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Special Thank-You Coupon, Building a Quinzee, Kids Nature Camps - Alderleaf eNewsletter, Mar 2013
March 20, 2013

Welcome to the March 2013 eNewsletter from Alderleaf Wilderness College!

In this issue...

1.) Special Thank-You Coupon!
Thank you for being a subscriber of Alderleaf Wilderness College's eNewsletter. Take $25 off your next course...

2.) Feature Article: Building a Quinzee
A quinzee is a winter survival snow shelter to keep winter backpackers from freezing to death....

3.) Upcoming Courses & Events
New: Nature Camps for Kids, Wilderness Survival Weekend Course, Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants Course, and much more...



Surprise Thank-You Coupon!

Thank you for being a subscriber of Alderleaf Wilderness College's eNewsletter! To express our appreciation we'd like to offer you $25 off your next course! Just mention "eNews Coupon" and your email address when you call or send in a mail-in registration form and you can take $25 off the course fee.

Offer valid for any 2013 weekend, day-long, or week-long course. Must receive coupon registration by April 30th, 2013. You may combine this coupon with another discount (early, family/friend, or multiple course discount).

Check out the Courses Page



Feature Article: Building a Quinzee

By Steve Nicolini

A quinzee is a winter survival snow shelter to keep winter backpackers from freezing to death. The word "quinzee" comes from the indigenous peoples of Alaska and Northern Canada. The first step is to make a big dome-shaped...

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Upcoming Courses

New additions to the schedule - Nature Camps for Kids! (July 15-19, 2013, and August 12-16, 2013).
Dates: Course:
Mar 30-31 Specialist Track & Sign Evaluation
Jun 1-2 Standard Track & Sign Evaluation
Jun 7-9 Brain Tanning Course
Jun 22-23 Wilderness Survival Course
Jun 29-30 Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants Course
Jul 6 Wilderness Navigation Class
Jul 7 Introduction to Permaculture Class
Jul 8-12 Wilderness Survival Skills Intensive
Jul 12-14 Wooden Bow Making Course
Jul 15-19 Nature Camp for Kids
Jul 20-21 Wilderness Survival Course
Jul 22-Aug 2 Permaculture Design Course
Jul 27-28 Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants Course
Aug 3-4 Wildlife Tracking Course
Aug 10-11 Wilderness Survival Course
Aug 12-16 Nature Camp for Kids
Aug 17-18 Survival Trapping & Game Processing Course
Aug 24-25 Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants Course
Aug 31 Wilderness Instructor Apprenticeship begins
Sep 3 Wilderness Certification Program begins
Sep 7 Wildlife Tracking Apprenticeship begins
Oct 19 Wild Mushroom Identification Class
Nov 2-3 Wilderness Survival Course
Nov 25 Survival Fire Making Skills Class

Learn more about classes at our Courses page!



Considering the Alderleaf Wilderness Certification Program?

We are accepting applications for the 2013-2014 school year.
Classes begin September 3rd, 2013.

Check out the Certification Program web page!



Did you know that Alderleaf has a blog and forum, and is also on social sites?

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Alderleaf Wilderness College
18715 299th Ave SE
Monroe, WA 98272
United States
(360) 793-8709

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