Join us today and at all of our Saturday Workshops on themes of survival, wildlife and ethnobotany.

Space is Available! Email Your RSVP, Call to Reserve Space, Send A Registration Form with Check, or Use PayPal to Register for this workshop running 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the Puyallup/Olympia area. Workshop Cost is $45 for one person, $40 for a second friend/family member, and $35 per additional friend/family member, with revenues supporting the work of Wolf Trackers.

Choose Your Payment Options: One Person Attending $45.00 Second Friend/Family Member $40.00 Additional Friends/Family Members $35.00

Join us as Wolf College staff and guest speakers survey the histoy of the wolf and its current status.

Extirpation of the Wolves

We'll start with the fascinating history and current staus of wolves in North America, covering all the important points, inlcuding: how wolves were extirpated and what effect it had on the ecosystems; how wolves co-existed and conflicted with humans in the areas where they remained; the effects wolves have had on humans and ecosystems where they have returned around the great lakes region and in western states; and of course the political status of wolves in Washington & Oregon where about 4 packs have now been confirmed in each state, including one located just 80 miles from downtown Seattle.

Fear and the Return of Wolves

We are all conservationists of one kind or another, and we all want to protect nature and ourselves at the same time. Of course, the key is knowledge and taking right action based on that knowledge. It is important to understand large predators and their prey in order to keep ourselves safe – despite the low statistical probability of dangerous run-ins. At the same time, it is also important to keep wildlife safe within their wild niche. To consider these polar issues carefully, we will invite guest speakers from various sides of the issue to present their cases.

Hunting Wolves

Wolves have caused elk and other herbivores to decline in numbers in some areas, be on the move in others, and grow healthier in other places. We will look at instances in each of these cases, and study overall statistics, discuss the economic hardships that hunting outfitters and livestock owners have faced as a result, and look at the economic benefit of wolves for ecotourism. Finally, we will discuss the merits and pitfalls of hunting wolves, taking a look at preliminary results of this year's hunts in the Rocky Mountains, and future potential hunting in Washington & Oregon once wolves have recovered here.