We offer programs in many
formats that are best suited to your needs. They include:
Day Long
Workshops
2 or 3 day
Long Programs
Week Long
Programs
Extreme!
Highland Adventures Excursions
To sign up for our programs, you will need to fill out
the
application and release waiver form and send it in with
a deposit of 1/2 of the the
course
payment in-order to hold your spot in the program. Also download and
read our
detailed information on what to bring and expect for your particular
program.
This deposit is non-refundable, but if you contact
us 48 hours before the start of the program to cancel, we can transfer
this deposit towards another program if we can still fill your slot. The
remainder will be due the day of class before we start.
If you have any questions prior to signing up (or afterwards) please
let us know and we'll be more than happy to answer them!
Look for our upcoming Tropical Adventures
deep in the Rainforests
of Belize with the Kek Chi Mayan Indians at Sacred Ruins and Temples!!
Courses, Topics
& Subject areas that we mentor include:
If you are interested in any of the above topics, (and they are not
yet listed), contact us and we'll let you know when they are becoming
available. If you have a group interested in any or all of this,
contact us as we specialize in custom classes and will be happy to
configure a course for you and your group!
Summer/Fall/Winter 2010 Courses
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When |
Times |
What |
How Much $ |
| Feburary 20-21 |
8:00am Saturday till noon Saturday |
Wilderness Self Reliance & Skills Overnight skills workshop—
Workshop will focus on the Basic (4) of shelter, water, fire and food in a survival situation.
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$100 per person (includes meals) |
| March 6-7 |
8:00am Saturday till noon Sunday |
Tracking, Trapping, and Foraging;
Overnight Skills Workshop
Tracking animals in an ancient art form and is essential for setting traps and acquiring food on the
landscape. We will explore the basics of tracking and setting traps as well as foraging for edible plants.
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$100 per person (includes meals) |
| March 13 |
11:00am - 3:00pm |
Medicinal and Edible Plant Worhshop Afternoon workshop with focuses on the basics of identifying, preparing and uses of wild plants.
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$20 for supplies- Bring own lunch. |
| April 2-3 |
8:00am Friday till 10:00am Sunday |
Basic Wilderness Survival Shelters- Overnight Workshop Overnight Workshop
Workshop will focus on several natural and hand-made shelters that can save your life in a survival
situation.
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$100 per person (includes meals) |
| April 10 |
Friday 8:00am-4:00pm |
"Acquiring Water from the Landscape"
Acquiring Water from the landscape—This workshop will be a gentle hike in which we seek
out and acquire water from various sources on the landscape. We will also cover several purification
methods and ways to identify clean water sources.
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$50 Bring Lunch |
| April 30 - May 2 |
8:00am 30th to 10am 2nd |
"First three days"
Workshop will cover the necessities of wilderness self reliance in the basic (4) of shelter, water, fire and food and steps necessary to acquire these during the critical First Three Days of a wilderness survival situation. |
$250 Includes meals |
| May 8 |
Friday 8:00am-4:00pm |
"Collection and Preparation of Fire by Friction Materials"
Workshop will focus on tree, plant
and other material identification from which to gather the necessary materials to construct a fire by
friction device such as the bow drill and hand drill.
|
$50 Bring Lunch |
| May 14 |
Friday 7:00am-4:00pm |
"Awarness, Tracking and Bird Language "
Workshop will focus on the Awareness skills of the
Native peoples as these are the most critical skills to understand as relating to tracking, silent
movement, hunting and understanding bird behavioral language.
|
$50 Bring Lunch |
| May 28-29 |
8:00am Friday - Noon Saturday |
"Scout Workshop"
The Apache Scout was the ultimate survival expert, able to live in any
environment in total comfort and security. We will spend an evening exploring the skills of the Apache
Scout of survival living and wilderness self-reliance.
|
$100 Bring own meals |
| June 4-5 |
8:00am Friday - 10:00am Saturday |
"Living the Philosophy of the Earth and Basic Ceremony"
We will explore the basic Earth Philosophy that lies within all Native Peoples understanding of the
natural world. This will be a dynamic, hands-on excursion into the living skills of awareness, ceremony,
dynamic meditation and spiritual understandings that were passed down by Grandfather Stalking Wolf.
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$120 Includes Food and Ceremonial Supplies |
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Ongoing Naturalist Clubs |
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1st & Third Saturdays |
9:00am till 12:00pm |
Edible &
Medicinal Plant Club On most 1st & 3rd
Saturdays (when we are not holding one of our weekend long
classes), we will be holding a Plant Club at various
places in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Bring your
journals/notebooks, Plant Identification Field Guilds are very
helpful and a good place to take notes. Also rain gear (if
needed), camera, snack/lunch and water is highly recommended.
Proper ethnical harvesting will be taught and observed at all
times! You
need to pre-register with us prior to the actual Saturday, so we
can have a head count and then we'll let you know where to meet
us. These walks take place at various National Forest and
private lands in the Blowing Rock, Boone, and Linville areas. |
$10/person |
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2nd & 4th Saturdays |
9:00am till 12:00pm |
Animal
Tracking Club On most 2nd & 4th Saturdays
(when we are not holding one of our weekend long classes), we
will be holding an Animal Tracking Club to learn more naturalist
skills about the animals that live in this bio-region, their
behaviors and most importantly, learn to identify and follow
their tracks and trails. These walks take place at various
National Forest and private lands in the Blowing Rock, Boone,
and Linville areas. Bring your journals/notebooks, Mammal
Identification Field Guilds, proper wilderness footwear as we'll
be going off the beaten path most of the time and clothes to get
dirty. Also rain gear (if needed), snack /lunch and water
is highly recommended.
You need to pre-register with us prior to
the actual Saturday, so we can have a head count and then we'll
let you know where to meet us. These walks take place at various
National Forest and private lands in the Blowing Rock, Boone,
and Linville areas. |
$10/person |
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