Come to Aster Garden this Father’s Day weekend and learn how to build a nest box for Western Blue Birds that you can set up at home or gift to Dad. The wood will be pre-cut and tools provided for you to assemble your own bird house.
KLT board member and avid birder, Rich Del Carlo, will discuss the migration of these beautiful birds and why it is important to help provide nesting boxes for them.
Cost: $25

In this beginner-friendly class, students will learn the process of casting their own custom pewter coin while exploring the fundamentals of mold making, metal pouring, and finishing techniques. Each participant will leave with a handcrafted keepsake and a deeper appreciation for the timeless craft of metalworking. No experience necessary—all materials provided.
Cost: $35

Join us for a hands-on introduction to Sashiko, a traditional Japanese stitching technique celebrated for its beauty, strength, and rhythm. In this workshop, you’ll learn foundational patterns and discover how to use Sashiko to transform everyday mending into something both functional and artful.
Perfect for beginners and seasoned stitchers alike, this class offers a chance to slow down, connect, and create with intention. All materials are provided.
Cost: $45

Make a useful and beautiful hand broom that’s great for a gift! Using hand and foot tools, you will tightly wrap the broom handle, then sew the bristles into a flat shape. The extra length of the broom corn can be made into a pot scrubber. Moderate hand & arm strength is required.

Cost: $35

As the sun begins to set over the garden, Aster comes alive in a whole new way.

Join us for Aster After Hours, an evening gathering designed to bring our community together around good food, local art, music, conversation, and the simple joy of spending time outdoors. Wander through the gardens with a drink in hand, listen to music drifting through the nursery, share a meal from local food trucks, and discover a rotating collection of artists, makers, growers, and vendors from around our region.

This is more than an event. It is a place to slow down, reconnect, and enjoy the people and creativity that make this community special.

Whether you come to meet friends, bring the family, browse the vendors, or simply sit among the flowers and take in the evening, there is a place for you here.

Expect:

• Local food trucks

• Beer, wine, and refreshing beverages

• Live Music

• Artisans, food makers, and garden vendors

• Open gardens and gathering spaces

• A welcoming atmosphere for all ages

Come stay awhile. Wander the gardens. Meet your neighbors. Celebrate summer with us at Aster.

Using a simple twist method of combining wire, students will learn to make their own copper bracelet. Students will be provided with materials to complete two bracelets.

Cost: $30

Connect more deeply with the living world through nature journaling. Using watercolors and drawing tools, students will practice observing details of the plants and flowers they encounter in their surroundings and document them. This introductory class will receive instruction by artist, Amy Stephensen, in different approaches to drawing, color mixing, glazing, and building up values and textures in order to create a beautifully-illustrated journal page.

Cost: $30

In this class students will learn a type of broom that involves a bit more work than the basic whisk broom. We therefore recommend first taking the Whisk Broom & Pot Scrubber class that is being offered in March. Moderate hand and arm strength are required in this process. We will use foot winders to tightly wrap bunches of broom corn into a beautiful and attractive tool for your home.

Cost: $35

Learn how to weave this intricate copper wire chain to make a beautiful necklace or bracelet. The method used to make this jewelry is a style of knotless netting which is also used to make textiles.
Cost: $35

This is a class for kids to learn about how to safely carve wood by making fun and creative little sculptures of pine trees, mushrooms and gnomes from branches. Participants will be provided with all the necessary tools, materials and techniques to feel confident in using a carving knife.

Parents are welcome to participate with their kiddo to learn some helpful hints for assisting the beginning carver.

Cost:$20

Unlock the beauty of hand embroidery and give a favorite garment new life. In this engaging, beginner-friendly class, you’ll learn essential embroidery stitches and techniques for adding thoughtful, artful embellishments to your clothing. 

Cost: $30

The 3rd annual Clark Fork River Pedal & Farm Tour brings private land conservation to life in a way that feels personal, real, and fun. This guided 30-mile bike tour visits several conserved private properties, where participants meet the landowners and learn the stories behind the land. Traveling by bike instead of car creates a slower, more intimate experience, with time to take in the views, feel the soil underfoot, and understand how landowners and land trusts work together to protect special places. The day ends with a shared farm-fresh meal, celebrating good land, good food, and community.

This year’s event will be taking place in Heron, MT. Find more details and register at www.bikereg.com/cfrpedal.

Join Suzanne Tabert for an immersive 3 hour walk through diverse ecosystems to discover the food and medicine abundant in the wild. Drawing on four decades of teaching and the themes of her upcoming book, The Forager's Apothecary, Suzanne helps participants move past the “green blur” to recognize the individual beauty and botanical signatures of our local flora.

Cost: $25

Learn from the talented wire bender, Weezil. Using recycled materials, students will bend and twist copper to make this beautiful bracelet. All tools and materials are provided.

Cost: $35

Learn the basics of carving functional and beautiful wooden spoons. Instruction will be given in how-to source and select the best woods for carving, how to safely use a knife, gouge and/or hook knife and how to rough out, carve and finish a spoon.
No prior experience required.

Cost: $35

Make a handmade natural broom, great for cleaning cobwebs from tall ceilings. Wrap one layer of broom corn onto a long light stick, then weave the stems and sew the brush part. This style of broom uses the same skills as making a sweeper broom but is much easier and quicker to make. Moderate hand and arm strength is required.

Cost: $40

Spend a day making a broom that you can use daily and pass on to your kids someday. This one-of-a-kind broom will be ready for years of service in your home or to give to that special person in your life. Moderate hand and arm strength required.

Cost: $60

Feast in the Forest is a celebration of gratitude for the amazing support of our donors. This invitational gala takes place under the boughs of the cedars and twinkling evening lights on the land our donors helped protect. Guests savor forest-themed cuisine and cocktails crafted and sourced locally.

Our major fundraiser of the year, it is our pleasure to host a casual-formal event consisting of live music, delightful mingling, and a multiple-course meal served on a table winding through the woods.

If you are interested in receiving an invitation, contact us for pricing and details for the 2026 Feast in the Forest.

Don’t let the name fool you - this is a family friendly event.

The Pine Street Woods access road doesn’t plow and sand itself. This annual block party-style fundraising event supports the partnership between KLT, POP, and SNC that makes your community forest trails accessible all year round.

Bring your pocket change for plowing and get ready for a good time for a good cause. Check back for details as the event date draws nearer.