Crane Walks give you the opportunity to view sandhill cranes as they gather for pre-migration staging, allowing participants to learn more about sandhill cranes, explore the ridge above Kachemak Bay, and capture incredible photos of Alaskan wildlife.

Crane Walks give you the opportunity to view sandhill cranes as they gather for pre-migration staging, allowing participants to learn more about sandhill cranes, explore the ridge above Kachemak Bay, and capture incredible photos of Alaskan wildlife.

Rescheduled to August 25th! Get your Jam on! Join us in celebrating Alaskan abundance at Inspiration Ridge Preserve with a responsible berry harvest and processing workshop.

Crane Walks give you the opportunity to view sandhill cranes as they gather for pre-migration staging, allowing participants to learn more about sandhill cranes, explore the ridge above Kachemak Bay, and capture incredible photos of Alaskan wildlife.

Join us for a short hike and learn about the medicinal uses of native Alaskan flowers and herbs, and then collect your own. We will demonstrate how to properly dry out the plants, and share a cup of fresh tea.

This workshop is full! Celebrate the many uses of the familiar Devil’s Club at Inspiration Ridge Preserve with a bead-making workshop!

Sweet scents of yarrow! Learn about the medicinal uses of this popular native plant while participating in a harvest at Inspiration Ridge Preserve. Use your freshly collected yarrow to make beautiful yarrow-scented candles.

Tread the trails not often taken by tourists and dive deeper into the human use of local Alaskan plants at Inspiration Ridge Preserve.

Join naturalists for a FREE early morning bird walk at Inspiration Ridge Preserve.

Join IRP co-founder Nina Faust as she shows you her (and her dog Chipper's) favorite trails, and learn how Nina and her late husband Ed pieced together the 700-acre preserve.

Learn the basics of cyanotype printing at Inspiration Ridge! Join us for a short hike and an afternoon of printing with natural materials on paper and fabric.

Natural Fiber Dyeing! Learn the art of natural fiber dyeing using plants collected from Inspiration Ridge Preserve!

Clay Bouquet Pressing! Create your own decorative clay plaque using flowers and plants from around Inspiration Ridge Preserve.

Writer’s Workshop! Utilize the beauty of Homer’s near-endless summer light across a view of Kachemak Bay to inspire your writer’s mind.

Got birds? Take a walk around Inspiration Ridge Preserve and learn to identify birds by sight, sound, and behavior.

Explore the mosses at Inspiration Ridge and learn to make your own terrarium! All supplies included.