​Join us for a winter twig ID walk led by local plant lover Ariel Page in the Big Quilcene River watershed! Enhance your ecological awareness through the seasons and feel more empowered in our winter native plant-scapes.

​The walk is free to attend, but please register here so we know how many folks to expect.

​This event is part of Willow Week 2026, the first Annual Hemispheric Willow Festival!

​Across the cool temperate North, people and other animals will be cutting withies, weaving, stripping bark, planting sticks, chewing on cambium, building beaver dams, making medicine, burning, regenerating, considering their watersheds and paying homage to the humble willow in every way they know how. The whole world is invited to celebrate Willow Festival by tending their local willow patch, stabilizing stream banks, cleaning water, organizing parties and workshops, and more!

​About Ariel

​Ariel is an earthling and lifelong plant devotee. With experience and education ranging from wild foods, ecological awareness, natural farming and regenerative horticulture, she is the proprietor of Meadowsweet Ecological Gardening, which promotes low-tech and climate-wise gardening practices. Ariel is now branching out (pun intended) into a teaching role, hoping to share her passion for trees and support others in connecting with the living world around us.

​Accessibility

​This event will happen rain or shine, so come prepared. We will be walking slowly along an unpaved path. There are no bathrooms at the site.

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