Articles by Dan Corcoran

Dan Corcoran Dan Corcoran works for Wilderness Awareness School as the Adult Programs Director as well as the Director for the Kamana Naturalist Training Program, and Kamana.org


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Wilderness Survival vs. Primitive Living – Part 2

Wilderness survival conjures up images of accidents, getting lost, and general mishaps. These are serious threats to your life and must be dealt with in an efficient and expedient manner. Primitive living skills are at the other end of the survival spectrum. These are the skills and knowledge that all of our ancestors held at [...]

Wilderness Survival vs. Primitive Living

Wilderness Survival vs. Primitive Living – Part 1

I often hear these terms used interchangeably. To me, they are very different topics. They are certainly related, but I look at them as similar topics on a continuum. Primitive Living is a skill set that all of our ancestors knew at one point in time. These were skills that allowed we humans to thrive, [...]

Bowmaking Basics

Bowmaking Basics

I remember making my first bow as a kid. I found a branch on the ground under the black oak trees that grew in our yard. There was a windstorm the prior evening and branches were everywhere. I found one with a bend and tied on a string. Then I grabbed a smaller, straighter branch. [...]

Dandelion Tea Recipe

Dandelion Tea Recipe

It’s that time of year again: The time when I dream of eating a hearty bowl of venison-chanterelle stew. And while we’re at it, let’s add some homemade bread and a mug of dandelion tea. Now, this isn’t a stew that came from a can or one of those soymilk-looking containers. This is a stew [...]

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