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Keep up the great work! You have really come a long way (since starting Wolf Camp in 1996). I believe in the work you and others are doing to help give the gift of wilderness insight ... to our children, that we might learn these powerful lifeskills in the fullness of nature.” - Ricardo Sierra, Founder of the Hawk Circle - Earth Mentoring Institute in Cherry Valley, NY.

Click Here if you would like to listed to an Audo Recorded Camp Greeting from Wolf Camp founder and coordinator Chris Chisholm for which you may need the free RealOne Player if it's not already installed in your system, and there is also a Audio Recorded Camp Greeting from our top earth skills specialist Nikki for you to listen to if you like.

Wolf Camp was voted 1 of 2 Best Camps in the Northwest Family News Reader's Poll of 2001, the only year they ran a poll, and we were also chosen as one of the five "best camps ever" by YM Magazine in its March 2003 issue.

For for a price quote on your ideas, just email us or call 360-319-6892 in Whatcom & Skagit Counties • 425-248-0253 in King County, or 360-799-1997 in Snohomish County or if you are calling from long distance.

Visit us or we'll come to you with a world of nature and survival using real-life stories, lecture, games, and hands on practice, while imparting skills and knowledge that last a lifetime. The captivating activities we offer will bring you deep into secrets of the naturalist, tracker, herbalist, wilderness scout, primitive artisan and survivalist. We are confident you’ll be inspired by the nurturing, experienced instructors from Wolf Camp, and that you’ll walk away with a priceless connection to the natural world.

We contract with all kinds of groups, including:

• Schools: presentations and field trips
• Businesses: teamwork challenge retreats
• Scout Troops: badge work of ancient scout
• Military: survival and tracking training to help supplement yours
• Summer Camps: staff training & camper time
• Colleges & University: independent study & credits
• Families & Individuals: activities & outings for you
• Outdoor Guides: sub-contracts & on-going ed
• Homeschoolers: lessons/classes you value
• Other Group Designs: overnight camping trips and multi-visit skill-building series

Organizing a program is easy:

• Call us at 360-799-1997 or email us us with your request, idea, or questions.
• We'll write up a simple proposal to send or email back to you.
• You make any suggested changes and send us a small deposit.
• We'll see you on the confirmed date!

Some popular themes have included:

• Birds & Their Voices: our island is a major migratory stop-over for almost every bird found on the west coast, with populations of eagles, loons, herons, owls and songbirds residing here year-round. 4-8 hours or multi-day.
• Animal Tracking: experience nature with our region's premier wildlife trackers who live right here on Lummi Island, specializing in the arts of tracking and the language of the birds. 6-12 hours or multi-day.
• Wilderness Survival: learn the critical order of survival to gain confidence in outdoor emergency situations, and to keep your family safe even if the lights west out for an extended period back home. 4-8 hours or multi-day.
• Wild Edible Plants: gather delectable wild edibles of the land and sea with some of our region's top herbalists who live right here on Lummi Island, and prepare a feast together using primitive cooking methods. 4-8 hours or multi-day.
• Healing Herbal Salons: we'll bring "Melva's Salon" to you, where you can enjoy facial masks, herbal steams, foot soaks, hair rinses, healing teas and other surprizes using herbs gathered right here on the island. 2-4 hours or multi-day.
• Aboriginal Craftmaking: learn the ancient art of flintknapping using Lummi Island jasper and slate, make authentic hide-drums, spin natural rope from local plants, and make other crafts with our primitive living specialists. 4-8 hours or multi-day.
• Primitive Fire by Friction: yes, it can be done, and you can do it with personal instruction from our staff, making your own bow-drill or other primitive method to make fire like your ancestors. 3-6 hours or multi-day.
• Local Geology & Astronomy: learn about the geology of Lummi Island and Mt. Baker which towers over the island skyline, discover stories of our crystal-clear nighttime skies. 2-12 hours or multi-day.
• Local Ecology: learn about the island's wetlands, intertidal life of starfish and sea anenomies, seaside old growth douglas fir trees, reclaimed fields of wildflowers and more. 2-4 hours or multi-day.
• Naturalist Art & Journaling: join our resident nature artist to sketch and create nature writings about the trees, wildflowers, birds, mammals, frogs, ponds, beaches and tide pools of the island. 2-4 hours or multi-day.
• Lostproofing & Orienteering: learn to navigate in nature with and without a compass, using maps of Lummi Island, and embarking on our orienteering challenge designed for all skill levels. 3-5 hours or multi-day.
• Professional Music & Storytelling: join professional storyteller Bill "Bear Rock" Baroch, M.Ed. and our other instructors around the campfire with songs and tales from on and off the island. 2-3 hours or multi-day.
  

Other topics may also include:

• An Introduction to Earth Skills
• An Introduction to the Principles of Permaculture
• Starting on the Wolf Journey
• A Day of Survival: Wild Foods, Shelter & Fire
• Primitive Fire by Friction
• A Tour of Wolf Camp: Permaculture Farm, Primitive Craftwork, Sustainable Forestry, Bogs & Wetlands, Tracks & Birds
• The Herbal Salon: teas, scents, steams, masks, and powders for health and vitality
• Edible & Medicinal Plants of Disturbed Soils
• Kayaking to Collect Seaweads (small group)
• Tracking Bears in the Salmon Stream (autumn)
• Fishing on Woods Lake (in season)
• Bird Tracks & Voices
• Wildlife Tracking Field Trip
• Animal Forms & Costume Party
• Pioneering Skills
• Sailing with Sea Mammals
• Campfire Music & Adventure Stories
• See the list of our 6 Spring-Fall Class Series Themes or 6 Summer Weekend Stayover Themes and choose any topic you would like us to present, at a time and place that is best. You can also choose from any of our 6 Summer Day Camp Themes, 6 Adult & Family Camp Themes, or 12 Resident Youth Camp Themes.
• Lostproofing, First Aid Scenarios, Emergency Shelter Building
• Flintknapping & Crafts, Hide-Drum Making, Basketry & Cordage
• Wetland/Intertidal Life, Marine Mammals, Astronomy & Geology
• Old Growth Rainforests, Sagebrush Desert Ecology, Alpine/Glacier Ecology\Naturalist Journaling & Sketching
• Using the Wolf Journey earth skills curriculum including the Parent & Instructor Handbook, in your Classroom or Outdoor Program, and arranging high school or college credit for students studying this curriculum: Click on this link to find out how to teach skills of the Naturalist, Tracker, Herbalist, Scout, Hunter and Artisan in your classroom or outdoor program.

Click Here if you would like to listed to an Audo Recorded Camp Greeting from Chris for which you may need the free RealOne Player if it's not already installed in your system, and there is also a Audio Recorded Camp Greeting from our top earth skills specialist Nikki for you to listen to if you like.

Come Meet Us

Click for a link to the Fall-Spring Class Series descriptions. All classes run from 6-9 p.m. including a pot-luck dinner. Classes take place at the new Wolf Camp home office at 1313 A 2nd St. in historic downtown Snohomish. Please park on "E" Street as there is no parking right around our home office. Costs vary, so see class descriptions for details.

AVAILABLE NOW:

Tuesdays: Permaculture Pot Luck begins January 6, 2009 and will run through Memorial Day, then pick back up again in the fall beginning September 22, 2009. This is a complimentary event for those who are currently engaged in permaculture projects and who will be preparing pot-luck dishes to share, while the public is also invited to attend at a $5.00 contribution level to learn about permaculture.

BEGINNING SPRING OF 2009:

Mondays: Cooperative Group Facilitation runs March 23 - May 19 in the Spring of 2009, and September 21 - November 16 in the Fall of 2009. The cost is $5.00 for those with demonstrated facilitation experience, and $10.00 per class for beginners.

Wednesdays: Earth Skills Study runs March 25 - May 21 in the Spring of 2009, and September 23 - November 18 in the Fall of 2009. There is no charge for those who are already teaching in the field of earth skills, or $5.00 for those who are actively studying the Wolf Journey or similar secret-spot-based curriculum, and $10.00 per class for everyone else.

Thursdays: Art & Music Composition runs March 26 - May 22 in the Spring of 2009, and September 23 - November 19 in the Fall of 2009. The cost is $5.00 for those who are currently teaching or professionally recording music and art, and $10.00 per class for beginners/intermediates. You can also try out your compositions on Friday nights at Open Mic Lives! located in the Thumbnail Theater just up the street from the Wolf Camp home office where Chris has some of his sound equipment on loan, and Chris will also help you schedule and promote cover performances of your compositions at the Thumbnail on Saturday nights if you like.

Employment: We only need instructors with experience running camps and teaching in the field of Earth Skills and Permaculture, including skills of Tracking, Primitive Artisanry, Herbalism, or Wilderness EMT training with real outdoor survival practice. If you would like experience as a teacher and learn skills of the Naturalist, Tracker, Herbalist, Scout, Hunter, Artisan, or Permaculture Pioneer, apply to become an instructor through our Earth Skills Teaching Apprenticeship. We are also seeking an additional permaculturist, herbalist, tracker, artisan, marketor, administrator, and custodian to invest in Wolf Camp during our transition into a workers cooperative. Click here to find out how you can invest as a worker-owner.

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