Understanding birds, their behavior and their language is a key to understanding the natural world at large. The eyes and ears of the forest, birds can be constantly keying us in to deeper levels of knowing what is happening around us, the health of the ecosystems, and linking layers of the ecosystem together in exciting ways.
This class will be a 2-day beginners-oriented exploration of the various black smithing techniques useful in the creation of tools & crafts related to outdoor living skills.
A weekend of archery fun! 3d target course through the woods, moving target challenges, archery competitions, and a flaming arrow shoot. Long bows and self bows only. More info soon!
Join accomplished basket weaver Sandra Kehoe for two days of ribbed basketry. Throughout the course students will learn about the tools and materials that allow for not only functional but beautiful baskets to be constructed. Sandra will cover where to source materials and how to selected the right willow for each step in the process. As your basket comes together Sandra shares her knowledge of other willow basket builds and styles and helps to grow a functional knowledge of the art of willow basketry. Spaces limited.
Join us for day of learning the entire process of bringing an animal from whole to breaking it down into its many useful parts. Learn to get over the confusion and fear of what to do, and learn to take part in the creation of your food from the most basic level.
Late fall offers us a bounty of food. From roots at the peak of their energy storage, to fall nut harvests, to the last greens surviving the frost, the late Autumn landscape still provides foods to explore and harvest. This course will go into the seasonably available foods, as well as preparation and processing of across, one of the most abundant and nutritious or fall edibles.
Come out to Roots for the day to learn a bit of botany as you discover delicious wild edible plants you can harvest off the landscape! We will focus on how to identify plants, taste plants, and talk about preparations about how to include wild plants in your diet. Expect to hike a bit, rain or shine.
Some kids and teens love plants! I have decided to open this class up to those younger that 18. Please note that this class will be run as an adult class to which it is open to younger folks who are excited to learn and can focus along with a parent or guardian.
Spring! The time to eat your greens! This is also a fantastic time to learn the basal rosettes of so many biennial plants that have edible roots. We will spend the day identifying various plants, nibbling, and putting together a salad of wild greens and sauteing of foraged roots. This is a great way to get into a foraging practice for the rest of the growing season.
Join us for four packed days of survival basics! We will be running a Spring and Fall Version of this class with different skills emphasized and offered specific to the season.
Fall Survival:
Shelter- Debris Shelter Overnight
Hand Drill and Bow Drill Fire
Wild Edible Identification and Foraging - Roots, Nuts, Seeds, Fruits, and Greens
Coal Burned Bowls
Spring Identification and Water Purification
Join us for four packed days of survival basics! We will be running a Spring and Fall Version of this class with different skills emphasized and offered specific to the season.
Spring Survival:
Shelter Basics- Tarps and Knots
Bow Drill Fire
Wild Edible Identification and Foraging - Roots, Shoots, and Leaves
Bark Containers
Water Purification
Stone Tools River Cobble Knapping
Wildlife Tracking- Clear Print ID
What are Gait Studies? Gait refers to the movement pattern the animal is using and the corresponding gait pattern is left for trackers to interpret. In human terms, walk, jog, run, sprint, sit, stand, kneel, etc, etc.
