Braided Seeds and Washington Trails Association are excited to sponsor an affordable BIPOC Wilderness First Aid course. We recognize that there is a lack of trainings that center Black, Indigenous and People of Color and look forward to having this opportunity available to help build community and relationships in the outdoors. We are offering this course at a reduced rate of $40 (normally $250+) and this 3-day training will be led by Backcountry Pulse. Lunch and refreshments will be provided for participants.

Braided Seeds is super excited to start the year off youth ages 10-17 who want to connect with the outdoors and community while casting vision and setting goals for their year during an overnight campout. Participants will be invited to consider, how do you want to show up this year as a student, friend, family member, and human? Students will also be invited to create personal vision boards for the year and take risks as we head to Hurricane Ridge to go snowshoeing. Registration closes 12/23. A virtual parent information meeting will happen Monday, December 30 at 6:30pm.

Location: Ramblewood Outdoor Adventure Retreat Center

Register here

Cost: $5.00

We’re excited to partner with WA-BLOC’s Freedom School at Emerson Elementary this summer to offer a special enrichment class focused on Food Justice!

Each Tuesday, students will dig into where our food comes from, explore cultural food traditions, and learn how communities are reclaiming access to land and nourishment. Through storytelling, hands-on activities, and plenty of tasting, youth will connect with their roots—and each other.

If your child is enrolled in Freedom School, we’d love to have them join us! Sign them up for our Tuesday Food Justice enrichment class and help them grow their curiosity, confidence, and connection through food.

EYFO Scholars! Before heading back to school, embrace one more opportunity to connect with your friends and the outdoors through this youth-led camping trip! You will be empowered to pitch your own tent, navigate your way up a trail, read the river and the stars, lead games, and help prepare camp meals.

The cost of this trip is $20.00.

A packing list and parent information session (virtual) will be sent out at the end of July.

What would it have looked like if you had learned the importance of rest and self-care at an early age? This rest retreat will center Black youth 11-14 years old as we venture into the North Cascades to reflect, practice mindfulness, and connect with the outdoors through games, art and team building activities. We will be staying in European-style lodges. at the North Cascade Institute. All meals and snacks are provided. Departure from South Seattle.

Price: $40.00

Join us for a 3-part Intro to Mountain Biking series! Learn the basics of bike handling through games and drills, building up to riding trails at Cheasty Park, Seattle's only mountain bike specific trail system!

When: July 18, 20, and 25 from 5pm to 7pm at Cheasty Greenspace, 4384 Cheasty Blvd S.

Age eligibility: 10 to 14 year old; must be able to ride a bike :)

All gear (bikes, helmets, safety pads), plus snacks, and water will be provided.

We are excited to get our hands in dirt with WA-BLOC’s Freedom School at Emerson Elementary School this summer. If your child is enrolled, please sign them up for our enrichment class on Tuesdays.

A connection to the natural world is your child’s to claim. As a part of EYFO’s 8-week Summer Leadership Institute, we are facilitating weekly field trips that will allow your child the chance to experience safety, adventure and wonder in the outdoors. Each week will have something new in store, from tide pooling, to kayaking, to hiking, to farming. There are only 10 slots available for this class. Sign your child up below.