Protected: Communicable Disease Prevention – Policies & Procedures at Wolf Camp (currently updating)
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Leadership, Teaching & Parenting Outdoors
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 […]
Teaching Nature Part I – Outdoor Education Fundamentals (Prep, Safety & Discipline)
Although I love the outdoor skills we teach at Wolf Camp and the Conservation College, the actual skill of teaching is my real specialty. Teaching in the classroom is difficult […]
OJT at the Teaching Nature – Professional Training for Outdoor Educators
My OJT Experience by Ben Kleiber Teachers training week at Wolf Camp and the Conservation College is full of preparing for classes and rapid-fire teaching full of information. It can […]
How to Pit Cook in the Outdoors
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, […]
Backcountry Camp Cooking Recipe – Rice Pilaf
Check out other cooking blog posts by Wolf College wilderness chef Charles Borrowman including How to Cook for Backpacking Trips and more. When on a backcountry wilderness or backpacking expedition, […]
Hiking & Backpacking Leadership Part II – Trip Preparation plus Wilderness Emergency Response Protocol
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 […]
Hiking & Backpacking Leadership Part I – Outdoor Risk Management
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 […]
Sensory Awareness – If You Learn Nothing Else!
Do you get a vague feeling that you hike past a lot of wildlife without seeing it – the deer hiding in the thicket, the coyote silently watching your every […]
Tracking Animals for Fun, Photography and the Hunt
It All Comes Back To Tracking – The Most Critical Outdoor Skill If you can find it, you don’t have to make it. But what’s more, tracking is exciting as […]
Identify Birds Quickly by Sight, Sound & Behavior using Bird Feeders, Field Guides & Apps
This article is being published in honor of the 2014 Great Backyard Bird Count. Check out its great video instructions and online submissions tool. Identifying Birds by Sound & Behavior […]
Why Birds Sing & What Birds Say – Their Languages, Voices & Vocalizations
This article is being published in honor of the 2014 Great Backyard Bird Count. Check out its great video instructions and online submissions tool. Nature’s Internet Of all animals, birds […]
CAMP IS KEY – Why Summer Camp Is Critical For Childhood Development
The American Camping Association slogan says “camp gives kids a world of good” and it’s so true. Good camps expose children to a safe, uplifting world of diversity, challenge, fun […]
Reviews of the Top 10 Professional Wildlife Tracking Books
It’s been a long time coming. The great Haitian-American naturalist John James Audubon hand-painted The Birds of America between 1927-1939 and with it, he set the standard for modern field […]