Bow Drill Fire Making Kits – Directions, Tips, Tricks, Pitfalls & Advice
Making traditional fire by friction, or “rubbing two sticks together” is real, and it’s more than a fun project: it’s also the most reliable way to start a fire once […]
Outdoor Skill Essays & Video
The Best Way To Make A Fire: Bed, Pillow & Blanket plus Criss-Cross Construction
I almost made my own fire-making video, but then I saw this great video by Peter Kummerfeldt who does a superb job explaining the best way to make a fire […]
Making Clam Chowder with French Herbs
Clam chowder is a New England specialty and perfect for a foggy day down by the shore. Being the prestigious dish that it is, it must be complicated, right? Not […]
Eating From The Seashore: Seaweeds & Shellfish of the Salish Sea
A day on the seashore is fun, but a if you know some basic information about seaweeds and shellfish, then a day is never enough. In fact, you could live […]
How to Cook Over a Campfire
It’s hard to think of anything that embodies the spirit of the great outdoors more than a good old-fashioned campfire under the stars. They provide us with warmth, light, and […]
Top Native Plants To Learn for Herbal Medicine: Part 2 of 2 – Flowering Plants
Please click here to read critical introductory material in Top Native Plants To Learn for Herbal Medicine, Part 1 of 2 including the non-flowering plants, and my article on the Tenets […]
Top Native Plants To Learn for Herbal Medicine: Part 1 of 2
The following plants which are native to the Pacific Northwest either 1) are scientifically proven to effectively treat health issues, or 2) I have personally tested to work. However, many […]
The Tenets of Herbal Medicine: Guidelines & Rules for Health, Safety & Success
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 […]
Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Wisconsin Wolf?
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
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
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” […]
Top 10 List of Natural Navigation, Lostproofing & Orienteering Tips, Tricks & Advice
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
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!
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
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
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!
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
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 […]