10 a.m. - 4 p.m. monthly on Saturdays during the academic year. $45 for one person, $40 for a second friend/family member, and $35 per additional friend/family member.
MARCH 24, 2012 - WILDERNESS SURVIVAL including FIRE BY FRICTION & BURN BOWLS at Cabela's near Olympia. Imagine after one day of training, you could become well versed on survival and the wild plants you absolutely need to know, plus become the best expert on fire in your circle. Who do you know that can light a campfire in the cold, using all-natural materials from a wet environment? Maybe a couple people. Who can start a fire without a lighter, matches, or anything from the store? By the end of the day, the answer will probably be you!
MAY 5, 2012 - CHORUS OF THE BIRDS from 5-8 AM by donation at the Wolf Campus in Puyallup WA. Learn to quickly identify birds by sight and sound, and make recordings as well; run tests on "bird language" which you can read about in advance of class by clicking on Wolf Journey Chapter 8 - Bird Communications. For instance, you will discover when birds give certain alarm calls, and when are they just chatting with one another.
MAY 19, 2012 - Wild Edible SEAWEEDS, SHELLFISH & SHORE PLANTS of the Salish Sea at Deception Pass State Park - Rosario Point & Cornet Bay near Anacortes, WA. Did you know that all seaweeds at our latitute are edible, that some seaweeds are thicken our foods (including Guiness beer) and that others are the source of great medicine? Join us today as we eat "green" seaweeds raw, dry "brown" seaweeds for future electrolyte replenishment, and gather "red" seaweeds to make nori rolls for lunch. Finally, we'll learn the bivalves and other shellfish below the tidelines and make a delectible clam chowder!
OCTOBER 6 , 2012 - WEAVING WILLOW, NETTLES & CATTAIL near Monroe, WA. Weave a willow basket and a cattail mat, plus make rope from stinging nettle, one of the Top 10 Most Important Plants, our strongest local native dry plant fiber for making rope, fish nets, and clothing. Process these plants into some of the best winter tonics to keep you healthy, and whip up tasty gourmet dishes today as well.
NOVEMBER 3, 2012 - LOST & FOUND: NAVIGATION, ORIENTEERING & EMERGENCY SHELTER in the Olympia-Puyallup area. Description TBA. We will also have special presentations from ultralight specialists as well as an intensive primer on survival shelters in case of wilderness emergency. NOVEMBER 3, 2012 - CONFLICT RESOLUTION, POLITICS & ECOLOGY OF THE WOLF
DECEMBER 8, 2012 - MIMA MOUND PRAIRIE CRAFTS & FOODS from Oak, Pine & Hazel at Wolf Haven Int'l near Olympia, WA, located on one of the last remnant "mima mound" prairies in Washington State, and we focus on their oaks. Process acorns into nutritional flour; make medicine from its revered bark; witness fire by friction using oak wood; and boil water using hot rocks in a bowl of oak.
JANUARY 12, 2013 - HIDE TANNING & PARFLECHE at the Wolf Campus in Puyallup, WA. Have you ever wondered how ancient peoples made beautiful leather, or how they utilized animal hides for a plethora of uses? Take deer and elk hides that were harvested during the fall hunt, and honor them by making parfleche, a drum, and other rawhide tools, then follow an ancient recipe to convert at least one of the hides into tanned buckskin leather.
MARCH 9, 2013 - WILD FOODS FORAGING & HERBAL MEDICINE MAKING in Puyallup, WA. Forage for wild edible plants; collect samples of plants needed for an herbal first aid kit; make a salve, tincture, glycerite, shampoo, decoction, teas and/or other herbal remedies in a great day together.
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1-4 PM monthly on Sundays plus Permaculture Potluck Lunch preceeding the workshop. $25 for one person, $20 for a second friend/family member, $15 per additional friend/family member. Your costs drop by $5 less for every time you attend to a minimum of $5 per workshop plus pot luck item and work trade, and the cost is just $5 (plus pot luck item and work trade) for anyone with an official Permaculture Design Certification. $5 logistical contribution requested for children too young to benefit from instruction.
Click here for the itinerary and registration information for the next Sustainable Homes & Gardens Workshop taught by Kelda Miller of the Divine Earth Gardening Project with Kim & Chris Chisholm on a journey to turn the Wolf Campus into an herbalist’s delight, a wildlife sanctuary, and a sustainable home that will provide food for family, students, neighbors and community. The goal of the Sunday Workhsops is for you to take home knowledge and skills needed to create more self-sufficient landscapes around your own home. Check out our BLOG from last year's January workshop on a similar theme.
Sustainable Homes & Gardens Workshop Dates:
April 15, 2012
October 14, 2012
January 20, 2013
March 17, 2013
May 19, 2013
October 27, 2013
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Saturdays or Sundays from 1-4 PM plus periodic extended day offerings. Cost is dues-based: $25 the first time you attend, $20 the second time, $15 the third, $10 the fourth, and $5 per additional time you attend. Contributions on any given day go first to pay the guest instructor(s) and workshop organizer(s), and second to the Wolf Trackers endowment account to support future wolf advocacy work. Anyone with a JHPTS basic or higher certificate and current SAR identification card may attend at a $5 contribution level, while anyone with a Level I Cybertracker Certificate may attend at $20 the first time in attendance, Level II at $15, Level II at $10, and Level IV at $5.
Sunday, April 1, 2012 is the next Wolf Trackers Training along the Willamette River near Eugene, OR, with later trainings throughout other Pacific Northwest states, where we'll catch you up on recent changes to wolf politics and ecology, review wildlife tracking methods, and practice trailing animals around the Wolf College in preparation for upcoming actions to support wolves and educate fellow citizens.
Wolf Trackers Training Dates & Locations:
Sunday, April 1, 2012 along the Willamette River near Eugene, OR from 1-4 PM.
Saturday, May 5, 2012 along the Puyallup River near Orting, WA from
1-4 PM.
Saturday, June 9, 2012 along the Teanaway River near Cle Elum, WA from 1-4 PM featuring David Moskowitz.
Sunday, August 5, 2012 along the Columbia River near Portland, OR from 1-4 PM.
Sunday, August 26, 2012 along the Stilliguamish River near Arlington, WA from 1-4 PM.
Sunday, September 23, 2012 along the Methow River near Twisp, WA from 1-4 PM featuring Brian McConnell.
Sat-Sun, Sept 29-30, 2012 along the Nooksack River outside of Bellingham, WA: Cybertracker Evaluations including a Trailing Evaluation with Brian McConnell with enrollment up to 4 people, and a Track & Sign Evaluation TBA.
Saturday, November 17, 2012 along the Snake River near La Grande, OR from 9:00-12:00.
Saturday, December 1, 2012 along the Powder River near Lewiston, OR from 1-4 PM.
Saturday, December 22, 2012 along the Spokane River near Coeur d'Alene, ID from 9:00-12:00.
Sunday, January 6, 2013 along the Pend Orielle River near Colville, WA from 1-4 PM.
Saturday, February 16, 2013 along the Rogue River near Medford, OR from 9:00-12:00.
Sunday, February 24, 2013 along the Deschutes River near Bend, OR from 1-4 PM.
Sunday, March 24, 2013 along the Teanaway River near Cle Elem, WA from 1-4 PM.
Sunday, May 5, 2013 along the Puyallup River near Orting, WA from
1-4 PM.
Sunday, August 4, 2013 along the Puyallup River near Orting, WA from
1-4 PM.
Sunday, August 1, 2013 along the Columbia River near Portland, WA from
1-4 PM.
Sunday, August 18, 2013 along the Skagit River near Mt. Vernon, WA from
1-4 PM.
Sunday, September 22, 2012 along the Methow River near Twisp, WA from 1-4 PM.
Sunday, October 20, 2012 along the Willamette River near Eugene, OR from 1-4 PM.
Saturday, November 23, 2012 along the Snake River near Twin Falls, ID from 9:00-12:00.
Saturday, December 7, 2012 along the Powder River near La Grande, OR from 9:00-12:00.
Sunday, December 22, 2012 along the Spokane River near Coeur d'Alene, ID from 1-4 PM.
Saturday, January 4, 2014 along the Pend Orielle River near Colville, WA from 1-4 PM.
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