Wild Wisdom: Essential Wilderness Skills

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Long before maps, GPS, and modern survival gear, humans relied on their senses to understand and respond to the landscape. Develop essential wilderness awareness and survival skills through sensory exercises, plant observation, and discussion. You'll learn to assess priorities in emergencies, navigate using natural landmarks, interpret environmental cues, and recognize signs of changing weather and seasons.

Explore wild plants traditionally used for food, first aid, cordage, and other practical needs, and gain insight into assembling a simple survival kit. Grounded in traditional ecological knowledge and foraging practices, this course emphasizes the importance of observing, adapting to, and working with the landscape.

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Schedule:	Thursday, October 29, 2026
Times:	11:00am-02:00pm EDT
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Meeting Date Start Time End Time Thursday, October 29, 2026 11:00am 02:00pm Meeting Date Start Time End Time Thursday, October 29, 2026 11:00am 02:00pm
Instructor:	Journei Bimwala Journei Bimwala Journei Bimwala Journei Bimwala is a Clinical Herbalist, Foraging Practitioner, and educator dedicated to reconnecting communities with nature and ancestral plant knowledge. As a founding member of NYC's only public Foodway, she advocates for equitable access to green spaces and traditional healing practices. Through foraging tours, herbal wellness classes, and storytelling, Journei teaches people how to identify, use, and honor the plants around them. Her work has been featured in The Guardian and The New York Times. She is also one of the founder of One Heartbeat, a nonprofit supporting water access and community well-being in the Congo.
Location:	NYBG, Watson Room 102 2900 Southern Blvd Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number:	272WEL163
Price:	Price Non-Member : $78.00 Member : $71.00

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