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SUMMARY:Camping Equipment Demystified
DESCRIPTION:NEW DATE: Saturday\, May 9\, 2026 | REI Seattle\n\n\n\nMysteries can be thrilling in books and movies but they’re often barriers when it comes to camping\, hiking\, fishing\, and backpacking. The solution is Camping Equipment Demystified! It’s like a petting zoo for gear and guidance hosted by super friendly nature nerds. \nMoms\, bring your kids! Grown kids\, bring your moms! Rewrite your outdoor narratives and change your family’s outdoor legacy.  \nIf you’re tired of looking at the photos and want to be in the photos\, join us. \n\n\n\nYou feel drawn to the outdoors. You want the peace. You want the mental reset. You want to see your kids disconnect from screens and connect with the land and water. \n\n\n\nIt feels overwhelming: Trying something new – or restarting a favorite activity – is easier with a little help from friends.  \n\n\n\n\n\nOur goal is to get you where you wanna be: Camping Equipment Demystified is a resource hub where you’ll find encouragement to take your first (or next) step. Whether solo\, with friends\, or leading your family\, we’re here to help you feel safe\, comfortable\, and undeniably capable. \n\n🌿 The Experience: Courage\, Community & Gear\n\n\n\nThis isn’t a sales pitch. It’s a skill share. Hosted by The Bronze Chapter at REI’s Seattle flagship store\, this is a Black-led\, high-energy\, judgment-free zone. We’re creating a brave space where adults\, youth\, and families of color can ask ALL the questions. You won’t feel self-conscious here. \n\n\n\nWe’ve curated a massive collection of items for you to touch\, test\, zip\, and click. Like we said\, a petting zoo for gear and guidance. But more importantly\, we’ve gathered a community of skilled volunteers who look like you and want you to experience the outdoors in magical ways. \n  \n\nSIGN ME UP! \n  \n\n🛠️ Hands-On Learning Stations (Touch It\, Try It\, Trust It)\n\n\n\nDon’t just look at pictures. Get your hands on the equipment and information that make the adventures possible. \n\n\n\n\n⛺ Station Tents: From solo setups to family favorites. See the difference between 1\, 2\, and 4-person tents. Compare materials and construction\, and learn how to stay dry\, cozy\, and secure through Pacific Northwest seasons.\n\n\n\n💤 Station Sleep Systems: Worried about being cold? We got you. Test mats\, cots\, quilts\, and sleeping bags to find your perfect sleep under the stars.\n\n\n\n🎒 Station Backpacks: Like people\, packs have personalities. Get a free fit assessment from REI staff and find the one that hugs you back. Explore the differences between day packs and overnight haulers.\n\n\n\n🍳 Station Stoves\, Fuel & Nutrition: We aren’t surviving on granola bars or goo packets. Discover and demo what stoves\, fuels\, and meals are best for your needs.\n\n\n\n🚽 Station Hygiene: Featuring Anastasia Allison\, founder of Kula Cloth! This is a safe space for everyone to get answers about going to the bathroom outdoors\, caring for your menstruation cycle\, and ways to feel fresh between showers.\n\n\n\n💧 Station Freshwater Treatment: Stay hydrated and healthy. Learn how to collect and filter fresh water\, understand the difference between filtering and sterilizing\, and taste the difference between filtered vs. chemically treated water. \n\n🎣 NEW THIS YEAR: Water\, Wildlife & Leadership\n\nFly Fishing with Giancarlo Lawrence: The Black Stonefly will be in the house. Gian’s a father\, chef\, angler\, and guide who’s rewriting the story of who belongs on the river. He’s here to show you that fly fishing is for everyone. As a dad who fishes with his own kids\, he’s passionate about getting the next generation on the water. Come meet Gian. Check out the equipment. See some incredibly beautiful flies (tying is an art form!) and learn the proper way to handle fish from catch to release. This is a rare chance to connect with a Black fly fishing expert about resources\, technique\, and the art of the cast. Get to know Gian through this TotemBridge film and Out & Back episode. \nDepartment of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) Connect with Larry Delgado. He’s the DFW Diversity Equity and Inclusion Manager and he’s championing a major shift in who uses our public lands. DFW manages hundreds of water access points and wildlife areas and Larry’s here to make sure our community knows these spaces are ours. He’s doing the work of advocacy to connect you directly to the land and water available for your fishing\, hunting\, and joy. Come grab some swag and get the map to your next adventure.\nOutdoor Equity Coalition (OEC) Meet some folks from the Outdoor Equity Coalition. They’re rewriting the script on outdoor leadership by offering paid internships\, stipends\, and mentorships for our youth. Powered by Best Starts for Kids\, OEC supports community events like Youth Town Hall Forums and Hikes for Healing. They’re creating a safe space where young people unleash their authentic selves\, gain real-world career skills\, and get paid to lead. Come find out how they’re igniting the next generation to thrive.\nWashington Trails Association (WTA) Helpful BIPOC outdoor ambassadors from Washington Trails Association will help you prepare to move from the front door to Washington’s amazing trail systems. Come get tips on selecting the right items to keep you warm\, safe\, and ready for unexpected weather or emergencies\, whether you’re headed out for a two-hour hike or a multi-day trip. See how their trip reports can help you discover new places to play outdoors that match your desired location\, fitness\, and skill level. You can also talk with them about youth programs and how to get involved in shared-identity spaces where peers join to care for and shape the lands we love.\n\n\n \n\n🎁 Community Giveaways!\n\n\n\nWe love to celebrate our community! You’ll receive a free ticket upon entry for our drawings. (Must be present to win). We’re giving away premium equipment from amazing outdoor brands\, including Black- and women-owned companies like Kobee’s\, Seirus\, REI\, Kula Cloth\, and Minimal Gear. \n\n🗓️ Event Details & Registration\n \n\nWhen: Saturday\, May 9\, 2026 | 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM\n\n\n\nWhere: REI Seattle (222 Yale Ave N\, 2nd Floor)\n\n\n\nNote: No REI membership or purchase required. Just bring your curiosity.\n\n\n💸 Sliding Scale Contribution: Your financial contribution fuels The Bronze Chapter’s mission to keep these community health events running. Please choose the level that fits your life: \n🪺 $1 Egg (for Youth) | 🐟 $10 Salmon | 🦭 $20 Seal | 🐬 $30 Dolphin | 🐋 $40 Orca \n  \nYES! Get me Camping & Fishing\n  \n\n🦋 This Day Can Transform Your Summer\nSeason is right around the corner. Don’t find yourself later wishing you’d started with us today. \nTogether\, let’s turn “I wish I knew how” into “Watch me do this.” \n\nWhat the Community is Saying:\n\nExactly what I needed\, a way to learn about all the basic equipment in one place from friendly people who look like me. No mansplaining. No judgment. And I won a dope pair of gloves in the drawing. — G. Jackson  \nIt was great to connect with other people of color and get a lot of information about things that immediately interested me\, but also things that I was not expecting. — C. Miranda \nThe water station was very helpful… I usually just carry a hydration bladder but it was useful to know about how to filter and treat in case I don’t have access to a clean water source. — L. Chen \nI didn’t know they had 1-person tents\, I only ever saw them for 4 people. — I. Lewis \nI’ve never heard of or seen a workshop like this before led by people of color! — A. Martin  \n  \nYES! I Want Confidence
URL:https://thebronzechapter.org/event/camping-equipment-demystified/
LOCATION:REI Seattle\, 222 Yale Ave N\, 2nd Floor\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
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SUMMARY:Introduction to the Mighty Map and Clever Compass
DESCRIPTION:Visiting wilderness spaces is a beautiful\, grounding way to connect with the natural world\, but it also requires deep respect and preparation. Too often we head out on a wing and a prayer or leave our safety completely in the hands of others. This workshop was created to help you be more aware and self supporting. \n \nOur wish for you is to explore confidently\, soak up the freshness and freedom of nature\, and make sure every single trip is an uneventful round trip. \nLearning how to read terrain and guide yourself back to the car is a powerful act of self-reliance and community care. Let’s invest some time together and get more acquainted with this stuff. \nShow me the way! \nIn this fun\, hands-on\, experiential workshop you’ll explore the anatomy and functioning of a map and a compass and practice skills that can literally save your life. We’ll play with exercises that familiarize you with using these tools to guide yourself where you wanna be. \nWe’ll also go over essential trip preparation and safety practices. Talking about mindful details to leave with someone trustworthy back home\, how to make the 10 essentials work for you\, and how to increase your chances of being found quickly if you get lost in a big way. Getting lost is about when\, not if. And we’ll talk about how we can increase our chances of being found if we really get off track. \n \nDemystifying a map includes understanding its anatomy and basic features:\n\nWhat a map is\nAnatomy of a map\nLegend and key\nScale\nTerrain features\nElevation\nAssociating terrain\n\nDemystifying a compass includes understanding its anatomy and basic features:\n\nWhat a compass is\nParts of a compass and their functions\nFinding North\, South\, East\, and West\nUsing the needle\nOrientation\nBearings\nMagnetic declination\nRoute planning\nMagnetic interference\n\n \nWhat to Bring & Materials: \n\nA small day pack to carry your lunch\, drink\, and items\nComfortable outdoor shoes\nPen for taking notes\nSack lunch and something to drink\nEveryone’s receiving a pocket notebook from us\n\nThe Details: \n\nDate: May 2\, 2026\nTime: 11am to 4pm\nLocation: Meadowbrook Farm in North Bend\, WA (We’ll email details about what to wear\, where to park\, and other logistics after you register)\nContribution: $20 per person\nAge: 15+ (youth must come accompanied by an adult who’s 21+)\nIntimate Group Size: 15 people\nRegister by: April 25\nLeadership team: Lindsay Huettman and Denice Rochelle\n\n\nI’m in! \n\n\nSign me up
URL:https://thebronzechapter.org/event/introduction-to-the-mighty-map-and-clever-compass/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Travel Journal: a casual connection to Catalina Island
DESCRIPTION:Let’s chillax together for an hour of dreamy adventure connection after work on Tuesday\, April 28th. \nOur friend Nicole Snell recently returned from a solo hike along the Trans-Catalina Trail (TCT) and we’ve asked her to share this journey with us! We’ll also talk about my experience visiting Catalina Island as a tourist\, and our shared desire to scuba dive the area’s kelp forests. \nNicole is lead personal safety instructor with IMPACT Personal Safety and owner of Girls Fight Back AND one of the empowering instructors for our Town to Trails: From Fear to Fearless workshop on May 16\, 2026. \nLocated almost 22 miles off the coast of Southern California\, Santa Catalina Island (Pima by the Pima Tongvan people who lived there thousands of years ago) charms visitors with breathtaking ocean views\, gentle hills\, stark cliffs\, free-roaming Bison with a unique film industry backstory\, awesome scuba diving\, and more. \nThe island’s Trans-Catalina Trail is as rugged as the island is beautiful – known for steep ups and downs\, intense sun exposure\, and need for some organizational prowess. \n⛰️ The gathering is free\, but we still need you to sign up so we can send you the Zoom link. \nSign me up! \n \nDid Nicole suffer exposure? Cross paths with the island’s famous free-roaming Bison? Did she have to protect her suppers from 5-pound endemic Island Fox ? How did her legs survive a trail notorious for having zero switchbacks? And did she partake in the island’s famous Buffalo Milk cocktail to celebrate her accomplishment? \nPull up for this free community gathering and find out on Tuesday\, April 28\, 6:30pm – 7:30pm PDT. Bring your supper\, evening sip\, blanket\, and questions. \n \nNicole will share her Virtual Travel Journal photos\, stories\, and tips to inspire curiosity and promote the heart-opening and mind-expanding transformations that travel is known for. \nTake me to Catalina Island!
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Wild Plant First Aid for Hikers and Backpackers: Spring Edition
DESCRIPTION:Our ancestral roots in the dirt and the plants growing around us are ancient beyond record. Erosion\, erasure\, epistemicide\, modern life\, and concrete jungles combine to sever those bonds. The result: our feeling disconnected from the lands and waters that hold us. \nIf you wanna shake up sleepy ancestral curiosity and feel more oneness with nature\, sign up. \nConnect me! \nWe’ll share snacks and knowledge about the abundant plants\, trees\, and lichens across the Pacific Northwest that you can ethically harvest for health and healing\, and share book resources that can help you continue discovering\, learning\, and sharing. \n \nDuring this humble path towards reconnection\, we’ll meander through the park exploring leaves\, smell sap\, and discover ways the forest provides\, organically growing a closer relationship with nature and the natural world. \nWe’ll talk about the basics of identifying healing plants\, spotting toxic look-alikes\, harvesting with deep respect for the ecosystem\, and reciprocity. It’s fun learning about natural remedies for the typical bumps\, scrapes\, and ailments that occur while hiking and backpacking. \nTopics to look forward to: \n\nPoultices for infections\, sprains\, and bruises\nAntibacterial wound washes\nHerbal sprain remedies\nFinding plants that naturally keep insects away\nSoothing sunburns and dry skin with plant medicine\nAntifungal soaks straight from the forest\nUsing plants for pain and inflammation 101\nPracticing safe knife handling\n\n \nBrings & materials: \n\nA small day pack to carry your lunch\, drink\, and items\nComfortable outdoor shoes for moving around the park\nPen and paper (or your phone) for taking notes\nMake sure you’re bringing plenty of water to drink\, plus a little extra to use during the workshop\nEveryone’s receiving a 100% cotton bandana from us\nIf you don’t already own a good\, sharp\, safe knife that holsters in a sheath\, you’ve got the option to add a Morakniv Companion SRT (S) during registration. It’s a nice Swedish knife\, and we’ll hand it to you at the workshop\n\nDetails: \n\nDate: April 25\, 2026\nTime: 11am to 4pm\nLocation: Tolt-MacDonald Park (parking and meeting logistics provided by email)\nContribution: $20 per person\nAge: 15+ (youth must come accompanied by an adult who’s 21+)\nIntimate Group Size: 15 people\nRegister by: April 19\nLeadership team: Lindsay Huettman and Denice Rochelle\n\nGet me there! \nSign me up
URL:https://thebronzechapter.org/event/introduction-to-wild-plant-first-aid-for-hikers-and-backpackers-spring-edition/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Travel Journal: A casual connection to Patagonia
DESCRIPTION:Fernando Cuenca\, our Volunteer Coordinator\, recently returned from a bucket-list solo hike in Chile. \nSustained by pouches of freeze-dried food\, he trekked a loop in the mountains of Patagonia\, a place often referred to as a geological masterpiece. \nDid he experience the notoriously extreme conditions? \nDid he or his luggage get lost? \nDid he get sick? \nHow’d he pack? \n \n  \nSign up to attend the free Virtual Travel Journal. \nJoin us and find out March 18th from 6:30pm – 7:30pm PST on Zoom. \nFernando will share his Virtual Travel Journal to offer us important travel tips\, share logistics experiences he learned from\, inspire curiosity\, and to promote the heart-opening and mind-expanding transformations that travel is known for. \nSee lovely photos. Ask questions. Enjoy some cozy time contemplating adventure while you eat dinner or sip your favorite beverage. \n 
URL:https://thebronzechapter.org/event/virtual-travel-journal-a-casual-connection-to-patagonia/
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SUMMARY:Let's Take a Breather - End of Summer Community Campout at Pearrygin Lake
DESCRIPTION:Let’s slow down. Let’s breathe. Let’s 🏕️ camp. Join us for a gentle\, end-of-summer gathering at Pearrygin Lake\, nestled in the foothills of the North Cascades near the charming town of Winthrop. This is a relaxed\, beginner-welcoming\, dog-friendly space to reconnect with community\, nature\, and ourselves. AND we’ll have some drawings for giveaways. \n\n\n\nWhether you’re a solo camper\, part of a chosen family\, or coming with your crew\, this is a space to: 🌠 Share stories from the year’s outdoor journeys 🪵 Sit around the fire ring with new and familiar faces 🏞️ Rest\, reset\, and just be in beautiful surroundings free from demands of daily life 🏕️ Limited WiFi means more enjoyment of the natural world 💧 Float\, paddle\, snorkel\, hike\, birdwatch\, or do absolutely nothing at all \n\n\n\nCampers often bring bikes\, scooters\, skateboards\, water toys\, hammocks\, sketchbooks\, bubbles\, board and card games\, poetry\, or just a good sunhat. Waterskiing and jet skiing is allowed on the lake between certain hours. Morning coffee overlooking the lake\, sunset reflection time\, and a dash into Winthrop for Sheri’s Sweet Shoppe ice cream? Very likely. \n\n\n\nYou literally don’t even need to bring food\, because you could eat breakfast\, lunch\, and dinner in town just 2 miles away. And if you forget anything\, just mosey on over to one of the grocery stores or Cascades Outdoor Store. This is a place you can seriously keep camping simple. \n\nRemember to bring your swim costumes because you know I’ll be in the water – and tryin’ to get ya’ll in there with me – most of the time. \n\n🏕️ Pearrygin Lake State Park Highlights\n\n\n\n\nSpacious three-tiered grassy group site for dispersed tenting\n\n\n\nFlush toilets\, sinks\, showers in bathroom buildings\n\n\n\nBuoy-roped swim section in day-use area and boat launches\n\n\n\nTrails for walking\, biking\, running\n\n\n\nFree overflow parking available in the day-use area\n\n\n\n\n🌅 The crowds are gone. The stars are out. And you’re invited to take up space in a welcoming\, healing\, BIPOC-centering environment.\n\n\n\n📋 Event Details\n\n\n\n📍 Location: Pearrygin Lake State Park 625 Bear Creek Rd\, Winthrop\, WA 98862 \n\n\n\n🕓 Arrival & Departure: \n\n\n\n\nArrive Friday\, Sept. 26 between 4–6:00 PM (campers must be fully set up and parked before dusk)\n\n\n\nCheck out Monday\, Sept. 29 by 1 PM\n\n\n\nCamp for as many or few days as you’re able\, the contribution is the same\n\n\n\n\n💸 Contribution: \n\n\n\n\n$40 per adult (18+)\n\n\n\nYouth 17 and younger camp free courtesy of our friends at Braided Seeds\n\n\n\n\n🚗 Parking Details: The group site accommodates a limited number of compact to midsize vehicles.
URL:https://thebronzechapter.org/event/lets-take-a-breather-end-of-summer-community-campout-at-pearrygin-lake/
LOCATION:Pearrygin Lake State Park\, 625 Bear Creek Rd.\, Winthrop\, WA\, 98862\, United States
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