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Sur-Thriving My Wilderness Survival Trek by Ashlynn Tibbott

Sur-Thriving My Wilderness Survival Trek by Ashlynn Tibbott

Leila Leta November 23, 2021 0
DEIJ at Wolf Camp: DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & JUSTICE in Outdoor Education & Recreation

DEIJ at Wolf Camp: DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & JUSTICE in Outdoor Education & Recreation

Chris Chisholm June 12, 2020 0
The Original STEAM Educational Experience - Online Wolf Camps & Academic Year Programs

The Original STEAM Educational Experience – Online Wolf Camps & Academic Year Programs

Chris Chisholm May 22, 2020 0

“Huck’s Song” written by Chris Anderson. Virtual Outdoor Camps & Classes: The Original & Ultimate STEM/STEAM EDUCATION Like the popular STEM Education movement in the classroom, STEAM brings education into […]

The Ancestral Diet - Paleo & Vegetarian Recipes

The Ancestral Diet – Paleo & Vegetarian Recipes

Chris Chisholm August 23, 2018 0

The following provides supplemental information for our main article entitled Paleo Versus Vegetarian Diets: Ancestral Lifestyles In Comparison co-written by Kim Chisholm and friends Clay & Ragan Masterson. It is […]

Paleo Versus Vegetarian Diets - Ancestral Lifestyles In Comparison

Paleo Versus Vegetarian Diets – Ancestral Lifestyles In Comparison

Chris Chisholm July 3, 2018 0

The following article is co-written by friends Clay & Ragan Masterson and Kim Chisholm. It is the result of the research and experience Clay & Ragan have garnered over a decade of […]

Beauty or the Beast: Understanding Attitudes about Wolves in Washington

Beauty or the Beast: Understanding Attitudes about Wolves in Washington

Patrick Wiley June 7, 2018 0

Disclaimer: The content of this blog post is copied, edited, revised, and modified from my original Master’s Thesis and includes original research and data.  The complete document is published through […]

Breaking News: Invention Found To Reverse Climate Change

Breaking News: Invention Found To Reverse Climate Change

Chris Chisholm April 22, 2018 0

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 […]

Preventing Homesickness at Camp, School & College

Preventing Homesickness at Camp, School & College

Chris Chisholm February 19, 2018 0

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 […]

OJT at the Teaching Nature - Professional Training for Outdoor Educators

OJT at the Teaching Nature – Professional Training for Outdoor Educators

Chris Chisholm January 1, 2017 0

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 […]

Vintage Blog Posts from our Old WordPress Site

Vintage Blog Posts from our Old WordPress Site

Chris Chisholm March 5, 2015 0

We just noticed that the ubiquitous internet still has our old WordPress Blog site published. The following posts are from the first year after Kim and I got married, then […]

Making Healthy Natural Miso Soup with Kombu Kelp Seaweed

Making Healthy Natural Miso Soup with Kombu Kelp Seaweed

Charles Borrowman May 23, 2014 0

Living near the Pacific coast, we have the luxury of being in close proximity to countless numbers of seaweed (edible algea) including kelp species, each with their own flavors and uses. […]

Backcountry Camp Cooking Recipe - Rice Pilaf

Backcountry Camp Cooking Recipe – Rice Pilaf

Charles Borrowman May 23, 2014 0

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

Hiking & Backpacking Leadership Part II – Trip Preparation plus Wilderness Emergency Response Protocol

Chris Chisholm April 22, 2014 0

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 […]

CAMP IS KEY - Why Summer Camp Is Critical For Childhood Development

CAMP IS KEY – Why Summer Camp Is Critical For Childhood Development

Chris Chisholm December 5, 2013 0

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 […]

A Teacher's Guide to Carbon & Climate Change

A Teacher’s Guide to Carbon & Climate Change

Chris Chisholm December 2, 2013 0

Truths & Myths • Facts & Common Sense • Practicalities & Fantasies So many people argue about climate change: whether it is happening, what is causing it, what to do […]

Stinging Nettle:  Harvesting, Processing and Recipes

Stinging Nettle: Harvesting, Processing and Recipes

Kim Chisholm June 7, 2013 23

Those of us living in the Pacific Northwest (and many other regions around the world) are fortunate to be gifted every spring with an abundance of Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica). […]

Herbal and Critter Forage for Healthy Chickens

Herbal and Critter Forage for Healthy Chickens

Kim Chisholm June 6, 2013 0

What are herbs and why might my chickens need them? An herb or herbaceous plant is generally defined as “any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine, […]

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 1

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 […]

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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