Make new friends, hike in new local habitats, and learn new skills!
In this apprenticeship style series, join Firecraft Northwest Instructors for a deep dive into nature awareness and survival skills. Our cohort will meet once a month on Sundays for four sessions September through December.
We’ll cover a wide variety of subjects including survival basics, fire making, plant identification, nature awareness, wildlife tracking, knife skills, map reading, compass use, fireside cooking, and more. Sessions utilize a blend of hands-on training, interactive activities, and detailed educational content. Every session the group will learn Naturalist Skills, Survival Skills, and practice one Wild Craft (detailed below). We will visit a new location each date for this course.
Here is the outline for what we’ll focus on. Please note that some locations or content is subject to change due to permits, weather and seasonal influences, participants, and location availability.
For participants returning for an additional season, please check your email for a privately sent link for your cohort!
September 13 | Burfoot Co Park | 9:30 - 4:00
Intro
Introductions and getting to know the group
Pick out your new knife and learn how to care for it!
Naturalist Skills
Intro to plant identification, foraging, and honorable harvest
Survival Skills
Introduction to knots, rope, and cordage
Map reading and compass use 101
Wild Crafting
Learning to use a knife, knife safety, and carving our first project
October 11 | Deschutes River Ranch | 9:30-4:00
Naturalist Skills
Introduction to wildlife tracking and track and sign identification
Fungi identification foundations
Survival Skills
Being female outdoors - all things safety (for yourself, from/with other people, from/with wildlife) and The Down and Dirty (pooping/peeing/menstruating in the woods)
Fire-building fundamentals and first fire challenge
Campfire cooking and cooking apparatuses in the field
Wild Crafting
Two hand-made camp-cooking tools
November 8 | Tolmie State Park | 9:30-3:30
Naturalist Skills
Intro to nature awareness
Continued plant and fungi ID practice
Survival Skills
Additional knots and quick-deploy tarp set ups
Fire challenges with natural materials
Wild Crafting
Make your own spore print
Fire-cooking tripod lashing
December 13 | Millersylvania State Park | 9:30-3:30
Naturalist Skills
Ethnobotany + useful plants for fire starting/off-season survival
Putting it all together - the big picture of ecology and sensory awareness
Survival Skills
Rainy day fires - tips and tricks
Fire challenges and practicing with different ignition types
New skills for prepping fire materials
Wild Crafting
Backpack-ready fire kits
Tuition: $350
Registration for new participants to the program also includes:
A belt knife (Morakniv) to keep
All materials for each outing
Take home field projects
Backpack ready fire kit
Paracord for knot tying practice
For participants returning for another season, please check your email for a privately sent link for your cohort!
Make new friends, hike in new local habitats, and learn new skills!
In this apprenticeship style series, join Firecraft Northwest Instructors for a deep dive into nature awareness and survival skills. Our cohort will meet once a month on Sundays for four sessions September through December.
We’ll cover a wide variety of subjects including survival basics, fire making, plant identification, nature awareness, wildlife tracking, knife skills, map reading, compass use, fireside cooking, and more. Sessions utilize a blend of hands-on training, interactive activities, and detailed educational content. Every session the group will learn Naturalist Skills, Survival Skills, and practice one Wild Craft (detailed below). We will visit a new location each date for this course.
Here is the outline for what we’ll focus on. Please note that some locations or content is subject to change due to permits, weather and seasonal influences, participants, and location availability.
For participants returning for an additional season, please check your email for a privately sent link for your cohort!
September 13 | Burfoot Co Park | 9:30 - 4:00
Intro
Introductions and getting to know the group
Pick out your new knife and learn how to care for it!
Naturalist Skills
Intro to plant identification, foraging, and honorable harvest
Survival Skills
Introduction to knots, rope, and cordage
Map reading and compass use 101
Wild Crafting
Learning to use a knife, knife safety, and carving our first project
October 11 | Deschutes River Ranch | 9:30-4:00
Naturalist Skills
Introduction to wildlife tracking and track and sign identification
Fungi identification foundations
Survival Skills
Being female outdoors - all things safety (for yourself, from/with other people, from/with wildlife) and The Down and Dirty (pooping/peeing/menstruating in the woods)
Fire-building fundamentals and first fire challenge
Campfire cooking and cooking apparatuses in the field
Wild Crafting
Two hand-made camp-cooking tools
November 8 | Tolmie State Park | 9:30-3:30
Naturalist Skills
Intro to nature awareness
Continued plant and fungi ID practice
Survival Skills
Additional knots and quick-deploy tarp set ups
Fire challenges with natural materials
Wild Crafting
Make your own spore print
Fire-cooking tripod lashing
December 13 | Millersylvania State Park | 9:30-3:30
Naturalist Skills
Ethnobotany + useful plants for fire starting/off-season survival
Putting it all together - the big picture of ecology and sensory awareness
Survival Skills
Rainy day fires - tips and tricks
Fire challenges and practicing with different ignition types
New skills for prepping fire materials
Wild Crafting
Backpack-ready fire kits
Tuition: $350
Registration for new participants to the program also includes:
A belt knife (Morakniv) to keep
All materials for each outing
Take home field projects
Backpack ready fire kit
Paracord for knot tying practice
For participants returning for another season, please check your email for a privately sent link for your cohort!
