THIS POST BY RACHEL EDWARDS, SUMMER TEACHING APPRENTICE WHO ASSISTED THE HERBAL DAY CAMP. FOR BLOG POSTINGS ON THE TRACKING & SURVIVAL DAY CAMPS, PLUS 150 PICTURES FROM THIS WEEK, SEE OUR NORTH SOUND MEETUP SEATTLE SITE. Herbal Day Campers This week I assisted Megan, the lead herbal instructor with the herbal day camp held…
We held our Wilderness Survival class at several locations this past month. The majority (if not all) of each class was spent outside which was an effective way to safely illustrate the importance of preparing oneself mentally for a survival situation. We started each evening by teaching everyone how to make strong rope out of…
January 21, 2012 It was an overcast, cool morning when we met up at the Earth Lodge. Rain was forecast for the afternoon and we were hopeful that our shelters would be complete before it began. Bibiana and her family decided they would like a lean-to built near their earth lodge – a place where…
We had a sunny Wednesday in Snohomish for our classes on Wilderness Survival. We spent the first part of each class inside talking about the Critical Order of Survival then headed outside to practice what we learned. Creating a mini debris hut for Skye’s stuffed dragon. After heading outside, we spent a few minutes talking…
It was such a beautiful day today that we went straight to the park to begin our class. We started out with the basic awareness skills: fox walk and owl eyes then played a round of fox and hare. The foxes try to s-l-o-w-l-y stalk in on the hare (like a fox would do in…
THIS POST BY RACHEL EDWARDS, SUMMER TEACHING APPRENTICE The week of tracking and herbal overnight camp at Millersylvania State Park near Olympia included some epic adventures and lots of learning about the ways of the plants and animals. Gathering Yarrow at the Wolf Haven Oak-Prairie Mima Mounds Leading the Group in Yoga Studying the Wolves…
THIS POST BY RACHEL EDWARDS, SUMMER TEACHING APPRENTICE Kim and I ready for All-Night Capture The Flag This week was spent on the Olympic Peninsula learning the ways of the scout. Patrick was the instructor for the camp and Kim and I assisted him. I loved the energy of this week and all the fun…
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Me at the Stove with Salve & Tea while Practice Teaching on Live Students! This week was the first day camp of the summer and also training week for instructors. The way that the week was set up was each instructor taught either one morning session or one afternoon session that week, while the other…
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Greetings. My name is Rachel Edwards and I have just begun the Wolf Camp Earth Skills Teaching Apprenticeship. I just drove up from California where I have been living in San Luis Obispo working as a naturalist at a residential outdoor school for fifth and sixth graders. I learned about Wolf Camp in 2007 while…
Wolf Journey Journal Cover Page for Field Exercise # 005 Name of Field Exercise: Chapter One Celebration Dates & Times of Study Site Visits: 1600-1800, September 3, 2010 1800-2000, September 12, 2010 Plants, Animals, Minerals Experienced: (make up a name / give it a number if unsure) I’m not sure whether it’s the season, whether my senses are…
2010.09.03 – Study Site (& bald-faced hornets) Found! I saw the slug. It was surrounded by carpenter ants and I wondered why they would go after a slug. Was it for food? Should I save it? Wouldn’t the slugs natural slime defense protect it from them? Was the slug considered an invader for some reason? Slug…
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Wolf Journey Journal Cover Page for Field Exercise # 004 Name of Field Exercise: Appreciating Your Study Site Date & Time of Study Site Visit: 1400, March 1, 2010 Plants, Animals, Minerals Experienced Today: (make up a name / give it a number if unsure) Okay, spring is booming here, like it usually booms on April 1st. Check this…
Wolf Journey Journal Cover Page for Field Exercise # 003 Name of Field Exercise: Mapping Your Study Site Date & Time of Study Site Visit: 1600, February 17, 2010 Plants, Animals, Minerals Experienced Today: (make up a name / give it a number if unsure) Kim pointed out a new bird at the feeder this week: an Audubon Race Yellow-Rumped…
Wolf Journey Journal Cover Page for Field Exercise # 002 Name of Field Exercise: Drawing Your Study Site Date & Time of Study Site Visit: 1500, February 11, 2010 Approx Temperature when you were at study site, plus today’s high and low, if known: 43f Wind direction and strength when you were at study site, plus other wind factors today…
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My new study site right outside my office window! This is a picture of my new study site. Right outside my home office window! You can see that Kim and I put up some bird feeders, even though the yard is a mecca for winter feeding flocks. Already a larder, it is shared by flocks…
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