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October 2026
HerbWalks & OjaiHerbal Newsletter |
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Fall Fungi Herb Walk for Ojai Mushroom Summit
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From 9 a.m.to 11:30 a.m., join me and mycology educator Raskal Turbeville on Sunday, October 18, for this special field trip in the Eucalyptus and Oak forest on the Ojai Meadows Preserve. We'll hunt for Chicken of the Woods and Turkey-Tail, shown in the image above |
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Nature in the Neighborhood:
The Urban Forager’s Fall Harvest |
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Fridays: October 23 & 30, November 6 |
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Right in our own backyards, a thriving “Urban Forest” is hiding in plain sight. This course explores the ethnobotany of our immediate surroundings – a resilient mix of native stalwarts, naturalized “immigrants,” and common landscape trees and plants that flourish in Ventura County’s neighborhoods and parks. |
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Fall Harvest Workshop with Christopher Nyerges |
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Join me and this local legend-author-survivalist in Wheeler Gorge on Saturday,. October 24 for hands-on work with wild acorns and black walnuts. This workshop is based on our combined 100+ years of foraging and Christopher’s many books, including Foraging California and How to Survive Anywhere. |
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October Full Moon Sunset Nature Hike |
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Watch the sunset "pink moment" and rising of the full moon on the Topa Topa Bluffs with us on Sunday, October 25. On the way up, we’ll stop to meet some valuable edible and medicinal plants. |
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Enrollment Open Until November 17 for
2027 Botany Field Course for Herbalists |
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"This is no ordinary class; it's about being in relationship with nature – being truly connected. To experience the natural world guided by Lanny is to be immersed in magic." |
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My Field Guide to
Common Healing Plants
Explore native and naturalized medicinal plants of California with clear field identification, traditional Indigenous uses, modern scientific validation, conservation rankings, recipes, and practical harvesting guidelines. Plus a hyperlinked bibliography on my website at HerbWalks.com.
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Los Padres NF
The latest updates on fire season, trail conditions, camping, recreation and more in your national forest.
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Medicine
"One of the most important advances in recent years has been the consolidation of the so-called brain-heart axis,..."
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Fall Plant Sale
The CNPS Channel Islands Chapter Fall Native Plant Sale is live online through Tuesday, October 20.
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Forest Sentinel
Subscribe to LPFW and get the latest forest updates, conservation news, and calls to action delivered to your inbox.
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Acorn News
Washington Post makes a case for America's original superfood: the acorn.
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Featured Book
Read authenticated quotes on the interconnectedness of all things, and the respect all things are due. On sale now.
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