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Mustelids

On the Trail of Mustelids

Notes from a Tracker’s Journal… Like the excitement and energy of the arrival of spring, my last few weeks have been a month full of experiences with mustelids.  Also known as the weasel family (Mustelidae), they are represented by a variety of species in North America such as the long-tailed weasel, river otter, fisher, and [...]

sheep sorrel

Recipe: Sheep Sorrel and Purslane Soup

Ingredients: Simmer the potatoes in the stock 20 minutes in a covered saucepan. Add the remaining ingredients except the dill and tofu and simmer 5 minutes more. Remove from the heat, add the tofu, garnish with the dill, and serve hot.

The Natural Learning Cycle

The more you study and learn about the natural world, the more you realize there are natural cycles in every living system. And the more time you spend attuning to these natural cycles, the more you realize that aligning with them greatly enhances your ability to live in balance. The most obvious cycle is the [...]

How to Build a Bird House Bird House Plans

How to Build a Bird House – Bird House Plans

Those who enjoy the companionship of birds will find these bird house plans inexpensive and fun to build. A well-built birdhouse should be durable, rainproof, cool and readily accessible for cleaning. By using some imagination, the builder can also add an attractive touch to the landscape. The first decision to make when learning how to [...]

How to Make a Birch Bark Basket

How to Make a Birch Bark Basket

Anyone who’s ever lived up North knows that the birch is as precious as gold. Its bark is useful for fire, shelter, and communication, its sap is edible, and the inner bark of the yellow and black birches can be ground into flour and their twigs made into tea. Paper Birch bark has been used [...]

Encouraging Children with Authentic Praise

At the heart of mentoring and educating children is knowing the youth that you are with.  Encouraging children and honoring their achievements is a foundational component of all of Wilderness Awareness School’s programs. It feels good to be heard, to be recognized, and then to celebrate amongst your peers. We like a good party.  Students [...]

Storytelling For Inspiration

Simply put, storytelling inspires. The success of any activity, particularly one involving mental focus, is greatly aided by starting with a story that inspires the students to immerse themselves in the upcoming experience. In my time at Wilderness Awareness School, I have watched many mentors as they preface a game or exercise with a personal [...]

How to Make Moccasins

How to Make Moccasins

The most comfortable ‘mocs’ in the world… This last summer Wilderness Youth Project took a group of teenagers on a trip up the coast experiencing elements of survival such as sleeping in a debris hut, making fire by friction and eating wild edibles. One of our most popular activities was going through the entire process [...]

Recipe: Pemmican

Pemmican: The Indigenous Sausage (from tape transcript) The Native People of the temperate and northern regions of America developed a high-energy fast food that is easily transportable and long-storing.  We know it as pemmican, or pimikan in the Algonquin languages.  The term is derived from pimii, the Cree-Chippewa word for fat. This is quite appropriate [...]

The Art of Questioning

At Wilderness Awareness School, the art of questioning is one of the most basic – and profound – learning tools that we work with. Whoever it is that is doing the asking, questioning is one of the ways that we can drive our senses to become more deeply involved in what we are experiencing. It [...]

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