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Interviewing Before applying for one of the Cooperative Residential Intensives, it is important that you have at least one phone conversation and exchange a couple emails with Resident Director Chris Chisholm to make sure that we will make a good match. Once you have decided that this is where you want to be, then you will need to print out a registration form, and send it in with your deposit and all the other requested information found in the description of your program. The direct links to the application processes are listed below. Camp Tour We like to say it's "illegal" to do anything but enjoy the Wolf Camp property the first day you arrive. Click on the Virtual Tour of Wolf Camp on Woods Lake for what you will see when you arrive at camp. Chris or veteran program participant will give you a personal tour of the property, lake, and near-by state lands. Cooperative Meetings Our cooperative meetings usually take place on Saturday evenings, starting with cooking dinner together at 5:00 p.m. (farm harvest in the fall, stored produce in the winter, wild harvest in the spring, and pizza with the camp kids in the summer), then a review of the past week's classes, nature experiences, and any concerns from 6:00-7:00, facilitated by Chris Chisholm who has nearly 2 decades of experience with conflict resolution, group facilitation, and personal counseling. It has been several years since there has been any break-down in group morale around Wolf Camp, but that is partially because we only accept highly functional and compationate students into our residential programs. 7:00-8:00 is generally reserved for making plans for the coming week, which can include camps or classes, tracking expeditions, herbal harvests, farm work, camp projects, and personal endeavors. 8:00-9:00 is usually reserved for games. Fire & Shelter One aspect of your earth skills daily routines includes working on your fire and shelter, whether that means cleaning your house, adding debris to your earth lodge, turning up your thermostat, or spinning a stick between your hands to start a fire in your wood stove ... everyone needs to work on fire and shelter every day. We like to practice our fire drill first thing every morning to help focus our energy, and to warm up quick! Caretaking nother aspect of your earth skills daily routines is to "quiet" and "caretake" yourself, which begins with finding a secret spot. The secret spot is an idea which comes from many traditions, and it is the crux of the Wolf Journey curriculum - where you carry out much of your earth skills studying. It is also very important for maintaining healthy relationships, especially when living in community, because everyone needs time alone each day. For more on the secre spot, take a look at the essay entitled Magic of the Wolf Journey by Chris Chisholm.	Learning Contract After your application has been accepted, Resident Director Chris Chisholm will contact you with some questions about what you hope to be your learning goals, and then he will draw up a draft "learning contract" for you to look over and edit. Your learning contract will include your schedule for studying and participating in all the Wolf Camp events that are part of your program. Once those learning goals are set, Chris will send you a copy of the portions of Wolf Journey which you'll need to start reading, plus other suggestions in preparation for your program. Settling In Okay, unless you will be living elsewhere in the area during your time with us, you'll probably want to set up your personal camp area the day you arrive. If you arrive late, you can stay in our guest room, which is also reserved for convelescing in case of any illness incurred during your stay. Otherwise, most of us stay in our tents under a tarp during the spring, summer and fall. During the winter, most participants stay in one of the yurts or in a little cabin, sharing the central kitchen, library, and other common facilities. Primitive living experience participants normally stay in an earth lodge at primitive camp year-round. Camps & Classes During the summer, there are camps running every Monday-Friday, and weekend workshops running every Saturday-Sunday. As part of your residential intensive program, you are welcome to participate as a student in any of the courses for ages 13-adult, some of which will originally be part of your learning contract, and others which are subject to availability and the preferences of the lead instructor. During the fall, we only have courses for adults, some of which will be scheduled as part of your learning contract. In the winter, we have classes which run all afternoon and evening on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. In the spring, we start with two week-long courses for adults, and then focus on personal learning, summer camp projects, and farm work. We also tend to travel together to various earth skills gatherings throughout the year, including Rabbitstick in Idaho in the fall, Wintercount in Arizona in the winter, the Knap-In at Glass Buttes or the Mountain Man Show right here in Monroe in March, John Kallas' Wild Foods Rendezvous in Oregon in May, and the Northwest Herbal Fair up at the River Farm in August. A A	Traveling Unless you are driving in, or you already live in the area, Residential Director and Wolf Camp founder Chris Chisholm generally arrives to pick you up from the bus or train station in Everett, or from SeaTac International Airport in Seattle. Click on the Virtual Tour of our Pacific Northwest Destinations for some great shots of what you might see while traveling to camp. Reviewing Goals Although you will have arrived with your initial study goals in mind, you will have a meeting with Residential Director Chris Chisholm to review your the plans for your stay. Generally, we go over the "core rountines" of an earth skills specialist and/or permaculture practitioner which you will modify to meet your needs, and then endeavor to practice over the course of your program along with all the special projects you want to complete, and the personal study goals you want to acheive. Your personal health is our top priority, so Chris will probably review the "medicine wheel" with you as well to make sure that no area of your social self is being neglected, namely your physical, emotional, mental, spiritual health. Daily Routines The daily routines of an earth skills practitioner do vary from person to person, and you will choose your own routine to follow, according to your learning goals, the changing seasons, and other factors. For an outline of Resident Director Chris Chisholm's philosophy on this subject, click on Daily Routines of the Earth Skills Practitioner (using permaculture principles), or just keep scrolling through this photo gallery for a sense of our daily routines. Your Medicine Place Another aspect of your earth skills daily routines is to find a medicine place. This is an idea which comes from many traditions, and it is the genesis of the Wolf Journey curriculum - where you carry out much of your earth skills studying, especially in regards to gaining greater skills of observation and awareness. It is also very important for maintaining healthy relationships, especially when living in community, because everyone needs time alone each day. For more on the secre spot, take a look at the essay entitled Magic of the Wolf Journey by Chris Chisholm. W W

Teaching Apprenticeship Applicaton Process

Wolf Journey Naturalist Survey Applicaton Process

Primitive Living Applicaton Process

Permaculture Pioneer Applicaton Process

Trackers Training Applicaton Process

Herbalist Exploration Applicaton Process

Administration Internship Applicaton Process

Photo Gallery Index

• Our Beautiful Property & Field Trip Destinations (click for a virtual tour)
• The Wolf Camp Property around Woods Lake
• Our Amazing Destinations around the Pacific Northwest
• Plants of the Woods Lake Watershed
• Animals of the Woods Lake Watershed

• Seasonal Programs & Extended Stays (click for a trip through the seasons)
• Cooperative Residential Intensives
• Weekend Workshops & Weekly Classes

• Virtual Camp Routine (click to see what happens when you arrive, depart, etc.)
• Overnight Camp Week
• Day Camp Week

• Camps/Course Themes (click for a sense of the activities which most interest you)
• Wilderness Medicine and the Herbal Spa
• Wild Foods & Primitive Cooking
• Permaculture & Pioneering Skills
• Survival Skills: Primitive Fire & Shelters
• Stone Age Artisanry: Flintknapping & Hunting Implements
• Plant Crafts: Musical Instruments, Artwork & Basketry
• Wildlife Investigation, Tracking & Birding
• Scouting Skills & Environmental Issues
• Sealife & Geology: Sailing & Kayaking, Camping & Climbing

Come Meet Us

Wednesday, April 25: Start Date for our Online Auction taking place April 25 - May 2. The auction items will be uploaded at 9:00 p.m., with bids accepted through 9:00 p.m. the following Wednesday, May 2.

Saturday, May 5: The Camp Store gets uploaded at 9:00 p.m. on May 5 after the end of the WOLF Foundation Cinco de Mayo Spring Party & Silent Auction taking place at Wolf Camp from 1-6 p.m., when we will dedicate the new physical camp store and receive a blessing of the land by Lummi violin virtuoso Swil Kanim.

Also visit Wolf Camp on Saturday, May 12, 2007, 9:00-5:00, for theWolf Cooperative Open House, Camp Visiting Day, Work-A-Thon & Bar-B-Que. This is also a great opportunity to meet Wolf Camp instructors, WOLF Foundation board members, and fellow campers before the season starts. Enjoy a day at the lake, a hike in the woods, music and storytelling around the campfire, or collect pledges to raise funds for camp at the Work-A-Thon if you like. We will be offering a bar-b-que from Noon - 2 p.m. with donations being requested for Max Davis Scholarships. Call or email us to RSVP, or click here to print out Work-A-Thon pledge forms.

Summer Workshops cost $25 per person, plus $25 per person per Friday night and Saturday night stayover options.

Sat, June 30: Top 15 Plant Families is a workshop running 10:00-3:00 for ages 9 - adult.
Sun, July 1: Vocabulary of the Herbalist is a workshop running 10:00-3:00 for ages 9 - adult.

Wed, July 4: Shore Life at Deception Pass is a free day running 9:00-5:00 only available for families of youth attending one of our day or overnight camps this week.

Sat, July 7: Fire by Friction is a workshop running 10:00-3:00 for ages 5 - adult.
Sun, July 8: Fishing for Bass is a workshop running 10:00-3:00 for ages 5 - adult.

Sat, July 14: Primitive Hooks & Line is a workshop running 10:00-3:00 for ages 9 - adult.
Sun, July 15: Survival Bows & String is a workshop running 10:00-3:00 for ages 9 - adult.

Sat, July 21: Wildlife Tracking is a workshop running 10:00-3:00 for ages 5 - adult.
Sun, July 22: Bird Voices is a workshop running 10:00-3:00 for ages 5 - adult.

Sat, July 28: Scouting Philosophy is a workshop running 10:00-3:00 for ages 9 - adult.
Sun, July 29: Scout Games is a workshop running 10:00-3:00 for ages 5 - adult.

Saturday, October 27, 2007 (Saturday from 1:00-10:00 is the main event, but you can stay over until Sunday at 5:00 if you like): 11 Year Anniversary Harvest Party, for alumni, family and supporters. Our annual summer raffle runs throughout the summer, with during the Harvest Party.

Saturday, March 29, 2008 Fundraiser Auction for WOLF Foundation Scholarships & Land Preservation, runs simultaneously with our Spring Party for Youth Camp Alumni, in Snohomish, 5-10 p.m., in Historic Snohomish, a great place to spend the afternoon with friends or family before the auction and party, walking through the antique stores, having ice cream or fudge at the chocolateria, or enjoying a libation in one of the pubs. $18 adult auction, $6 youth party.

Cooperative Ownership Opportunity: Click here if you would like to invest in our cooperative as a worker owner.

Employment: We only need instructors with experience running camps and teaching in the field of Earth Skills, including Permaculture, Tracking, Primitive Artisanry, Advanced 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.

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