http://www.natureskills.com/wilderness-survival-skills.html Students of wilderness survival skills share their experiences of primitive skills, animal tracking, fire making, edible wild plants, medicinal plants, bird language, bow making, water purification, hazards in nature, nature awareness and more... en-us Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:26:16 -0800 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:26:16 -0800 Easy Blogs ( http://www.easyblogs.com ) http://www.natureskills.com/200611.html#e39 http://www.natureskills.com/200611.html#e39 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:26:16 -0800 Hey ya’ll Last week here in Washington we had some serious 50 to 100 year level flooding! Water pretty much filled up the whole valley here and all roads out of Duvall were blocked for two days. Thankfully everyone I’ve heard/know about here... http://www.natureskills.com/200611.html#e38 http://www.natureskills.com/200611.html#e38 Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:44:43 -0800 Maraya the gyrfalcon gobbles down a mouse with such speed that even her keeper is surprised. –Filip NatureSkills.com's Wilderness Survival Skills Blog http://www.natureskills.com/200611.html#e37 http://www.natureskills.com/200611.html#e37 Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:43:08 -0800 Clint demonstrates the focus it requires to process and make cordage out of stinging nettle. –Filip NatureSkills.com's Wilderness Survival Skills Blog http://www.natureskills.com/200611.html#e36 http://www.natureskills.com/200611.html#e36 Wed, 8 Nov 2006 13:03:07 -0800 Wow! Another week has already past! We only have two more weeks before we break for Thanksgiving…I can’t believe how fast this year is going by; we must be having fun or something;-) So, last week our class divided up into two groups, one of which... http://www.natureskills.com/200611.html#e35 http://www.natureskills.com/200611.html#e35 Wed, 1 Nov 2006 16:26:12 -0800 Hey All! We had a great week of school at the Residential Program last week, full of games, birds, and lots of laughter. The first two days we spent with Alexia learning about the different sounds birds make, and how to interpret them. We did an audio quiz,... http://www.natureskills.com/200610.html#e34 http://www.natureskills.com/200610.html#e34 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:49:08 -0800 This week, we worked on Bird Language... Two male winter wrens (Todd and Mike) fight over territorial boundaries while Alexia and Steven look on. A towhee (Colin) raises the alarm as a dangerous predator (Becky) moves through the area. Chris and... http://www.natureskills.com/200610.html#e33 http://www.natureskills.com/200610.html#e33 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:46:02 -0800 Heather works hard to produce her first coal with the bow-drill friction fire kit. The red cedar clan sits in front of their cozy, completed “debri-pee” shelter.  The Sultan Sandbar treated us very well.  From right to... http://www.natureskills.com/200610.html#e32 http://www.natureskills.com/200610.html#e32 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:28:29 -0800 Hey people! After Wednesday’s primitive fire workshop with the WAS community school students, we set out early Thursday to the Sultan Sandbar. We walked through the thick tangles of blackberry and knotweed, following our elusive instructors until we... http://www.natureskills.com/200610.html#e31 http://www.natureskills.com/200610.html#e31 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:41:26 -0800 The highlight of this week at school was the day we spent with Karen Sherwood, founder and teacher at Earthwalk Northwest. Karen is a local expert on ethnobotany and wild and medicinal edibles of the region. With her we processed acorns into pancakes, harvested... http://www.natureskills.com/200610.html#e30 http://www.natureskills.com/200610.html#e30 Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:37:26 -0800 Nothing brings people together like husking and skinning acorns.  Thanks to Karen Sherwood for showing us how. Pondering and looking up, looking up and pondering.  So is it a hawkweed or a nipplewort? -Filip