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Edible Plants & Ethnobotany Coast Weekend

  • Showing off a mushroom

Visit the lush ancient forests and striking coastal landscape of the central Oregon coast. You’ll Learn to identify, as well as taste, some of the edible plants that live in this ecosystem and learn about Native American uses of local plants and trees. Not only that, you’ll also learn about some of the poisonous plants you would want to avoid if you’re “wild foraging”! We’ll leave campus Friday evening, stay at cozy yurts (with power & bathrooms), and be back in time for dinner on Sunday.

How to Register

Registration Opens: (not currently scheduled)
Trip Fee: $80 / $40*

*If you qualify for any federal financial aid, the trip fee is cut in half thanks to scholarship funding from ASLC. We accept cash, checks, credit/debit cards, and apple/samsung/google pay. 

To register for a trip, stop by the College Outdoors office in Templeton 244 or call us at 503-768-7116 once registration is open. Some trips fill up fast! The registration process can be a bit confusing your first time, you can learn more by reading How to Sign Up for a College Outdoors Trip.

Trip Type

Overnight in rustic yurts or cabins|Environmental Ed

Physical Demands

No experience necessary! We’ll teach you everything you need to know about plants and foraging.

Participants should be prepared to spend several hours outdoors walking on uneven terrain. Hiking distance and speed will be low since we’ll be looking for and learning about plants; less than 3 miles per day.

This trip lends itself well to a wide variety of accessibility accommodations, including mobility accommodations. Contact outdoors@lclark.edu.

What to Expect

  • ☑ Sleeping indoors
  • ☐ Sleeping outdoors
  • ☑ Electricity
  • ☐ Wifi
  • ☑ Cell phone service
  • ☑ Heating
  • ☑ Beds
  • ☑ Bathrooms
  • ☐ Gender-inclusive bathrooms
  • ☑ Showers
  • ☐ Wheelchair accessible
  • ☑ Food for any Dietary Restrictions

Pre-Trip Meeting

College Outdoors trips have a Pre-Trip Meeting (PTM) prior to the trip to help you prepare, which takes place at the Sequoia warehouse on the Graduate Campus.

At this meeting you’ll meet the trip leaders and other participants, learn more about the trip activity, location, and schedule, and be given a packing list of everything you need for your trip. The trip leaders and Sequoia staff will then help you find and borrow anything on the packing list that you’d like to borrow. We have high-quality outdoor clothing and equipment, and it’s all free to use for your trip!

If you miss a Pre-Trip Meeting, check your email for important info you missed. 

Sequoia Warehouse

Sequoia is the College Outdoors warehouse, located on the Graduate Campus. Everything you’ll need is available for free when you come on a College Outdoors Trip. At Sequoia you will find:

  • Clothing needed for your trip, including any relevant outerwear and specialty items needed for the activity. Sizes range from XS - XXL and come in gendered an non-gendered designs. 
  • Gear needed for your trip, such as sleeping bags, backpacks, water bottles, and much much more.
  • Equipment such as tents, cookware, first-aid kits, and boats, which trip leaders will pack for each trip as needed.
  • Gender-neutral bathrooms, which can also be used as changing rooms.
  • Staff available to answer your questions.

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