Nature Wonder Weekend
September 12-14, 2025
North Bend State Park – Cairo, West Virginia
Cost: $35
Grow your bond with nature in West Virginia as you enjoy guided nature hikes and educational workshops focused on foraging, preparing and enjoying wild food. Each participant must be registered to participate in weekend activities. Register today!
Featured Speaker
Lisa M. Rose, MPA
Lisa M. Rose, MPA is an ethnobotanist, anthropologist, and author of Midwest Foraging and Midwest Medicinal Plants (Timber Press), both widely celebrated as essential guides for wild foods and traditional plant knowledge. Her career bridges cultural storytelling and ecological advocacy—from working alongside Alice Waters at The Edible Schoolyard to championing regenerative agriculture and water rights across North America.
With roots in Michigan’s fruit belt and current research stretching from New York City to East Anglia, Lisa’s work explores humanity’s relationship to landscape through the lens of foraging, memory, and ritual. She is presently researching Anglo-Saxon ethnobotany and the ceremonial role of autumn foods like acorns in early medieval England.
Whether guiding a wild foods walk or leading a hands-on acorn workshop, Lisa invites her audiences into a more intimate relationship with the living world—using foraging as a pathway to resilience, healing, and joy.
Programs and Activities
Wild Food Walks and Workshops
Enjoy guided nature hikes led by knowledgeable wild food experts and attend educational workshops focused on foraging, preparing and using wild food.
Wild Food Contests and Social Hour
Show off your culinary skills during the Wood-Faust National Wild Foods Association Wild Foods Contest and enjoy meeting other nature enthusiasts during the Saturday social.
Lodging and Meals
Lodge Room (Price Per Person)
- Double Occupancy – $100
- Single Occupancy – $200
Cabin (Price Per Person)
- 6 Person (Full Occupancy) – $55
- 4 Person (Full Occupancy) – $75
Meals
- Full Meal Package (5 Meals) – $125
- Meal Package (No Saturday Dinner) – $105
- Saturday Lunch and Dinner Only – $45
- Children’s Meal Package (Ages 7-11) – $75
Contacts
Amy Larch
Executive Secretary, WVDNR
Amy.J.Larch@wv.gov
Julia Greathouse
Administrative Secretary, WVDNR
Julia.L.Greathouse@wv.gov