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Wolf Camp in Summer:
Kids Day Camps all over Western Wa
Overnight Youth Camps in Washington State

School Year Programs
School Break Camps travel to Wa, Ca, Wi, La
Custom Programs for Schools & Homeschoolers
Wolf Journey Classes all over Western WA:
1-3 pm Homeschoolers; 4-6 pm Afterschoolers
The Wolf College in Summer:
Residential Teaching Apprenticeships
Earth Skills Training Camps in Western WA

Academic Year Programs:
Co-op Earth Skills Apprenticeships in Western Wa
Earth Skills Training Camps travel to Wa, Ca, Wi, La
Wolf Journey Classes 7-9 pm around Western Wa
Weekend Workshops in the Puget Sound region

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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.

Lead Faculty


Chris, Kim & Skye; September 2009

Chris Chisholm, Wolf Camp Director: Chris grew up in the north woods of Minnesota, and he is author of the Wolf Journey Earth Skills Training Course. He moved west after earning a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 1991, and from 1992-95 he worked as a Level II Certified Youth Counselor at Sea Mar Community Health Centers. He taught Spanish from 1995-97 at the Whatcom Hills Waldorf School, and was an active member of the Whatcom County Chapter, Washington State Music Teachers Association from 1996-2003. He is certified as a basic tracker by Joel Harden Professional Tracking Services, and is an active member of local Search & Rescue tracking teams. He also received training in Wilderness First Aid, Emergency Water Rescue, and Site/Risk Management from the Wilderness Medicine Training Center, and recently completed EMT training. In addition to running Wolf Camp since 1996, he teaches for schools and organizations including Waldorf Schools throughout the west coast. Chris is considered an inspirational storyteller, musician, teacher, counselor, outdoorsman and friend to all who have shared time with him at Wolf Camp.

Kimberly McKillip Chisholm, Wolf College Coordinator: Kim grew up in Puyallup, Washington. She is a delightful teacher with a B.S. in Wildlife Science from the University of Washington where she specialized in corvids and birds in general. Kim is currently the president of King County Search Dogs, a unit of King County Search & Rescue, of which she and her border collie Skye have been active members for a decade. She is also receiving her Permaculture Design Certification training this year through Sustainable Tacoma-Pierce. She'll be co-leading workshops this year, helping to run day and overnight youth camps all summer, and joining us full-time for adult camps, apprenticeships and Wolf Journey classes during the 2010-11 academic year.


If you are already familiar with earth skills education, you know that we are more than a regular nature and wilderness camp for youth, but offer a range of programs for adults and families as well. To us, earth skills education includes knowledge of the naturalist mentor, traditional herbalist, wildlife tracker, survival scout, ancient artisan, honorable hunter, and sustainable pioneer. Whatever your outdoor skill level, join us at a program to experience what we offer!

We specialize in the following Earth Skills:

  • Nature Awareness & Wilderness Survival
  • Wildlife Tracking & Birding / Animal Tracks & Bird Language/Voices/Vocalization
  • Wild Edible Plants & Herbal Medicine / Ethnobotany & Herbal Spas
  • Sustainable Pioneering (sustainable forestry, organic farming and appropriate technologies)
  • Emergency & Primitive Shelter Building / Leave No Trace Camping
  • Traditional Crafts: Flint Knapping / Hide Tanning / Parfletching / Basketry / Cordage & Rope Making/ Leatherwork / Knots
  • Primitive Fire by Friction (bow/hand drill, flint & steel, etc.)
  • Primitive Hunting and Fishing / Rabbitstick, At-Latl, Spears, Bow & Arrow Making
  • Sailing / Kayaking / Canoeing / Excursions & Trips
  • Rock Climbing & Backpacking / Astronomy & Geology
  • Naturalist Journaling & Sketching / Nature Arts / Flute & Hide Drum Making
  • Campfire Music & Stories / Professional Storytelling
  • Myriad Habitats: Old Growth Rain Forests / Wetlands / Inter-tidal Life & Marine Mammals / Ponds & Lakes / Sagebrush Deserts / Alpine Glacier Ecology
  • Wilderness First Aid / Search and Rescue / Human Tracking / Lostproofing & Orienteering

  • 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. Secrets to our success include:

    • Some of the most seasoned instructors anywhere in the outdoor field, teaching the most cutting edge environmental education, with music, the arts, and storytelling woven into lessons.
    • Average camp and class sizes of just 12 participants with 6-1 ratios, and multiple weekly camps in the summer, plus multiple classes every week of the academic year.
    • An incredible diversity of public lands within minutes including ocean beaches, alpine meadows, temperate rainforests, and sagebrush canyons.
    • Stellar safety records based on proven cooperative teamowork with courses run by instructors trained in Site & Risk Management; Wilderness First Aid & Response including EMTs; Search & Rescue; and up to Masters Level Teaching Degrees.
    • Commitment to nurturing all students including their emotional, physical, mental, social, and spiritual health, with attention given to allergies, dietary concerns such as vegetarian and pork-free meals, plus fresh organic and wild foods.