Silent Walk & Reflective Writing
Join Treehaus Studio and Better Place Forests for a new series of guided silent winter walks dedicated to healing and remembrance. These walks will take place along either the Willow Trail at The Acreage, featuring a 3.5-mile loop in January and February, or the Northern Loop Trail which encircles the St. Croix Valley Forest, offering a 1.5-mile loop in April.
Field Notes: WILD SPRING URBAN SPACES
Pack your sketchbook bags; this mixed-media outdoor adventure combines exploration, detailed sketching, research, and writing. Field Notes encourages you to dedicate time to building a library of inspiration from outdoor exploration and observation. It serves as a platform to capture nature, document your surroundings, and engage in play and experimentation.
Plant Paddles! Intro to Botanical Illustration and Plant Identification
This series of paddles is designed to introduce the basics of drawing and illustration, while also identifying native plants of the St. Croix River Valley. Each paddle is designed to build off of previous sessions, but it is not necessary to attend each paddle. The series introduces people to the basics of illustration, observational drawing, composition and plant identification. Whether you are experienced with drawing, or just getting started, each paddle is designed to accommodate all comfort levels. Drawing style and approach will focus on the history and contemporary approaches of botanical illustrations, providing guidance, insight and inspiration as a foundation for continued practice.
Reverent Attention & The Poetry of Noticing: A 3-Day Eco-Writing Paddle
Join Zoë Fay-Stindt and Jessica Turtle for a three-day outdoor adventure, paddling and camping along the pristine Namekagon River. Enjoy quiet writing time, playful moments, naturalist education, delicious camp-cooked meals, and summer campfires under the stars with new friends.
Paint & Paddle: Folk, Flora & Fauna
Join us for a scenic paddle along the St. Croix River, where you'll spend the day immersed in art, relaxation, and nature. Enjoy slow observation, gentle sun, and creative activities like sketching mushrooms or painting river turtles, guided by local artists.
Field Notes: The Water's Edge
Pack your sketchbook bags; this mixed-media outdoor adventure combines exploration, detailed sketching, research, and writing. Field Notes encourages you to dedicate time to building a library of inspiration from outdoor exploration and observation. It serves as a platform to capture nature, document your surroundings, and engage in play and experimentation.
This summer’s Field Notes will explore the rich and varied ecosystems found along the water’s edge—including waterfalls, rivers, wetlands, and lakes.
Paint & Paddle: TBD
Join us for a scenic paddle along the St. Croix River, where you'll spend the day immersed in art, relaxation, and nature. Enjoy slow observation, gentle sun, and creative activities like sketching mushrooms or painting river turtles, guided by local artists.
Paint & Paddle: Paint, Paddle & Stitch
Join us for a scenic paddle along the St. Croix River, where you'll spend the day immersed in art, relaxation, and nature. Enjoy slow observation, gentle sun, and creative activities like sketching mushrooms or painting river turtles, guided by local artists.
Paint & Paddle: Watercolor Mushrooms
Join us for a scenic paddle along the St. Croix River, where you'll spend the day immersed in art, relaxation, and nature. Enjoy slow observation, gentle sun, and creative activities like sketching mushrooms or painting river turtles, guided by local artists.
Silent Walk & Reflective Writing
Join Treehaus Studio and Better Place Forests for a new series of guided silent winter walks dedicated to healing and remembrance. These walks will take place along either the Willow Trail at The Acreage, featuring a 3.5-mile loop in January and February, or the Northern Loop Trail which encircles the St. Croix Valley Forest, offering a 1.5-mile loop in April.
Field Notes: Winter
This course is designed to push your winter weather boundaries! Bundle up and grab your traveling sketchbook bags for a mixed-media outdoor adventure that combines exploration, observation, research, detailed drawing, and writing. This workshop, called Field Notes, encourages you to dedicate time to building a library of inspiration. It serves as a platform for grounding yourself in the moment, documenting your surroundings, and engaging in play and experimentation.
Bindle Lantern Making and Lantern walk
Join us at the Treehaus Studio for a workshop where creativity blossoms as we craft unique bindle lanterns, celebrating the return of light and the refreshing spirit of renewal that heralds the arrival of spring. Each participant will be guided through the intricate stages of design, construction, and finishing, allowing you to create a one-of-a-kind bindle lantern that beautifully reflects your personal connection to the natural world.
Silent Walk & Reflective Writing
Join Treehaus Studio and Better Place Forests for a new series of guided silent winter walks dedicated to healing and remembrance. These walks will take place along either the Willow Trail at The Acreage, featuring a 3.5-mile loop in January and February, or the Northern Loop Trail which encircles the St. Croix Valley Forest, offering a 1.5-mile loop in April.
Fall Paint & Paddle - St. Croix River
Join us for a beautiful paddle down the St. Croix River with artist and naturalist Amy Mester and enjoy a day dedicated to slow observation, sketching, and watercolor activities.
Field Notes: Fall
Pack your sketchbook bags; this mixed-media outdoor adventure combines exploration, detailed sketching, research, and writing. Field Notes encourages you to dedicate time to building a library of inspiration from outdoor exploration and observation. It serves as a platform to capture nature, document your surroundings, and engage in play and experimentation.
Nature Knolling
In this workshop we will explore nature and the pastime of collecting, the meditative art of knolling, and study the best practices for flat-lay photography.
Paint & Paddle - St. Croix River
Join us for a beautiful paddle down the St. Croix River and enjoy a day dedicated to slow observation, sketching, and watercolor activities.
Lichen Paddle - St. Croix River
Lichens not only add stunning beauty to our riverway, but they also play an essential role in the environment. Join passionate lichen enthusiast Tanner Barnharst as we explore by the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway by canoe from the unique perspective of a lichen.
Moonlight Paddle & Poetry
Join us for an unforgettable two-part Outdoor Adventure that starts with a magical evening on the river and concludes with a return for fireside poetry and storytelling.
Field Notes: Summer
Pack your sketchbook bags; this mixed-media outdoor adventure combines exploration, detailed sketching, research, and writing. Field Notes encourages you to dedicate time to building a library of inspiration from outdoor exploration and observation. It serves as a platform to capture nature, document your surroundings, and engage in play and experimentation.