Soil:
and the Gathering of the Hearthstone
This autumn, we welcome Ashe of Moss & Compass Eco Society into our teaching community with the launch of the founding Soil Cohort - the first step of the Timber Track, a hiking apprenticeship rooted in relationship, ecological literacy, and community. The Timber Track apprenticeship invites participants to slow down, move with intention, and rediscover the ancient tradition of learning through shared journeys.
This invitation is for the dirt lovers, the sky watchers. It is for the multi-generational hearth dwellers, the young humans and their elders, the life schoolers, the queer kin, and the modern pioneers. We are calling those who long to be more than just observers of the wild, those ready to become its most capable allies.
Community
We are starting with a small founding group
If this resonates, we invite you to step in.
Spots are limited and filled on a rolling basis.
Guide
We gather rain or shine, whenever it is safe to do so. With each journey, the trail becomes more familiar, our awareness more refined, and our confidence more deeply rooted
Rooted
What we build here has a nucleus of structure but is not pre-packaged. Like the forest floor, the strength (mycelium) is built in the willingness to explore and connect.
 This is organic, responsive, and shaped by the people who show up.
Four gatherings. Four Sundays
September 20 & 27, October 4 & 11
12- 4 PM
Dogwood Forest
Sliding Scale: $300, $360, $400
Includes: Tuition for 1 adult and up to 2 children
Please Advise: One adult for every two children is required.
The flow
Rather than rushing from one destination to the next, we'll practice noticing the stories held in the landscape by learning to move as a community across the land - reading trails and planning for various terrain, preparing for adventure, packing with intention, sharing food around the hearthstone, navigating with awareness, caring for the wild places that sustain us, and developing the confidence, competence, and stewardship needed to journey well wherever the trail may lead.
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Participants earn Sigils by demonstrating real-world outdoor skills, contributing to the well-being of the group, and practicing stewardship of the places we visit. There are no grades, competitions, or races to the finish. Skills are revisited, refined, and celebrated as they become second nature. Think of our Sigils as a nature-based merit system but one rooted in relationship rather than achievement.
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Each Sigil marks a step toward becoming not just a more capable hiker, but a more attentive community member and steward of the living world.
Whether you're a seasoned hiker or simply longing to spend more intentional time hiking and exploring outdoors, the trail is open and the hearth is warm.
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Visit Moss & Compass Eco Skill Society's website to learn more