Posts on Leadership, Teaching & Parenting Outdoors
Day 40 & Last Spring Broadcast – Touching Deer, Coyote & The Meaning Of Life
Day 39: Thank You Story, Song & Wolf Journey Survey
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 […]
Day 38: The 50th Anniversary of Earth Day – Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants, Birds & Other Wildlife of the Puyallup Riverwalk & Foothills Trail
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 […]
Day 37: Sequestering Carbon by Making Biochar & Planting Cedar Trees (plus fire by flint/steel with all-solar broadcast)
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 […]
Day 36: Celebrating Earth Week – SOLAR for the cost of One Month’s Power Bill
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 […]
Day 25: Creek Sneak! Testing Our Wildlife Tracking & Birding Tips
Watch the broadcast below which covers some of our Wildlife Tracking & Birding safety tips and “tricks of the trade” we haven’t shared over the last couple days for the […]
Day 23: Bird Songs, Calls & Casting Animal Tracks with Plaster of Paris
In today’s video, we start with a quick review of yesterday’s animal tracking primer including awareness skills, then introduce the language of the birds which helps us find animals, make […]
Day 18: The Amphibian Hunt from Rain Barrels, Rain Garden, Bioswales, Pond, Creek, River…
Join us today for an “Amphibian Hunt” following the path of water from our roof, through rain barrels, rain garden, bioswale, pond, creek, and river to the sea. It’s part […]
Day 11: Birds Lift the Spirit! Bird ID, Feeder Stations, Flowering Plant Options & Phone Photography Tricks
Help us celebrate a break in the rainy weather today. Kim even heard Varied Thrushes singing their three-tone whistle this morning, and we were woken up last night by Barred […]
Day 10 Around the Campfire: Splicing Rope, Double Reverse Wrap, Homemade Tongs, Carrying Coals & Criss Cross Fire Magic
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 […]
Day 5: Natural Spring Water, Toilet Paper & Going In The Woods
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 […]
Day 1 Physical Distancing Broadcast Series: Other Events Canceled? Go Outdoors: Music, Gardening & Hiking
Today we introduce our “You Healthy? Go Outside!” Evening Broadcast Series of Family Friendly Music & Earth Skills Activities with demo on how we started a new garden bed under […]
Dawn Chorus on May 14th at Woods Lake
Dawn Chorus on May 14th in WA DNR lands opposite the old Wolf Camp property on Woods Lake, a tributary of the Sultan River in Snohomish County. 9:00 PM Last […]
Breaking News: Invention Found To Reverse Climate Change
Conservation College Discovers Climate Change Fix Called the thujaplicata (THU-jah-plick-AH-tah), the Conservation College proudly announces on this 48th anniversary of Earth Day, a fully proven apparatus to pull carbon, the […]
The WannaBlow, Criss-Cross Fire Construction & Other Fire Foibles
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 […]
Preventing Homesickness at Camp, School & College
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 […]
Teaching Nature Part IV – Outdoor Education Tips & Tricks of the Trade
… Continued from Teaching Nature Part III – Preparing & Leading Classes, Camps, Lessons & Programs Responsibility: The Ability To Respond In the fall of 1994 my path lead from […]
Teaching Nature Part III – Preparing & Leading Classes, Camps, Lessons & Programs
… Continued from Teaching Nature Part II – Learning Styles & Age Considerations Let’s Prep This Thing Review what was promised: course description, website, policy manual, emails, private contract proposal. […]
Teaching Nature Part II – Learning Styles & Age Considerations
… Continued from Teaching Nature Part I – Outdoor Education Fundamentals (Prep, Safety & Discipline) Learning Styles: Teaching To All Individuals My teaching philosophy was largely re-shaped by experience teaching […]