Mermaid Storie at Sundaes Outside Golden Brick Events
Meet Mermaid Storie at the May Refuge Fest with Golden Brick Events - outdoor events series for BIPOC folks.
National Get Outdoors Day Family Hike
It’s National Get Outdoors and Free State Park Day! Bring the whole family to explore with Braided Seeds
Black Youth Rest Retreat - North Cascades
Black youth ages 11 - 15 are invited to our rest retreat for camping, boating, fire building, group games and more.
EYFO Outdoor Reclamation Friday Field Trips
Braided Seeds is back offering weekly outdoor Friday field trips with EYFO Summer program.
Intro to Kayaking and Water Safety
Teen 11 - 17 are welcome to a free kayak instruction with Washington State Parks Paddle Safe Program.
BIPOC Bouldering Schurman Rock
Climb the oldest man-made rock wall in the U.S. at Camp Long! All ages welcome.
Mermaid Storie at Refuge Festival
Meet Mermaid Storie at Golden Brick Events Spring/Summer outdoor events series for BIPOC folks.
Honor Earth Day Family Hike - CANCELED
Let’s Honor Earth Day with a guided hike for the whole family with Braided Seeds.
BIPOC Climb Night
Braided Seeds & Climbers of Color invites community to BIPOC Climb Night at Seattle Bouldering Project Poplar.
BIPOC Climb Night with Young Black & Brilliant Book Club
Braided Seeds & Climbers of Color invite Young Black & Brilliant youth and families to Edgeworks indoor climbing in Tacoma.
EYFO Grand Opening & Camp Recruitment
You’re invited to the Empowering Youth & Families (EYFO) grand opening. Learn about Braided Seeds youth programming.
BIPOC WFA Course
Braided Seeds and Washington Trails Association's Outdoor Leadership Training program are excited to sponsor an affordable BIPOC Wilderness First Aid course. We recognize that there is a lack of trainings that center Black, Indigenous and People of Color and look forward to having this opportunity available to help build community and relationships in the outdoors. This course will prioritize registration for Black, Indigenous and Latinx folks.
After School Snowboarding Trip
Young Black and Brilliant participants! Join us as we head to the mountains for a partner snowboard trip with The Service Board! Transportation and dinner is provided. Register here.
Refuge Day: Opt Outside Meetup
Join us for Refuge Day: #OptOutside Meetup, a family-friendly event where we'll connect with nature, enjoy warm beverages & s'mores, & more. This is a free partnership event by Braided Seeds, The Wilderness Society, Golden Bricks Events, and it is sponsored by REI.
Fall Community Day
Join us at Saltwater State Park for this FREE, family friendly event with a costume parade, guided hike, story time, scavenger hunt, snacks, and zoo & aquarium tickets distribution! Register by October 25.
Christmas Creek Middle School Camp Out w/ EYFO
EYFO Scholars! Before heading back to school, embrace one more opportunity to connect with your friends and the outdoors through this youth-led camping trip! You will be empowered to pitch your own tent, navigate your way up a trail, read the river and the stars, lead games, and help prepare camp meals.
The cost of this trip is $20.00.
A packing list and parent information session (virtual) will be sent out at the end of July.
Youth Rest Retreat in the North Cascades
What would it have looked like if you had learned the importance of rest and self-care at an early age? This rest retreat will center Black youth 11-14 years old as we venture into the North Cascades to reflect, practice mindfulness, and connect with the outdoors through games, art and team building activities. We will be staying in European-style lodges. at the North Cascade Institute. All meals and snacks are provided. Departure from South Seattle.
Price: $40.00
Intro to Mountain Biking with Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
Join us for a 3-part Intro to Mountain Biking series! Learn the basics of bike handling through games and drills, building up to riding trails at Cheasty Park, Seattle's only mountain bike specific trail system!
When: July 18, 20, and 25 from 5pm to 7pm at Cheasty Greenspace, 4384 Cheasty Blvd S.
Age eligibility: 10 to 14 year old; must be able to ride a bike :)
All gear (bikes, helmets, safety pads), plus snacks, and water will be provided.
Intro to Gardening w/ WA-BLOC
We are excited to get our hands in dirt with WA-BLOC’s Freedom School at Emerson Elementary School this summer. If your child is enrolled, please sign them up for our enrichment class on Tuesdays.
Intro to Kayaking and Water Safety
Cultivating a connection with water doesn’t always occur naturally. Sometimes confidence comes in the context of community and being resourced with skills and knowledge. This is an entry-level free event for youth ages 12-17. All youth participants will receive a free fitted life vest through Washington State Parks’ Paddle Safe WA Program.
Drop off and pick up at Dash Point State Park.
Youth should come with lunch. Snacks and water will be provided.
Friday Enrichment w/ EYFO: Outdoor Reclamation Trips
A connection to the natural world is your child’s to claim. As a part of EYFO’s 8-week Summer Leadership Institute, we are facilitating weekly field trips that will allow your child the chance to experience safety, adventure and wonder in the outdoors. Each week will have something new in store, from tide pooling, to kayaking, to hiking, to farming. There are only 10 slots available for this class. Sign your child up below.
Deception Pass State Park and Seakayaking w/ EYFO
EYFO Team! We are excited to foster opportunities for bonding and connection via seakayaking and exploration of Deception Pass State Park. Come ready to try something new and to soak up the beauty of Whidbey Island. Registration information will be emailed to participants directly.
Cherry Creek Hike w/ Young, Black and Brilliant
Youth and Families of Young, Black, and Brilliant, we are so excited to be with you and/or your child at Cherry Creek Trailhead. Come ready to take up space, use your outside voice, connect with your peers, and soak up your surroundings in new and deep ways.
Snacks, hiking boots, water bottles, sitting pads, and trekking poles will be provided. Please pack a sack lunch.
We can provide transportation for the first 12 folks who request it. Pick up is in Auburn, WA.
Little Mermaid Screening + Interactive Story Telling at Seward Park
Come under the sea with us! We are excited to host this sliding scale viewing of The Little Mermaid because sometimes curoisty about nature is fostered through the media and , honestly, we need more Black mermaids.
Ticket cost: $0-$12
The viewing will be at Ark Lodge Cinema in Columbia City, Seattle. Doors
open at 9:30AM, seating is first come first served.After the viewing, grab a free slice of pizza (thanks to a donation from Paggliaci Pizza) and then join us at Seward Park. We will be joining our friends at Golden Bricks Events during their Refuge Day: Pride Edition celebration. At 1pm we will be facilitating an interactive reading of Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love. We invite all Humans, Merpeople, Fish, & Sea Serpents to a "fintastic" afternoon of storytelling mermaid games with a real Black Mermaid! Learn the secrets of Afro-Indigenous Sirens and Water Spirits, play "mermazing" games, and discover our own individual Mermagic.
Beach Day with EYFO’s Creative Minds
Are you a part of EYFO’s Creative Minds Preschool/ Kaleidoscope Play and Learn Group? You are in the right place. Bring your little one out to the beach for a day of wonder and exploration. All families will receive a free Discover Pass, beach blanket, and beach toys so you can keep the adventures going all year long. Meet us at Picnic Point at Dash Point State Park. There is a short trail down to the beach. Register with Creative Minds here.
BIPOC WFA Course
We are excited to partner with the Washington Trails Association to offer a hyper-affordable 18+ BIPOC NOLS Wilderness First Aid Course on February 24 -25, 2023 from 8am-5pm! This two-day intensive will equip you with the skills to anticipate risks and hazards, identify medical, traumatic, environmental problems, recognize life-threatening issues, initiate basic care and deliver a cohesive report when in wilderness situations. The cost of this course is $40.
Lunch will be provided.
For this Wilderness First Aid course, we are prioritizing Black, Indigenous, and Latinx participants.
Community Day: Squidding
Join us for our community day squidding event! Squidding is a communal activity, join us in jigging at Ruston Point.
BIPOC Youth Camp Out
It’s summer and it’s time to build up those camping skills. We’re bringing the youth out and equipping them to recreate responsibly.
Community Day: Crabs, Clams, Oysters
Join us for our community crab, clam and oyster educational and hands-on event! Get some fresh air, and learn about shellfish in the Hood Canal at Pleasant Harbor and Dosewallips State Park.
Oshun Swim School: WE COME FROM MERMAIDS
Braided Seeds is sponsoring Oshun Swim School’s two-workshop series for Black womxn/non-binary folks. This is the second workshop held at a local pool.
Oshun Swim School: WE COME FROM MERMAIDS I: AFRICAN DIASPORA AND WATER (CLASSROOM)
Braided Seeds is sponsoring Oshun Swim School’s two-workshop series for Black womxn/non-binary folks. This is the first workshop and will be held in a classroom.
BIPOC Youth Wellness Retreat
School’s out and the youth need to learn how to R&R in the beautiful outdoors. On this trip, they will get to celebrate the end of the school year and the start of their summer break. We will be staying in cabins and engaging with a variety of outdoor activities and learning opportunties on the Hood Canal.
Free Discover Pass Application Distribution
We are distributing 500 Discover Passes free of charge; the pass is normally $30. This gives you and your household access to Washington State Parks for one year upon receiving the pass. Please fill out our application.
Community Day: Crabs
Join us for our community day crabs event! Soak up the waves, get some fresh air, and hear about coastal shellfish practices.
Women You Need to Know Lecture Series Natalie Baszile: In‑Person & Online
Braided Seeds is tabling at Seattle Arts and Lectures’ “Women You Should Know Series: Natalie Baszile.”
Community Day: Clams, Mussels, Oysters
Join us for our community day clams, mussels, and oysters event! Soak up the waves, get some fresh air, and hear about coastal shellfish practices.