Inquire about access to camp recordings! Virtual Wolf Camps featured in the New York Times 7/6/2020 Ever wish you had a mentor help you find where the birds are nesting around your house, why and what they are singing, how to understand nocturnal animal tracks and sign, where the spiders and bugs are coming from,…
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This article is written in honor of my late Aunt Jean. As a former girl scout and camp counselor, Jean Marie Chisholm was an inspiration for my own career running summer camps. Throughout her personal and professional life, Jean knew how to care for people with disabilities, terminal conditions, and other health issues … as…
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I shied away from my original title ‘Teaching Herbalism to Kids’ for this article because I think “involvement” is a more accurate term — learning herbalism in particular is about involving the student via projects and activities. Think of how language is best taught: total immersion. Herbal and botanical education is no different. So later…
Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 10:30-5:30 in Puyallup, WA Instructors Kim & Chris Chisholm recently developed their Paleo & Veggie Lifestyle curriculum in association with close friends and neighbors, Clay & Ragan Masterson who are the most knowledgeable nutritionists, crossfit enthusiasts, and real food chefs we have ever met. Paleo is so much more than…
Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 10:30-5:30: Acorns, Hazelnuts, Nettles, Cattails, Rose Hips, Willows & Vine Maple Rose Hips: Start the morning with a crash course on the Top 10 Most Important Plants for food, medicine and crafts as we walk the “edges and margins” of forest and field to collect rose hips (the fruit of…
Wilderness Immersion Experience for ages 11-17 near Mt Rainier with prerequisite of one previous program with us (family workshop, day camp or overnight camp) You asked, and we answered, with this camp we nick-named the Extraordinary, Unimaginable, Exceptional, Enchanting, Mind-Boggling, Mesmerizing, Magical, Miraculous, Wondrous, Virtually Superlative Out Of This World Wilderness Survival Training Experience, but…
Saturday, March 7, 2020 Workshop from 10:30-4:30 in Puyallup WA Check out our Traditional Big Game Bow & Arrow Making Instructions article and get started on your own bow and arrows, joining us for the following workshop itinerary: 10:30 – Instinctual Archery Training 10:45 – Traditional Al-Latl Training 11:00 – Knife Training for making Al-Latl…
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June 18-23, 2023 Learn to prepare lessons of wilderness education, and practice teaching your lessons to youth and adults in the outdoors, using multiple approaches that work on a foundation of rock-solid risk-management. The training will consist of skills listed in our Teaching Nature Professionally Sample Itinerary. as well as review of Wilderness First Aid, lesson…
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Saturday, April 28, 2018 from 10:30-5:30 along the Teanaway River near Cle Elum, WA with Prerequisite Previous wildlife tracking program with us is required, or significant trackers training elsewhere; also necessary to be in excellent walking shape over uneven terrain. 10:30 Overview of Washington Wolves, Lessons from wolves in other states and Canada; Wolf Opposition…
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Saturday, February 29, 2020 Workshop from 10:30-5:30 in Puyallup WA Have you ever wondered how to make beautiful leather traditionally, and how to honor animal hides for a plethora of uses? Today, we’ll take hides that were harvested during the fall hunt, and honor them by making sure none go to waste. We’ll scrape them clean,…
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Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 10:30-5:30: Acorns, Hazelnuts, Nettles, Cattails, Rose Hips, Willows & Vine Maple Rose Hips: Start the morning with a crash course on the Top 10 Most Important Plants for food, medicine and crafts as we walk the “edges and margins” of forest and field to collect rose hips (the fruit of…
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Teens may also apply part-time as CITs This summer apprenticeship program is available for young people who want to work as outdoor professionals. Each week of the summer is an intensive training on a different aspect of outdoor education, leading trips and mentoring youth on wilderness survival, ethnobotany, wildlife tracking, ancient scouting skills, traditional crafts, sustainable homesteading, plus optional hunting,…
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Returning in 2023 This is a celebratory week spent making artistic and useful tools necessary for traditional living. Make obsidian flaked arrowheads by flintknapping, the world’s oldest exotic craft, and make a bow from all natural materials. It’s a real trick to get proficient at these two crafts, since tillering and knapping allow for no…
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Returning in 2023 Learn the skills of the wildlife tracker and conservation specialist as you follow clues and solve mysteries by interpreting live evidence. Animals reveal themselves to those who can read their stories in the earth. As you will see, tracks can tell us about the size, health, history and intentions of animals. You…
Returning in 2023 Discover the secret world of plants and their ability to heal and nourish the body. Become a wild chef this week as you wander through fields, forests and seashores in search of wild foods. We will dine on edible roots and shoots, drinks and desserts; harvest kelp and other seaweed from the…
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July 19-24, 2020 Expedition near Mt. Rainier Designed for hikers, backpackers, traditional skills enthusiasts of any level, scout leaders and anyone seeking to gain confidence in wilderness skills. This course helps you help you achieve comfort in the wilderness, with or without supplies from stores like REI, Cabela’s, or your local grocer. Learn the arts…
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