Who We Are
Helping Kids and Adults Explore Nature
Foraging Courses
All in-person courses will be in the Greater Richmond Area. Wild Edible Plant Courses Kids 13 and up welcome to register with an adult attendee. Come learn wild edible plants available in Central Virginia from an experienced forager, Alison Meehan, who supplements her diet…
Explore. Learn. Survive.
Tracks and Roots: A Nature Awareness School for Kids and Adults
About the Founder
Tracks and Roots has been many years in the making. The seed was planted when I was 17 years old and knew simply that I wanted to spend my life in the woods, studying nature, writing, and practicing survival skills. Perhaps my dream wasn’t…
Wild Garlic Butter
Have you ever been walking through the woods and smelled the strong scent of onion? Well, I have! We have several species of wild onion in Virginia. The most important question is: does it smell strongly like onion or garlic? If so, you mostly…
Chickweed
Chickweed (Stellaria media) is an amazing plant that grows all over central Virginia in yards, parks, under trees, etc. It can be tricky to find because it’s seasonal, coming up early winter and then dying back when it gets too hot. So now’s the…
Peppermint
Another example of a great medicinal plant is peppermint, which is a mainstay of gardens and often found straying into wooded lots. Peppermint cools your skin, so if you put it on your forehead, it will help relieve a fever and a headache. It…