From the tallest tree to the deepest root, medicinal plants surround us. Join Suzanne Tabert for a fascinating Wild Medicinal Plant Walk where we’ll explore flowering plants, deciduous trees, conifers, and ferns across diverse ecosystems.

Open your eyes to the food and medicine abundant in nature! With Suzanne’s decades long experience in teaching plant medicine, she’ll demystify plant identification, ensuring you learn how to achieve 110% positive ID and recognize poisonous look-alikes common to the area. Discover the crucial roles of pioneer plants in the ecosystem, and gain essential rules for ethical wild harvesting. You’ll learn the medicinal and nutritional benefits of these plants, understanding how and why they work on a physiological level within the human body, enabling safe and effective use for family, friends, and clients.

The walk includes discussions on where and when to legally harvest for optimum vitality and potency, and how to begin formulating effective remedies by observing plants that thrive in community. It’s an “all plants, all day” adventure, perfect for both beginners new to nature’s medicine and experienced individuals seeking to deepen their knowledge. Please note that this is plant walk only, there will be no harvesting at the preserve.

Location

Waikiki Springs Nature Preserve 

We will meet at the entrance of the Preserve, which is west of Mead in the Fairwood neighborhood. Please make sure to respect the neighborhood parking and park only in designated parking spots (don’t block driveways). From Spokane, head north on N Monroe Street. In around 2.5 miles, the road becomes N Wall Street. Continue for another 1.5 miles. At the Y-junction, take the left onto N Waikiki Road. In about a mile, take the first exit at the roundabout onto N Mill Road. In 0.8 miles, turn left onto N Fairwood Drive. Immediately turn right to find the small parking area. 

Please note there is limited parking here and it is in a residential neighborhood. Make sure to map out the directions beforehand to avoid surprises as we will begin promptly at 9 and will not be waiting for stragglers.

What to bring

• comfortable walking shoes

• notebook and pen

• camera

• snacks and non alcoholic beverage

Dress for the weather, we will be outside the entire plant walk. 

Please note that we may be walking up to 3 miles, however, the pace will be very slow, with plenty of time for standing, learning and taking in the beauty of nature. If you wish to carry a light fold up chair, please do so.