Join us tomorrow night at 9:30pm in Coquitlam for a magical night hike exploring florescent organisms and enjoying blue lotus tea ๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ธ
Hey nature loving friends, I'll have some upcoming events this month all centered around exploring + learning and stewardship of our local natural areas! Two are paid events and two are FREE!
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โJULY 14TH River Cleanup 9:30am at (Coquitlam River) *FREE*
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โJULY 21ST Foraging Hike 9am (Coquitlam River) 50-65$ sliding scale *no one turned away for lack of finances*
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โJULY 26TH Florescent Wildlife Night Hike at 9pm (Burke Mountain) 40-55$ sliding scale *no one turned away for lack of finances*
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โJULY 27TH Night Hike/Cold Dip at 9pm *FREE*
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Please send me a message if you want more info, and to register and confirm your spot!
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โJULY 14TH River Cleanup 9:30am at (Coquitlam River) *FREE*
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โJULY 21ST Foraging Hike 9am (Coquitlam River) 50-65$ sliding scale *no one turned away for lack of finances*
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โJULY 26TH Florescent Wildlife Night Hike at 9pm (Burke Mountain) 40-55$ sliding scale *no one turned away for lack of finances*
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โJULY 27TH Night Hike/Cold Dip at 9pm *FREE*
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Please send me a message if you want more info, and to register and confirm your spot!
Fall Mushroom Classes: Oct 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th. Early bird tickets 45$ until Sept 5th and go up to 65$ thereafter. Last year's fungi workshops all sold out. Secure your spot for an abundant learning session in 5+ beautiful locations in Tri-Cities and Metro Vancouver! Space is limited! November dates TBA
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โ Learn common edibles: gilled fungi, pored fungi, polypores, toothed fungi, jelly fungi, ascomycetes more!
โ In season adaptogenic/medicinal fungi covered
โ Potential for barefoot walking and cold dipping in some of the locations
โ Learn how to take spore prints (take home print paper)
โ How to use KoH agent for identification
โ Full copy of notes provided from workshop
โ Hot chocolate + wild harvested reishi tea provided
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Anyone buying a ticket can attend a bonus fall mushroom hike at no cost (to enjoy different location + more diversity). Expect to be out in the forest or mountain for up to 4 hours
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๐ฉ to confirm space, + send an e-transfer to carlos.ronka@gmail.com to secure your spot!
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โ Learn common edibles: gilled fungi, pored fungi, polypores, toothed fungi, jelly fungi, ascomycetes more!
โ In season adaptogenic/medicinal fungi covered
โ Potential for barefoot walking and cold dipping in some of the locations
โ Learn how to take spore prints (take home print paper)
โ How to use KoH agent for identification
โ Full copy of notes provided from workshop
โ Hot chocolate + wild harvested reishi tea provided
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Anyone buying a ticket can attend a bonus fall mushroom hike at no cost (to enjoy different location + more diversity). Expect to be out in the forest or mountain for up to 4 hours
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๐ฉ to confirm space, + send an e-transfer to carlos.ronka@gmail.com to secure your spot!
100% of event revenue goes towards ecological cleanup work in Metro Vancouver rivers, streams, and forests ๐ฎ๐๐ทโโ๏ธ(follow @weboflife.ca on Instagram to see proof of work completed and watch our progress)
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This Halloween (+ Nov 3rd), explore UV florescent fungi on a mysterious and magical night hike in the forest. Dive into the beautiful and bizzare world of mycology, hunting and inspecting a diverse range of mushrooms under 365nm UV light and enjoy the serene vibe of nature after dark. Events held in the Tri-Cities area of Metro Vancouver
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Oct 31st & Nov 3rd @ 7pm - 40-55$ sliding scale
โ UV flashlights provided
โ UV blocking safety glasses provided
โ Observe florescent wildlife
โ Serene magical night hike
โ Hot chocolate and tea served
โ 100% of revenue goes to eco cleanups
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Message me to check if there is still space, then send an e-transfer to carlos.ronka@gmail.com to secure your spot
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This Halloween (+ Nov 3rd), explore UV florescent fungi on a mysterious and magical night hike in the forest. Dive into the beautiful and bizzare world of mycology, hunting and inspecting a diverse range of mushrooms under 365nm UV light and enjoy the serene vibe of nature after dark. Events held in the Tri-Cities area of Metro Vancouver
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Oct 31st & Nov 3rd @ 7pm - 40-55$ sliding scale
โ UV flashlights provided
โ UV blocking safety glasses provided
โ Observe florescent wildlife
โ Serene magical night hike
โ Hot chocolate and tea served
โ 100% of revenue goes to eco cleanups
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Message me to check if there is still space, then send an e-transfer to carlos.ronka@gmail.com to secure your spot
January 5th at 12pm
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I've been diving into the world of lucid dreaming for + 19 years! This practice is so powerful and potentially life changing, that it's time to share share this knowledge with my greater community.
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Topics covered: what are lucid dreams? Practices and habits to help you obtain lucidity, cultivating stability after becoming lucid, enhancing dream recall, beneficial life applications, personal accounts of my experiences, reality checks and lucidity reminders. Each participant will get a take home copy of the notes of all the information provided, and sample packs of 2 different types of herbs to enhance lucid dreaming. Herbal teas will be served to guests.
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First one will be hosted January 5th at 12pm. Location TBA (all Metro Vancouver region). Cost: 60$ - spaces are limited. Contact me to inquire it there is space, then send e-transfer to carlos.ronka@gmail.com to secure your spot!
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I've been diving into the world of lucid dreaming for + 19 years! This practice is so powerful and potentially life changing, that it's time to share share this knowledge with my greater community.
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Topics covered: what are lucid dreams? Practices and habits to help you obtain lucidity, cultivating stability after becoming lucid, enhancing dream recall, beneficial life applications, personal accounts of my experiences, reality checks and lucidity reminders. Each participant will get a take home copy of the notes of all the information provided, and sample packs of 2 different types of herbs to enhance lucid dreaming. Herbal teas will be served to guests.
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First one will be hosted January 5th at 12pm. Location TBA (all Metro Vancouver region). Cost: 60$ - spaces are limited. Contact me to inquire it there is space, then send e-transfer to carlos.ronka@gmail.com to secure your spot!
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Would you love to help fuel the LARGEST ongoing cleanup project in the history of the Metro Vancouver region!? Since 2019 I've done HUNDREDS of trips out to our local rivers, forests, and mountains- conducting ecological surveys, doing cleanups, and facilitating volunteer cleanup events to extract upwards of 80,000+ lbs of trash from our natural areas
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Our first project targets for Q1 of 2025:
18 cleanup projects
30 scouting cleanup/maintenance surveys
3 ecological restoration sites
100 micro wildlife habitat installations
500 native trees/shrubs planted
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I've put in well over 2000 hours into doing the work and building/running the organization, now I need to make sure it's sustainable. To keep the basic operations covered, for example: 6-7 hrs per week of paid labor/event coordination/surveying, laundry cost for high visibility vests + cleanup gloves, transit/travel - it would cost around 800$ per each operating month. If you'd like to be a sponsor for our work, let me know. Any amount helps cover costs!
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Our first project targets for Q1 of 2025:
18 cleanup projects
30 scouting cleanup/maintenance surveys
3 ecological restoration sites
100 micro wildlife habitat installations
500 native trees/shrubs planted
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I've put in well over 2000 hours into doing the work and building/running the organization, now I need to make sure it's sustainable. To keep the basic operations covered, for example: 6-7 hrs per week of paid labor/event coordination/surveying, laundry cost for high visibility vests + cleanup gloves, transit/travel - it would cost around 800$ per each operating month. If you'd like to be a sponsor for our work, let me know. Any amount helps cover costs!
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British Columbia's most comprehensive year-long foraging, nature immersion, and earth stewardship program available!
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Earth Guardian Academy
March 2025 ใJanuary 2026
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4x Seasons of Foraging!
+ 4 more Bonus Hikes
3x Foraging BBQ after-events
+ Urban Foraging Class
+ Guerilla Gardening & Eco Restoration Module
+ Fungi Microscopy ๐ฌ
+ Cold Dips
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350$ - ONLY 11 SPOTS avail for the year! Send me a message or email carlos.ronka@gmail.com for more info or to register!
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Earth Guardian Academy
March 2025 ใJanuary 2026
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4x Seasons of Foraging!
+ 4 more Bonus Hikes
3x Foraging BBQ after-events
+ Urban Foraging Class
+ Guerilla Gardening & Eco Restoration Module
+ Fungi Microscopy ๐ฌ
+ Cold Dips
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350$ - ONLY 11 SPOTS avail for the year! Send me a message or email carlos.ronka@gmail.com for more info or to register!
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It still feels like winter is in full force here in the Pacific Northwest, but did you know there is a lesser known harvest about to emerge? Most people know that spring edibles start early in our region, but there is a non-plant source of nutrition that we can gather, which many people don't expect to be available so early.. VITAMIN D SYNTHESIS!
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From late Oct until late Feb (at our latitude), the angle of the sun is too low to produce strong enough UV, even during the afternoon, for us to synthesize vitamin D via our skin. That all changes on February 20th! This date marks the first day of the year we will be able to synthesize any vitamin D with sun exposure, although a small amount this early in the year, and we need to be out at solar noon with the most skin exposed possible. Most people don't realize that if we are strategic about it, we can start boosting our vitamin D levels and therefore heart health, immunity, hormonal health etc, much sooner than the average person!
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From late Oct until late Feb (at our latitude), the angle of the sun is too low to produce strong enough UV, even during the afternoon, for us to synthesize vitamin D via our skin. That all changes on February 20th! This date marks the first day of the year we will be able to synthesize any vitamin D with sun exposure, although a small amount this early in the year, and we need to be out at solar noon with the most skin exposed possible. Most people don't realize that if we are strategic about it, we can start boosting our vitamin D levels and therefore heart health, immunity, hormonal health etc, much sooner than the average person!
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Tri-Cities, BC, 9:30am
Classes can run about 4 hours and you'll get the chance to harvest wild food, filter fresh mountain water, and do optional cold plunging and barefoot walking during the day.
80$ - a bonus hike is included with your ticket, so you are welcome to select two of these classes dates (April classes are same location, so select two May or one April and one May class if it suits your schedule)
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The most regenerative foraging tour guide in BC! We are running the largest ongoing ecological cleanup project in the history of the Metro Vancouver region ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ
Classes can run about 4 hours and you'll get the chance to harvest wild food, filter fresh mountain water, and do optional cold plunging and barefoot walking during the day.
80$ - a bonus hike is included with your ticket, so you are welcome to select two of these classes dates (April classes are same location, so select two May or one April and one May class if it suits your schedule)
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The most regenerative foraging tour guide in BC! We are running the largest ongoing ecological cleanup project in the history of the Metro Vancouver region ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ
Forwarded from Awakened Living
YouTube
the Urbalist: Interview with Urban Forager Carl Ronka
Enjoy this conversation from an inspiring individual who is playing an active role in cleaning up the community as well as educating others in Wild-crafting their own food and medicine.
Connect with Carl and get involved through any one of these links
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Connect with Carl and get involved through any one of these links
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Fall season Fungi Foraging Passes available! Only 15 tickets for each module! First class is Sept 7th
Ticket options:
โข single hike 65$
โข fall foraging pass (any 2 hikes Sept-Nov) 80$
โข fungi microscopy & myco-blitz ID foray 70$
โข season pass + fungi microscopy 130$
Edible & Medicinal Fungi Hikes:
โข learn to ID edible + medicinal fungi
โข distinguish culinary and toxic species
โข how to find micro-climates and habitats
โข optimal harvesting/storing/prep techniques
โข how to get early and late harvests
โข safe forest navigation for off-trail foraging
โข sustainable and regenerative land use
Fungal Microscopy + Species Inventory Hike
(Late fall)
โข learn fungal anatomy, microscope ID
โข spore printing + KOH identification
โข how to inventory your fungi finds
โข myco-blitz hike
Only 15 seasonal passes available! Sept-Nov Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets will sell out, please send me a message to determine if there is space left, and then send an e-transfer to carlos.ronka@gmail.com to secure your spot(s)
Ticket options:
โข single hike 65$
โข fall foraging pass (any 2 hikes Sept-Nov) 80$
โข fungi microscopy & myco-blitz ID foray 70$
โข season pass + fungi microscopy 130$
Edible & Medicinal Fungi Hikes:
โข learn to ID edible + medicinal fungi
โข distinguish culinary and toxic species
โข how to find micro-climates and habitats
โข optimal harvesting/storing/prep techniques
โข how to get early and late harvests
โข safe forest navigation for off-trail foraging
โข sustainable and regenerative land use
Fungal Microscopy + Species Inventory Hike
(Late fall)
โข learn fungal anatomy, microscope ID
โข spore printing + KOH identification
โข how to inventory your fungi finds
โข myco-blitz hike
Only 15 seasonal passes available! Sept-Nov Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets will sell out, please send me a message to determine if there is space left, and then send an e-transfer to carlos.ronka@gmail.com to secure your spot(s)
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This fall, embark on the most mysterious and magical night hike, and one of the most fun adventures you can enjoy, leading up to Halloween - Fall Fungi UV Night Hikes!
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October 17th & 24th, starting 6:45pm for approximately 3-4 hours of inspiring nature hiking at night, when the earth is quiet and serene, and full of florescent creatures and fungi to observe and photograph ๐ธ
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Only 11 spots for each hike! To register, message me to inquire if there's space, then send an e-transfer (40-55$ sliding scale based on what you can afford) to carlos.ronka@gmail.com to secure your spot(s). 100% of donations go to ecological cleanup and restoration work in the region through my eco organization "@Weboflife.ca" (check out our work on Instagram, the organization just got its official non-profit status this September!)
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October 17th & 24th, starting 6:45pm for approximately 3-4 hours of inspiring nature hiking at night, when the earth is quiet and serene, and full of florescent creatures and fungi to observe and photograph ๐ธ
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Only 11 spots for each hike! To register, message me to inquire if there's space, then send an e-transfer (40-55$ sliding scale based on what you can afford) to carlos.ronka@gmail.com to secure your spot(s). 100% of donations go to ecological cleanup and restoration work in the region through my eco organization "@Weboflife.ca" (check out our work on Instagram, the organization just got its official non-profit status this September!)
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