Are you a regular hiker who's been looking to increase stamina to take on longer hikes or backpacking trips? Have you gone on a trip with us and want to level up your strength and endurance to tackle hard hikes and trips on your own? Strength training is an amazing way to increase confidence as a hiker and backpacker, prevent injuries while out on the trail, and help you achieve harder adventures!

Embrace the beautiful and fleeting magic of ephemeral wildflowers! Join Wander Women for a springtime hike focused on the beautiful springtime blooms of the forest floor. From delicate trilliums to charming bloodroots, our knowledgeable guide — Jenn Riggs, founder and co-owner of Wander Women — will unveil the secrets of these ephemeral beauties, sharing her knowledge and insight into their ecological significance.

Join us for a wildcrafted harvest dinner with the incredible and knowledgeable Iowa DNR naturalist, Ann Riordan! To start the evening, we will embark on a foraging hike through Springbrook State Park, foraging for some of the ingredients for our meal as a group. Then we’ll make a delicious wildcrafted meal with our found goodies. We’ll share tips and tricks about cooking with forageables, like garlic mustard, nettles, lambs quarter, chickweed, mushrooms, edible flowers, and so much more.

Hey Nebraska — we’re back! Join us for our first hike of the season to stretch your legs, get outside and meet an awesome community of other nature-loving folks! We’ll hike the beautiful loop of Schramm Park alongside the bluffs of the Platte River. Then after, hang out with us to feast on some delicious Carter and Rye hand pies for breakfast!

What do you get when you combine the two best things in the world, pies and hikes? Pikes! Join Wander Women and Pie Bird Pies on the tastiest collaboration nature’s ever seen as we wander through our favorite parks in Central Iowa and enjoy Des Moines’ best pies!

Come see the orchards in bloom and learn about the importance of pollinators during this special springtime tour in Nebraska City at Nebraska's favorite tree destination, Arbor Day Farm! We'll enjoy a guided tour from a resident Arbor Day Farm Nature Interpreter through the orchard and apple development process — and we’ll get a hands-on look at the farm's bee-keeping operation!

Spend spring among the flowers with us! Nestled between Omaha and Lincoln is a cut-flower farm called Harvest Home. Join us for a casual hike around the flower farm, where Harvest Home will show all the beautiful spring blooms, their production methods, and share gardening tips and tricks from their owner, Jamie.

Do you know about urban wetland tucked behind 120th and Maple in the heart of Omaha? With dozens of species of birds, mammals, and plants, Heron Haven features one of the last oxbow wetlands of Big Papio Creek. We’ll take a guided tour through the sanctuary, about a 1-mile, mostly flat route on boardwalk and dirt trail.

Come celebrate the summer solstice with us, Nebraska! A time to be joyful of the changing of season and light, Melissa Breazile (Naturalist and Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide) with Wild Tree will guide us through a series of invitations intended to connect ourselves back to the wild of nature.

What do you get when you combine the two best things in the world, pies and hikes? Pikes! Join Wander Women and Pie Bird Pies on the tastiest collaboration nature’s ever seen as we wander through our favorite parks in Central Iowa and enjoy Des Moines’ best pies!