Category: Education

Grand Discovery: Interpretive Guide led Beginner Friendly Snowshoe (February 2024)

The Bronze Chapter continued to promote PNW Winter recreation, healthful movement, outdoor skill-building, knowledge-sharing, and representation of communities of color in the outdoors through collaboration with our friends Discover Your Northwest and the U.S. Forest Service. Before walking, we gathered for some interactive community building over pastries, coffee, and personal facts BINGO. Our interpretive walk at Snoqualmie was led by U.S. Forest Service staff Julia Dahlquist, Emily Bass, and Certified Interpretive Guide Jane-Ellen Seymour. Elevated on the snowpack, we experienced the…

September Camp at Seal Rock Campground (September 22-24, 2023)

The Bronze Chapter is partnering again with Outdoor Asian Washington and Olympic National Forest to offer a POC-centered rain-or-shine car camping experience along the serene and salty shore of Hood Canal. All The Bronze Chapter’s programs are zero drama zone, queer welcoming, and educational. This camp is appropriate for newer car campers as well as those with advanced skills who are community-minded and want to spend time together growing a more skilled BIPOC outdoor community.

Grand Discovery: Ranger-Led Beginner-Friendly Snowshoe (February 11, 2023)

Note: this event is full. Please contact us at info@thebronzechapter.org if you want to get on the waitlist. As part of our Winter Recreation Series, The Bronze Chapter joins the Forest Service for a BIPOC-centered Ranger-led Grand Discovery snowshoe at Snoqualmie Pass. We'll walk for 1.5 to 2 hours winding through rich old-growth forest for about 1 mile. Elevated on the snowpack, we'll experience the impressive middle-canopy of the trees. We'll have the opportunity to look for signs of wildlife,…

Avalanche Awareness Class (February 26, 2023)

As part of our Winter Recreation Series, The Bronze Chapter is partnering with Northwest Avalanche Center and BIPOC instructor Tammy VuPham to host this free in-person BIPOC-centered Avalanche Awareness Class on Sunday February 26 from 3:00 - 4:30 pm at Seattle Audubon. This 90-minute introductory presentation is geared towards the curious and those beginning snow activities and anyone at any level interested in learning about avalanche safety in a welcoming, non-judgmental space. Learn the basic approach to managing risk as…

Camping Equipment Demystified (March 12, 2023)

The Bronze Chapter created this free meet-up for those new to camping and backpacking, experienced campers wanting to learn more about equipment, and those who don't feel comfortable asking questions in a Euro-centric environment. **You don't need to be an REI member to participate** We'll be meeting in a classroom at REI's flagship store at 222 Yale Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109, for a private Community hands-on opportunity to check out, compare, and ask questions about equipment. We'll display a…

BIPOC-Centered Wilderness First Aid Certification class (March 18-19, 2023)

The Bronze Chapter is bringing back Medic SOLO's Dr. Eddie Hill to teach our BIPOC-centered WFA certification training. This class will be assisted by Black female WFA instructor-in-training Denice Rochelle. This 20-hour training is longer than standard WFA classes. You’ll have more real-life scenario practices and opportunities to learn what illness and injury look like on melanated skin in a welcoming, non-judgmental learning environment. You’ll be supported by a culturally-sensitive instructor and celebrated local Chef Wayne Johnson will prepare hearty…

Snowshoe Clinic: Discovering Avalanche Terrain – Shovels – Beacons – Probes (March 25, 2023)

**Registration Has Closed For This Event** As part of our Winter Recreation Series, The Bronze Chapter and Northwest Avalanche Center instructor Tammy VuPham will take you on a BIPOC-centered hands-on snowshoe at Snoqualmie Pass to discover and discuss snow, terrain, observation, mountain environment, what makes snow slide downwards, and how to identify risk and space places. You'll tap into your powers of observation and gain confidence in being able to identify and assess risk. Another extremely valuable part of this…

Disc Brakes (May 9, 2023)

The Bronze Chapter & Bike Works have partnered to create 6 customized BIPOC-centered adult bicycle maintenance+repair workshops for YOU and YOUR bike!  Not a lecture about how to fix and maintain your bike. Not a demonstration on a shop bike that you can't translate to your bike. Not working on a shop bike that you can't translate to your bike. You will learn by working on the bike YOU ride!  Workshops run Tuesday evenings April 25th - May 30th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. If…

Rear Derailleurs (May 16, 2023)

The Bronze Chapter & Bike Works have partnered to create 6 customized BIPOC-centered adult bicycle maintenance+repair workshops for YOU and YOUR bike!  Not a lecture about how to fix and maintain your bike. Not a demonstration on a shop bike that you can't translate to your bike. Not working on a shop bike that you can't translate to your bike. You will learn by working on the bike YOU ride!  Workshops run Tuesday evenings April 25th - May 30th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. If…

Front Derailleurs & Chains (May 23, 2023)

The Bronze Chapter & Bike Works have partnered to create 6 customized BIPOC-centered adult bicycle maintenance+repair workshops for YOU and YOUR bike!  Not a lecture about how to fix and maintain your bike. Not a demonstration on a shop bike that you can't translate to your bike. Not working on a shop bike that you can't translate to your bike. You will learn by working on the bike YOU ride!  Workshops run Tuesday evenings April 25th - May 30th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. If…

Urban Riding & Roadside Repair (May 30, 2023)

The Bronze Chapter & Bike Works have partnered to create 6 customized BIPOC-centered adult bicycle maintenance+repair workshops for YOU and YOUR bike!  Not a lecture about how to fix and maintain your bike. Not a demonstration on a shop bike that you can't translate to your bike. Not working on a shop bike that you can't translate to your bike. You will learn by working on the bike YOU ride!  Workshops run Tuesday evenings April 25th - May 30th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. If…

Fix a Flat (April 25, 2023)

The Bronze Chapter & Bike Works have partnered to create 6 customized BIPOC-centered adult bicycle maintenance+repair workshops for YOU and YOUR bike! Not a lecture about how to fix and maintain your bike. Not a demonstration on a shop bike that you can't translate to your bike. Not working on a shop bike that you can't translate to your bike. You will learn by working on the bike YOU ride! Workshops run Tuesday evenings April 25th - May 30th from…