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The Tenets of Herbal Medicine: Guidelines & Rules for Health, Safety & Success

The Tenets of Herbal Medicine: Guidelines & Rules for Health, Safety & Success

Chris Chisholm March 18, 2013 0

I was hurriedly descending the lowest slopes of Mt. Baker, through a giant old-growth forest, trying to reach the road before nightfall. My ride was waiting there, and I could see […]

Detail of Wolf Artwork in Justice by Joanna Colbert

Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Wisconsin Wolf?

Chris Chisholm March 17, 2013 0

Article written by Dr. Thomas P. Chisholm, Col., USA, Ret. Identifying tracks of wild animals is easiest in new snow when the temperature is moderate on a sunny day. March […]

Good-Bye Debris Hut, Hello to the Best Emergency Wilderness Survival Sheltering System: The Wolf College BIVOUAC BED & EAGLE'S NEST plus bivy bag recommendations

Good-Bye Debris Hut, Hello to the Best Emergency Wilderness Survival Sheltering System: The Wolf College BIVOUAC BED & EAGLE’S NEST plus bivy bag recommendations

Chris Chisholm March 14, 2013 0

Since the founding of the Boy Scouts and to the era of modern of survival schools, the “debris hut” has enjoyed great popularity.  Unfortunately, the debris hut is not a practical design for emergency […]

Video & Blog: How To Use A Compass; Using Map & Compass; Recommended Compasses

Video & Blog: How To Use A Compass; Using Map & Compass; Recommended Compasses

Chris Chisholm March 12, 2013 0

Recommended Orienteering Compasses First, it is critical to get a “spinning dial” compass that is clear plastic, although it’s also nice to get one that allows you to “set declination” […]

Hiker Reading Old School Map - Artowrk by Joanna Powell Colbert

Top 10 List of Natural Navigation, Lostproofing & Orienteering Tips, Tricks & Advice

Chris Chisholm March 11, 2013 0

Wolf College Top 10 Lostproofing Skills Plan your route and risk manage it (empower all to say “stop, is it worth the risk, and if so, let’s make a mitigation […]

The Most Important Plant - Cattails! Video of Finding, Harvesting, Transplanting & Cooking Cattails

The Most Important Plant – Cattails! Video of Finding, Harvesting, Transplanting & Cooking Cattails

Chris Chisholm March 8, 2013 0

Wolf College founder and co-owner Chris Chisholm finds red-wing blackbirds in cattail pond, harvests cattail rhizomes, transplants the cattail into the Wolf College bioswale rain garden, and cooks cattails for carbohydrate loading.

More Signs of Spring:  Chorus Frogs Singing! Winter Wrens Courting! Herons Building Nests! Coltsfoot Flowers Bolting! Nettles Ready To Harvest!

More Signs of Spring: Chorus Frogs Singing! Winter Wrens Courting! Herons Building Nests! Coltsfoot Flowers Bolting! Nettles Ready To Harvest!

Kim Chisholm March 2, 2013 0

Chorus Frogs Singing March 1, 2013 – The Pacific Tree Frog (Pseudacris regilla) is our regional “chorus frog” and we heard them singing in an impressive chorus for the first time […]

Top 10 Most Important Wild Edible Food Plants

Top 10 Most Important Wild Edible Food Plants

Chris Chisholm February 28, 2013 0

First Plants to Learn No plant is more important than any other, just like no person’s life should be more important than anyone else’s. But all of us who publish […]

Emergency & Wilderness Survival - Tips, Suggestions & Advice

Emergency & Wilderness Survival – Tips, Suggestions & Advice

Chris Chisholm February 22, 2013 0

The Opposite of Panic Experts say “don’t panic” in case of emergency, but we are biologically wired with a “freeze, fight or flee” response, so the only people who don’t […]

Signs of Spring:  Great Blue Herons Nesting, Stinging Nettles Emerging, Indian Plums Budding and So Much More!

Signs of Spring: Great Blue Herons Nesting, Stinging Nettles Emerging, Indian Plums Budding and So Much More!

Kim Chisholm February 16, 2013 0

February 12, 2013 – Chris and I headed out this morning for a walk at our local park to see if there were any signs of spring to be found […]

First Monthly Outdoor Skills Newsletter publishes March 4th, 2013

First Monthly Outdoor Skills Newsletter publishes March 4th, 2013

Chris Chisholm February 7, 2013 0

Sign up for our First Tuesday of the Month Outdoor Skills Newsletter The newsletter contains deals and information not available anywhere else! Examples include: – Where to find current hot wildlife […]

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