“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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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?…
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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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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Today, in place of a workshop canceled due to the state’s “stay at home” order, we will explore yard herbs, and open up the camp stove to cook wild edibles such as dandelion, nettle, berry flowers, and even grass! Chris will also demonstrate how to refill those green propane camp stove tanks so you don’t…
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Today we’ll “wrap” things up around the campfire, with Kim demonstrating how to “splice” additional material into your rope so it can be as long as you want, plus how to “double reverse wrap” it to make it twice as thick. Then we’ll show you how to make and use homemade tongs – a fun…
Today Chris demonstrates the bow drill method of fire by friction, using western red cedar you can get at any lumber store – the best way to make your first fire by friction, building good habits and success before gathering fire materials in your own environment which adds a lot more challenge for continued learning….
Today we’ll show you how to process stinging nettles into strong fiber, and in honor of a long forecast stretch of rain here, we’re going to keep spirits up by show you our method of building fire, called the “Bed, Pillow & Blanket” along with proper methods of using a Fire Steel to light it. …
Today we show you how to make rope from natural materials and review our Top 10 Ways to avoid getting lost or into other emergency situations, plus unveil our new Coronavirus Screening Form and Outdoor Activity Protocols. It’s March 22, 2020 – Day 7 of our “You Healthy? Go Outside!” Quarantine Broadcast Series – Family…
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Today we collect water from natural springs, find plants to use as toilet paper, and discuss how to use the “toilet in the woods” with environmental consciousness. We’ll end with the inspirational song “I Choose You To Walk Into The Forest” by Leslie Lightfall to help get us through this pandemic. It’s Day 5 –…
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Today we walk into the woods to see the springtime edible and medicinal plants popping out, and explore how to find natural spring water. We’ll end with the inspirational song “We Are People Of The River” by Ken Lonnquist of Madison WI to help get us through this pandemic. It’s Day 4 Wild Edible/Medicinal Plant…
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Little Fire Starting Story From the time I set the woods on fire in second grade, to the many times I froze my bumba off during survival treks, trying to light matches or bow-drill fires in a downpour, fire has been one of my greatest teachers. What, you say? You set the woods on fire…
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Unsurprisingly, many people have never even heard of pit cooking. Getting our food that close to dirt is enough to make anyone uncomfortable, and with the invention of indoor ovens, pit cooking has become widely ignored in our culture. Lately though, there has been a resurgence of similar outdoor cooking trends, including La Caja China…
Here in the Pacific Northwest, we live in a rich and varied ecosystem. Our temperate rain forests are host to a wide variety of plants, many of which the Native people learned how to use for food, medicine, technology, craft, ceremony, and more. The forests in our bio-region are dominated by Sitka Spruce, Western Hemlock,…
Book Review by Hannah John Kallas’s Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods from Dirt to Plate is one of my favorite wild edible field guides. I like to think of this book as a primer in foraging because it details how to find, harvest, process and eat over 23 different wild plants. Edible Wild Plants is…
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Lorraine Olivas-Romey with Hericlum Abietis – Lion’s Mane Mushrooms[/caption Guest writer Lorraine Olivas-Romey is treasurer of the Snohomish County Mycological Society through which you can join her and other members on mushroom forays and their incredible October Mushroom Show. Wild Edible Mushroom Hunting Foraging for mushrooms has recently become quite popular. Is it due to…
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Book Review by Patrick Wiley When I received an unexpected email detailing the upcoming release of Nikki van Schyndel’s Becoming Wild, I was ecstatic. I had heard about the book seven years prior, but it had practically become an urban legend. Drawing upon my own experience and occasional lack of follow through, I had long…
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Please click here to read critical introductory material in Hiking & Backpacking Leadership Part I – Outdoor Risk Management including how to Engage the Frontal Cortex, recognize the difference between Perceived & Actual Risk, and mitigating the Eight Great Outdoor Hazards. These articles are designed to help the outdoor leaders cut the chaff, and start…
If you would like intensive, hands-on training to become a highly effective outdoor leader, join us in mid June for our annual OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING EXPEDITION: Backpacking into Wolf Country course or stay all summer and graduate from one of our six unique residential summer Environmental Education Apprenticeships on Outdoor Leadership & Nature Guiding, on Ethnobotany…
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