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Wolf Journey Artwork, Songs & StoriesWolf Journey is available free online, although donations to the WOLF Foundation - Max Davis Scholarships for earth skills education are requested with the suggested amount of $1.00 per chapter or set of recordings you utilize, with checks payable to the WOLF Foundation, c/o Scott A. Davis, CPA, 103 E Holly #401, Bellingham, WA 98225, or by calling us at 360-799-1997 with your visa or mastercard. An alternative way to contribute is to become a WOLF Booster which gives you the additional benefits of board membership and complimentary access to the Wolf Camp property on Woods Lake. The latter alternative requires completing a property use form. Books and other resources which you will need for successful completion of field exercises throughout Wolf Journey can be purchased through our camp store once it is up and running. In the meantime, we recommend purchasing through Tom & Renee Elpel's wonderful online Granny's Country Store or simply email them at orders@grannysstore.com or call 406-287-3605 to order. We offer this book series as a correspondence course for Wolf Camp alumni and as part of our Summer Camps & School Year Classes and Residential Intensives & Training Camps curricula, but if you would like an instructor to guide you while studying these skills in your own area, we recommend clicking on PrimitiveSkillsLinks.Com to find an earth skills specialist near you who can personally review your field exercises and journaling work. Other schools and outdoor instructors who would like to use this curriculum for their own classes, mentoring, etc, are free to do so. We would appreciate donations, or having your students donate, to the WOLF Foundation as described above. As a supplement to (or instead of) completing the Wolf Journey book series, we also recommend signing up for the Kamana Naturalist Training Program through the Wilderness Awareness School which inspired many of our own field exercises. They can offer academic credit, and they specialize in correspondence mentoring no matter where a student is located. Wolf Journey Handbook for Students & Teachers To listen to these audio files, you may need the free RealOne Player if it's not already installed in your system. You can download it here: Written Introduction to Part One - Trail of the Naturalist Chapter 1 Your Secret Place: Written Essay & Field Exercises
Chapter 2 Eight Great Hazards: Written Essays & Field Exercises
Chapter 3 Sensory Awareness: Written Essays & Field Exercises
Chapter 4 Sketching & Journaling: Written Essays & Field Exercises
Written Introduction to Part Two - Trail of the Tracker Chapter 5 Humans and the Hidden Wilderness: Written Essay & Field Exercises
Chapter 6 Shape Shifting: Written Essays & Field Exercises
Chapter 7 Detective Mysteries: Written Essays & Field Exercises
Chapter 8 Bird Vocalizations: Written Essays & Field Exercises
Written Introduction to Part Three - Trail of the Herbalist Chapter 9 Caretaking Nature: Written Essays & Field Exercises
Chapter 10: Wild Medicine to be posted asap.
Chapter 11: Fire Alchemy to be posted asap.
Chapter 12: Primitive Cooking to be posted asap.
Written Introduction to Part Four - Trail of the Scout to be posted asap. Chapter 13: Attitude & Orienteering to be posted asap.
Chapter 14: Navigating Air & Water to be posted asap.
Chapter 15: Shelter and its Impact to be posted asap.
Chapter 16: Stone Age Artisanry to be posted asap.
Written Introduction to Part Five - Trail of the Stone Age Artisan to be posted asap. Chapter 17: Hides & Hairs to be posted asap.
Chapter 18: Skeletons & Viscera to be posted asap.
Chapter 19: Tanning & Clothing to be posted asap. Chapter 20: Knapping & Playing to be posted asap. Written Introduction to Part Six - Trail of the Hunter-Gatherer to be posted asap. Chapter 21: Butchering to be posted asap. Chapter 22: Fishing to be posted asap. Chapter 23: Trapping to be posted asap. Chapter 24: Hunting to be posted asap. Written Introduction to Part Seven - Trail of the Permaculture Pioneer to be posted asap. Chapter 25: Theory & Activism to be posted asap. Chapter 26: Farming & Forestry to be posted asap. Chapter 27: Appropriate Technologies to be posted asap. Chapter 28: Community Economics to be posted asap. Part Eight: Wolf Journey Handbook for Students & Teachers Wolf Journey is available free online, although donations to the WOLF Foundation - Max Davis Scholarships for earth skills education are requested with the suggested amount of $1.00 per chapter or set of recordings you utilize, with checks payable to the WOLF Foundation, c/o Scott A. Davis, CPA, 103 E Holly #401, Bellingham, WA 98225, or by calling us at 360-799-1997 with your visa or mastercard. An alternative way to contribute is to become a WOLF Booster which gives you the additional benefits of board membership and complimentary access to the Wolf Camp property on Woods Lake. The latter alternative requires completing a property use form. Books and other resources which you will need for successful completion of field exercises throughout Wolf Journey can be purchased through our camp store once it is up and running. In the meantime, we recommend purchasing through Tom & Renee Elpel's wonderful online Granny's Country Store or simply email them at orders@grannysstore.com or call 406-287-3605 to order. We offer this book series as a correspondence course for Wolf Camp alumni and as part of our Summer Camps & School Year Classes and Residential Intensives & Training Camps curricula, but if you would like an instructor to guide you while studying these skills in your own area, we recommend clicking on PrimitiveSkillsLinks.Com to find an earth skills specialist near you who can personally review your field exercises and journaling work. Other schools and outdoor instructors who would like to use this curriculum for their own classes, mentoring, etc, are free to do so. We would appreciate donations, or having your students donate, to the WOLF Foundation as described above. As a supplement to (or instead of) completing the Wolf Journey book series, we also recommend signing up for the Kamana Naturalist Training Program through the Wilderness Awareness School which inspired many of our own field exercises. They can offer academic credit, and they specialize in correspondence mentoring no matter where a student is located. Come Meet UsClick 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. Mondays: Cooperative Group Facilitation runs November 17th - December 15th in the late fall of 2008, January 5 - February 9 in the winter of 2009, March 2 - April 6 in the spring of 2009, April 27 - June 1 in the earlly summer 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. Tuesdays: Permaculture Pot Luck runs November 18th - December 16th in the late fall of 2008, January 6 - February 10 in the winter of 2009, March 3 - April 7 in the spring of 2009, April 28 - June 2 in the earlly summer of 2009, and September 22 - November 17 in the fall of 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. Wednesdays: Earth Skills Study runs November 12th - December 17th in the late fall of 2008, with no class on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, January 7 - February 11 in the winter of 2009, March 4 - April 8 in the spring of 2009, April 29 - June 3 in the earlly summer 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 November 13th - December 18th in the late fall of 2008, with no class on Thanksgiving Day, January 8 - February 12 in the winter of 2009, March 5 - April 9 in the spring of 2009, April 30 - June 4 in the earlly summer of 2009, and September 24 - 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. |
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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. SITE MAP This site is updated periodically, but be sure to tell us if you find a missing link, erroneous information or other problem. Thanks! |