishes. Wild edibles foraged by Keith M. Cowley, WLT Resident Naturalist, as well as game contributions by Larry Orlando and Erik Fiske.

Tickets are $50, limited space available. Please preregister! Call 401-315-2610

Come meet author, forager and founder of New-Native Foundation Keith M. Cowley who will be signing his latest book Environmental Connection!