Get to know the desert plants used for health and well-being in this exciting hands-on field experience. Learn to identify, prepare and understand medicinal properties of our desert plants. Spend four (4) hours with the Desert Awareness Committee collecting, creating an herb collection journal, using a plant press, preparing herbs properly, and making tinctures and ointments.
FORMAT: Outdoor and Classroom learning
INSTRUCTION METHOD: Hands-on instructions
AGES: 18+
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Any / All
PREREQUISITES: None
WHAT TO BRING: Water bottle, hiking shoes or boots, sunscreen, hat
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- All other material will be included (snacks too!)
FEE: $110 – includes all other materials (snacks too!) / DAC members receive a $25 discount, use coupon code DAC25 at check-out
INSTRUCTOR: Desert Awareness Committee Members
Please purchase tickets below; Class size is limited – sign-up now
The Desert Awareness Committee (DAC) is a Signature Program of The Holland Center. The DAC has been the community resource advocate for the Sonoran Desert since 1974. The DAC mission is to educate residents and visitors so that they may join in understanding, conserving and preserving our diverse and fragile desert: its plants, animals, water, and wildlife.
