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Barefoot Walking Technique – Fox Walking

Barefoot Walking Technique – Fox Walking

Along with being a great barefoot walking technique, Fox walking is also one of the core awareness skills. Much is written about Fox walking in the Kamana Naturalist Training Program. It is a powerful awareness tool when learned in conjunction with what Wilderness Awareness School calls its “core routines.” As an aid to those studying [...]

Giardia Treatment and Prevention

Giardia Treatment and Prevention

It felt like my gut was an industrial washing machine set on “agitate,” churning furiously and steadily. It felt like I had two weasels in my midsection, their claws braced into the walls, trying to tear each other apart. It even reminded me of the classic sci-fi B-movie “The Hidden,” in which an intelligent but [...]

Owl Eyes: A Core Awareness Skill

Owl Eyes: A Core Awareness Skill

Picture an owl perched on a tree branch 25ft above the ground.  Sitting motionless with its owl eyes in a fixed gaze.  The “form” we are gaining from the “owl” is that of wide peripheral vision. Stillness yields motion for the owl. When the owl holds perfect stillness, all motion is very evident. The bird [...]

Cougar Attacks: How to Prevent Them

Cougar Attacks: How to Prevent Them

Although a cougar attack is highly unlikely, it always pays to be prepared. Information and awareness are your best defenses. About Cougars: Tracks: When in Cougar Country: Cougars primarily occupy the southern third of British Columbia. Most conflict with cougars occurs in rural communities, where people live in isolated settlements. People also encounter cougars while [...]

Mountain Lion Tracks

The Eastern Cougar

  Lately in Vermont there have been sightings of large, majestic beings that are nearly invisible prowling through the countryside bearing a striking resemblance in movement to our own familiar house cats. Is the eastern cougar alive in Vermont?  Has the cougar ever really left the Northeast?  Are the sightings of escaped cougars?  It was [...]

Lyme Disease Prevention

Lyme Disease Prevention

While the treatment of Lyme disease would be a whole other topic that would take a web site to discuss, Lyme disease prevention is simple. Every outdoors person or really anyone who goes outside in areas where Lyme disease is prevalent should know these tips. When I first started working for Wilderness Awareness School in [...]

Hypothermia Treatment

Hypothermia Treatment

Hypothermia is a very survivable medical condition with proper treatment. The hypothermia treatment and procedures described in this article are simply first aid procedures and should be viewed as recommended as self-rescue or emergency procedures to follow until professional aid becomes available. Under no circumstances should these descriptions be used as substitutes for proper medical [...]

Hypothermia Prevention

Hypothermia Prevention

Hypothermia is an extremely serious concern for all outdoor enthusiasts. Once we didn’t recognize it as anything more than an inconvenience and felt it was just a hardship to be overcome. We just bundled up and pushed through it. If you got cold, you just kept it to yourself. Outdoor activities where for men and [...]

Hypothermia Symptoms & Signs

Hypothermia Symptoms & Signs

During the late 60’s, I was involved in several expeditions to the North and South Poles. One thing I learned while in these polar regions was that cold can kill, often when you least expect it. You need to know the hypothermia symptoms and signs. Those scenes in the movies of explorers stumbling around in [...]

Water Hemlock Deadly Plants

Water Hemlock | Deadly Plants

The Water Hemlocks are the most poisonous deadly plants in North America. All parts are deadly poisonous. Even a small mouthful can kill an adult. Therefore it stands to reason that ingesting even a little bit of the juice will make a person seriously ill. So, it is best to learn to identify these plant [...]

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