About the instructor
I’m Danielle, a nature educator and Seattle-based community herbalist. I’m excited about introducing people to plants and finding more ways for us to connect to each other and the environment.
My journey to becoming a nature educator and plant dork started when I took a garden class. I learned from a wonderful teacher about tending my front yard garden, and the thrill of watching a seed sprout opened up a new world for me. I sought out more plant education and wanted to reconnect with old ways of living. I’ve completed herbal apprenticeships with Wildness Within in Washington. Through this learning journey, I have met many amazing teachers and land lovers who have made me feel more connected to place and each other. I want to help others grab that feeling, and so I offer opportunities to connect, gather, and learn together.
Types of classes and gatherings offered
Medicine making workshops
Herbal tinctures and oils
Plant ID walks
Foraging
Seasonal garden planning
Facilitation of nature-based activities
Bookclubs
Custom herbal activities or lessons for your gathering or event
Programs I’ve learned from
GARDEN COACHING, TWO YEARS - AUSTIN EDIBLE GARDENS
WILD PLANT INTENSIVE, WILDERNESS AWARENESS SCHOOL, WA 2023
FOUNDATIONAL HERBAL APPRENTICE, RACHAEL WITT, WILDNESS WITHIN LIVING, WA 2024
MATERICA MEDICA, RACHAEL WITT,WILDNESS WITHIN LIVING, WA 2025
BIRD LANGUAGE, WILDERNESS AWARENESS SCHOOL 2025
WILDERNESS FIRST AID, THE MOUNTAINEERS 2026
HERBALISM FOR WOMEN, CASA CURATIVA, GUATEMALA January 2026
LEAD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR, ASSOCIATED RECREATION COUNCIL AUGUST 2026
PLANT IN PROFILE, WILDNESS WITHIN LIVING - Current
VOLUNTEER, SEWARD PARK AUDUBON - Current
SOIL & WATER STEWARD, TILTH ALLIANCE - 2026
PLANT, HERBALISM AND PTSD TRAINING, SOLIDARITY APOTHECARY - 2026
KING COUNTRY MASTER GARDENER - Current
Plant Education & Knowledge
“Qualifications” is a loaded word that often keeps people away from sharing knowledge so I share mine with humility and the understanding that so much of nature knowledge comes from ancestral and intuitive learnings and not certificates or “formal” education.I received the Wild Plant Intensive certificate from the Wilderness Awareness School and completed two herbal medicine apprenticeships. My grandma taught me about the power of oregano oil, eating a little onion and garlic, and many other plant teachings that I realize now was planting seeds within me. Outside of coursework, I’ve got hours of reading, medicine making and practice that has helped me learn.
I’m an avid gatherer and host herb nerd nights, book clubs, and love a themed event. I run the Creatures, Critters and Climate book club locally and completed a water and soil stewardship with the Tilth Alliance. I teach nature classes and workshops for adults and children.
About the Name
The name “The Devils Club” comes from a beautiful plant known for healing trauma and wounds. It is an inspiration for this work. Herbalism has helped me see a path towards healing our broken culture. The name is also inspired by resistance that people around the world have engaged in from their activism and ways of being. I envision it as a pushback against the systemic erasure of herbal remedies from the removal of indigenous language and lands, global colonization and enslavement, and a reclaiming of witch. The Devils Club exists to connect people through nature.
I’ll always be learning.
I am committed to environmental justice and conservation of the plants we use for medicine. I recognize the intersection with social justice and am committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity in all offerings. I encourage adoption of these values through teaching conservation and ethnobotany. I am deeply committed to continuously learning to increase my herbal, political, and ecological education.