Wellness Wednesday: Medicinal Plants
Wed, Jun 14
|Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
At Shaver's Creek. Presented by Jennifer Tucker. Co-sponsored by AAUW.
Dates & Times
Jun 14, 2023, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, 3400 Discovery Rd, Petersburg, PA 16669, USA
About the event
Wellness Wednesday: Medicinal Plants
Presented by Jennifer Tucker
Co-sponsored by AAUW.
Location: Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
Limited Van Service available - see Transportation.
Event will happen rain or shine. This event will include a plant walk, focused on connecting with plants along the trail.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Jennifer is a botanical and visionary photographer, herbalist and flower essence practitioner with over 45 years of experience teaching plant ways in workshops, conferences and private sessions. She holds a BFA and MFA from Penn State University. Jennifer’s life path changed in 1970 when she met Bill Russell, Keith Wilson and Evelyn Snook and learned wild food foraging and plant medicine ways. She continues following her path and is author of Evelyn’s Way: Cleansing and Nourishing with Plants. Her passion is in co-creating with plants as life-long partners for herself and others. For more info visit jennifer-tucker.com.
WEEKLY CO-SPONSOR
This week's event is co-sponsored by the AAUW of State College. For more information on their Mission, Events, or Community Outreach, visit AAUWStateCollege.org.
Wellness Wednesdays are part of Centred Outdoors' efforts to offer equitable opportunities for outdoor recreation at nearby natural spaces. The series highlights paths to wellness, engages the community, and includes local partners.
Centred Outdoors will host free and guided events here the week of June 11th. For self-guided explorations, Shaver's Creek trails are open to the public throughout the year. Join informative guided hikes on Sunday, June 11th at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.; Thursday June 15th at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Explore a variety of nature and hiking trails for all ages at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center. Observe different plants, insects, and animals as you walk between forests, fields, and wetlands. How do the plants and wildlife change as with the different habitats? For an up-close look at wildlife native to the region, leave time to visit the Klingsberg Aviary and Litzinger Herpetarium and before or after you explore the trails.