Services

Natural History Tours

I provide unique outings to local or regional natural areas. Even if you just have an hour or two for exploring, I will accompany you to a fantastic local’s destination for birding, wildlife viewing, river exploration, or natural history interpretation.  We can travel via foot, canoe, kayak, bicycle, snowshoes, skis, or (your) vehicle.  I will provide a spotting scope, field guides, and at least one extra pair of binoculars, as well as maps, field notes, and interpretation.

• Timing: Two hours, half day (4 hrs), full day (8 hrs), or multi-day (2-5 day programs)
• Location: We can meet at your convenience, anywhere in the Valley has significant natural history to explore! Specialty tours available from Methow Valley lodging establishments.
• Age/Audience: Adults, families, activities groups, retreat participants
• Advance notice of two weeks minimum is helpful but not mandatory.

Example Programs:

• Songbirds, owl prowls, or raptor migration
• Beaver ecology and wetlands
• Where in the Methow am I?
• Wildflower walkabouts
• Winter ecology and wildlife tracking- ski, snowshoe, or hike.

Group Programs

Activities group thinking of coming to the Methow Valley?  Let me help you design your program and lead trips and tours throughout the Valley.  Hiking, birding, skiing, and snowshoeing are just some of the activities that benefit from having a guide/interpreter along to help illuminate the trail!

Service Programs

Please let me know if you are interested in arranging a Service Program with any one of our local organizations, non-profits, or groups.  Examples include Methow Trails trail-work parties, habitat restoration sites, Evergreen Mountain Bike Trail restoration days, and Classroom in Bloom Garden Volunteer Days.  I can create custom programs for service groups, businesses, and non-profits.

Presentations

Let me keep a small group or a crowd entertained for a 1/2 hour or hour-long presentation on a variety of subjects pertaining to your natural history interests. You provide the venue, I can bring the AV equipment.

Example Presentations:

• Methow Valley Landscapes
• Birding in the Methow Valley
• Methow Valley Animals and Sign
• Snowy Landscapes of Winter
• River Ecology and Conservation