Columbines School
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Columbines School of Botanical Studies
Instructors
Howie Brounstein
Howie Brounstein is the owner of Columbines and Wizardry Herbs, Inc. and primary instructor of the Columbines School of Botanical Studies. He has taught botany, herbalism, and wildcrafting extensively for decades, including such herbal establishments as the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine. Howie has a clinical practice in Eugene, Oregon.
Steven Yeager
Steven Yeager has been studying our local flora for over fifteen years, both wildcrafting and preparing herbal preparations for himself and the community. He enjoys botanizing and exploring Oregon’s wild places. He was the manager of the Columbines and Wizardry herbal business and has been a teacher in the Apprenticeship Program since 1997. Steven is administrator for the Columbines School of Botanical Studies. He is laboratory manager and part of the quality control department at Mountain Rose Herbs. He has also taught for Blue Iris Botanicals and Healing Hands School of Holistic Health.
Heron Brae
Heron Brae is a Northwest born botanist, herbalist, and wildcrafter loyal to her bioregion and passionate about teaching and learning. She has studied with Columbines School of Botanical Studies, Blue Iris Botanicals, Wilderness Awareness Community School, Rocky Mountain Biological School, and Evergreen State College, where she earned a BS in botany and ecology. She has enjoyed researching plants in the Puget prairies and the sagebrush steppes of eastern Washington. She presents guest workshops at Evergreen State College and numerous regional freeschools. She leads plant walks, workshops, and consultations through her business Wild Rose Botanical Studies in Olympia, Washington.
