Join the Wolf Camp community on August 25, 2023 for an end-of-summer-camp celebration from 1-3 pm at the Lake Sammamish Hans Jensen Group Camp. The afternoon starts at 1:00 with a trade circle open to anyone who has attended any program with us. It’s an hour designed to reconnect and share wilderness crafts with one…
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“Little did I know … that we were going to be blindfolded, put into a van, and driven somewhere we didn’t know…” – Ashlynn Tibbot first published this account of her Wilderness Survival Trek on her Facebook page in 2019. We loved it so much we asked for permission to publish the following summary of…
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In celebration of Black History Month 2022, we encourage everyone to see the new film “Who We Are” releasing nationwide in theaters this month including live in-person Q&As with creator Jeffrey Robinson at the SIFF Uptown Cinema in Seattle! We participated in a Who We Are seminar last February and his creation is exactly what’s…
“Huck’s Song” written by Chris Anderson. Virtual Outdoor Camps & Classes: The Original & Ultimate STEM/STEAM EDUCATION Like the popular STEM Education movement in the classroom, STEAM brings education into balance. Here at Wolf Camp, we realized when developing and reflecting on our new virtual classess that they seem to be the ultimate in STEAM…
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Join us for our last in the “You Healthy? Go Outside!” live daily broadcasts with Kim & Chris Chisholm, Wolf Camp & School of Natural Science at Blue Skye Farm. The farm is getting busy and we need to gear up for summer camps. If you are interested in pursuing Wolf Journey study experiences, email us…
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Thanks so much to everyone who has subscribed to our YouTube.com/WolfCampCollege channel, getting us over the 1,000 subscription mark which, according to youtube rules, enables us to live stream from our phones in the field – our goal before launching complimentary daily Wolf Journey Earth Conservation Course study experiences for those at home during the…
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Today we take a virtual tour along the Puyallup Riverwalk celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Our Mission: Investigate the Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants, Birds & Other Wildlife of the Lower Puyallup River. The city’s riverwalk is a 10′ wide walking and biking route from Tacoma-to-Tahoma (Mt Rainier) envisioned years ago by the…
We continue to celebrate Earth Week today by sequestering carbon via “biochar” and planting cedar trees correctly to ensure the greatest long-term sequestration possible. We’ll also check to see how much solar gain we achieved with our panels since yesterday, as well as starting fire by flint and steel. It’s part of our “You Healthy?…
Join us as we celebrate the start of Earth Week by setting up our portable solar array for the season, something that can be done with new equipment for the equivalent cost of one month’s power bill, or less if you search Craigslist and other sources for used equipment and batteries. Our goal is to…
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Live! Beekeeper Dave Dempsey installs HONEY BEES at Wolf Camp’s Blue Skye Farm. They were shipped in today from the Pierce County Bee Keepers Association who arrived back from California this very morning. We’ll also check back with the MASON BEES which are rocking and rolling. It’s part of our “You Healthy? Go Outside!” Evening…
Watch at Wolf Camp founder Chris Chisholm demonstrates how to make and throw rabbit sticks and an at-latl (using the arrow made during yesterday’s broadcast) which is the very device which arguably helped humans dominate the planet tens of thousands of years ago. It’s part of our “You Healthy? Go Outside!” Evening Broadcasts – Family…
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Arrow Making Instructions Please note: Do not use wood arrows in compound bow. Also, investigate “spine weight” of arrow woods to ensure that the wood you are using is strong enough for your “bow weight.” You can do this in a survival situation by flexing a number of different sticks, both live (green) and dead…
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Wolf Camp founder Chris Chisholm demonstrates a quick way to make and shoot arrows in a survival situation. Follow along via our new Traditional Archery: Crafting & Shooting Quick Survival Arrows blog article, and join us tomorrow when we transform today’s arrow into at-latl dart. It’s part of our “You Healthy? Go Outside!” Evening Broadcasts…
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This post was originally published in February 2013 and last updated on in April 2020 with the above live stream video by Chris Chisholm. A. Harvest the Wood Quick Survival Bow: Start with a relatively straight section of sapling or branch that is as free as possible from knots and side branches, and without any…
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Watch as Wolf Camp founder Chris Chisholm demonstrates the best way to learn the basics of bow making. Follow along on our popular Traditional Big Game & Quick Survival Bow Making Instructions blog article. We’ll follow up tomorrow and the next day with broadcasts on how to make arrows and at-latl darts. It’s part of…
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Acorns: the nuts from oak trees. When you read this post and watch the live video we add, you’ll realize that this seems like a lot of work, even with modern technology. That might be why very few, if any, societies use acorns nowadays, whereas acorns were a staple that built civilizations in the past….
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Watch as Kim & Chris in the outdoor Wolf Camp Kitchen take a deep dive into processing acorns for flour to make pancakes (follow along with our linked blog article) and other baked goods. It’s part of our “You Healthy? Go Outside!” Physical Distancing Broadcasts – Family Friendly Music & Earth Skills Activities with Kim…
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Kim & Chris share the outdoor Wolf Camp kitchen for a deep dive into our native Beaked Hazelnut, also known in the grocery store as Filberts, showing you how to make Hazelnut Milk & Truffle Deserts (follow along with our linked blog article) from leftover pulp. It’s part of our “You Healthy? Go Outside!” Physical…
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In the video below, Kim & Chris “walk the yard” sharing the Top 10 Most Important Wild Edible Food Plants (or family of plants) including how you can grow some of them. Follow along with our Top 10 Most Important Wild Edible Food Plants blog article! It’s part of our “You Healthy? Go Outside!” Evening…
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Join us for the conclusion our Three Part Concert Series airing at 6 PM Pacific with Wolf Camp founder Chris Chisholm who will share classic American Cowboy & Spiritual songs and stories around the campfire. It’s part of our “You Healthy? Go Outside!” Evening Broadcasts – Family Friendly Music & Earth Skills Activities with Kim…
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