Saturday, September 25, 10 a.m., SHELTER SKILLS, part of our Weekend Warrior Series. Let’s take a look at the shelters you might have in your backyard, as well as make-shift shelters from tarps. Are there ready-to-occupy shelters in the woods? What sort of shelters would you be able to make in the wilderness? We’ll […]
SHELTER. Thursday, August 11, noon. Today, we will focus upon wilderness shelters. You’ll get to set up a few modern shelters, but mostly we’ll work on a few of the more traditional sorts of shelters that you’d construct strictly from the wild. These include the body hollow, the lean-to, and the half-dome shelter. You’ll also […]
FORAGING USEFUL WILD PLANTS -- EDIBLE, MEDICINAL, UTILITARIAN -- PLUS, LEARN SHELTER BUILDING April 1, 10 a.m. We will explore a watershed area, seeing native and introduced plants. You will learn about edible plants, medicinal plants, various useful plants. While in the field, we will work on a natural lean-to shelter so you learn what […]