Open House
Join us for an Open House! Come and learn more about our programs, meet Oak Heart’s teachers, see our site where the programs are held, and get all your questions answered.
Location: Crow Site at Alhambra Creek Staging Area, Briones Regional Park, Martinez. Email: oakheartforest@gmail.com to RSVP. Thank you.
Lantern Walk
~ Join us for our annual Lantern Walk ~
We will gather at the Crow Picnic Site, Alhambra Creek Staging Area, Briones Regional Park, Martinez and walk to the labyrinth within the park.
We’ll be guided by the light of our lanterns and battery operated candles along our path. There will be warm tea, apple cider, seasonal craft offering, and storytelling.
Please bring a lantern with a battery operated candle. Due to wild fire safety, no campfires, or open flames of any kind are allowed in the park. Open to all; free event.
Email: oakheartforest@gmail.com to RSVP. Thank you.
Lantern Walk
Join us for an evening walk with lanterns, crafts and storytelling.
At the Alhambra Creek Staging Area, Briones Regional Park, Martinez
We will gather in the Crow picnic site and walk to the Labyrinth.
The Crow picnic site is located in the fenced Walnut orchard not far from the parking lot, and near the restrooms.
Please RVSP to oakheartforest@gmail.com
Join us for a Natural Plant Dye Workshop ~ Bundle Dying
Learn the beautiful art of natural bundle dyeing with plants. The results are fun and always delightfully one-of-a-kind!
DATE: Saturday, Sept 23rd
TIME: 10am - 12pm
LOCATION: Briones Regional Park, Alhambra Creek Staging Area.
We’ll gather at the Crow Picnic Site, 2537 Reliez Valley Road, Martinez. CA
Oak Heart Co-founder and Forest School Teacher, Debi Cooper will facilitate this two-hour workshop for adults. You'll gain an understanding of how to work with natural dyes as you explore the process of bundle dying. Each student will leave with two dyed pieces; a cotton flour sack dish towel and a silk scarf to take home and the know-how to design and create more pieces on your own.
No prior experience necessary - beginners welcome!
COST: $60
Includes instruction, materials and tools necessary to make a cotton and silk dyed piece. Along with light snacks and refreshments.
REGISTER/RSVP HERE: oakheartforest@gmail.com
Payments for the workshop are made through Venmo
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Class is limited to 10 participants. We hope to see you there!
Open House
We will be hosting an Open House, Sunday, June 4th at 10am in Kennedy Grove Regional Park.
6531 San Pablo Dam Rd. El Sobrante, CA
Come meet the teachers and founders of this program and experience our Summer Camp location.
Please email us to join @ oakheartforest@gmail.com
Celebrate Earth Day & John Muir’s 185th birthday, Saturday, April 22nd, 2023
A wonderful fun filled family day in the sun, at the grounds of the John Muir National Historic Site, which includes his 1880s victorian home, orchards and vineyard. There will be food and live music along with many displays relating to history, ecology, and Nature. This is a great event for people of all ages and especially for families with children!
Lantern Walk
“Hope is being able to see the light despite all the darkness”
-Desmond Tutu
Let us celebrate the changing of seasons and join together for an evening of lanterns, crafting and storytelling. We will meet at Briones Regional Park Alhambra Creek Staging Area in Martinez.
Time: 4:30-6pm
Location: 2537 Reliez Valley Road Martinez CA, 94553. We will be meeting in the Crow site, which is to the right once you enter the main gate. The path we will be walking is stroller friendly.
We will have a craft offering and warm tea upon arrival. Please bring a mug from home if you wish to have some.
We encourage you to bring your own lantern or source of light which will guide us on our evening walk. We will have candles (battery operated) for your convenience.
We look forward to gathering with our community as we bring our light into the dark.
Please RSVP to oakheartforest@gmail.com