Every Child Matters / Orange Shirt Day - Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024
Recent Outings
Saturday, Sept 28, 2024 4:00pm thru 7:00pm PST
Peaceful & Informative Gathering
Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe
Outdoors at Sierra Pines United Methodist Church
22559 West Hacienda Drive, Grass Valley CA
A time of education, reflection, healing, and sharing about the Indian Boarding School History in the United States and graves of many Native Children. Please join us and bring your whole family.
Shelly Covert, Spokesperson for the Nisenan Tribe, will sing in her Native language and answer questions about U.S. Indian Boarding Schools and slavery of Native American children. Her older relatives and many others in her tribe were forced to attend residential government schools at a young age, where they were mistreated and stripped of their identity. Her great-uncle was sent all the way to Kansas where he died at Haskell Boarding School, without a reason and his remains were never returned.
Earth Day in the Foothills 2022 - Saturday, April 23, 2022
Recent Outings
Saturday, April 9, 2022 11:00am PST
HeartWork Photography is presenting two Accessible Nature Photography outdoor classes, at 10:30 and at 11:15. Pre-registration is required for these free classes to keep group size small. Bring your Smartphone or simple Digital Camera. Easy-paced on level ground at the Earth Day yard. To sign up, please call Sierra Pines Church at (530) 268-6907.
Family Hike Day - Family SOUP - Saturday, April 9, 2022
Recent Outings
Saturday, April 9, 2022 11:00am PST
This is a nature hike among the Spring Flowers along the Buttermilk Bend Trail in the South Yuba River State Park. HeartWork will be assisting Family SOUP on taking children with special needs and their families on the beautiful accessible trail.
FREED CIL Traumatic Brain Injury Group Outing
FREED TBI Classroom and Outdoor photography instruction
Center for Independent Living
This Photography outing was held at the FREED Center For Independent Living office in Grass Valley California to familiarize the Traumatic Brain Injury group with photography terms and techniques. We discussed Composition & Lighting while demonstrating how to set their cameras, smartphones, and tablets to achieve the best results. We provided some assistive equipment to mount their cameras to wheelchairs.
Paradise CA - Camp Fire Healing Outing - Sept. 25, 2019
2nd HeartWork Healing Photography Camp Fire Outing
Wednesday, September 25th 9am - Noon
This Healing / Photography outing is for those who lost property or loved-ones in the Camp Fire and First Responders/Volunteers
If you enjoy outdoor photography or want to learn, and you were affected by the Camp Fire as a survivor or helper, this outing is tailored for your comfort and learning. Through the eyes of your camera or cell phone, see how nature is returning and healing is processing. Get your own unique perspective on any beauty that arises from the ashes. Feel free to quietly talk to our photographers and volunteers about your feelings and your hopes for the future. Be yourself around others who understand. Walk away with meaningful photos you may choose to share or keep for yourself.
The peace and privacy of residents in the area will be fully respected and we always practice Leave No Trace guidelines.
Lake Tahoe Accessible Nature Outing - Fall 2020
Lake Tahoe Accessible Nature Outing
The serene beauty of Lake Tahoe is a photographer’s dream!
Some of the locations we will photograph / experience (weather permitting):
- Sunset / Sunrise over the lake
- Eagle Falls
- Emerald Bay
- Night Sky / Milky Way
- Sand Harbor
Please join us!
Yosemite National Park Accessible Nature Outing - Fall 2020
Yosemite Nat'l Park Accessible Nature Outing
Join us for our Accessible Photography / Nature Outing at beautiful Yosemite National Park. It is one of the most beautiful locations in the world.
During our Fall 2020 Outing, we will photograph (weather permitting):
- Half Dome
- El Capitan
- Yosemite Falls
- Glacier Point
- Tunnel View
- and much more
