Wilderness Articles & Information
Alderleaf Wilderness College produces wilderness articles and information to help you learn about wildlife tracking, survival, edible/medicinal plants, and other nature skills. You can browse our complete listing of wilderness topics and articles below.
Wildlife Tracking Articles
- How to Identify Deer Tracks From Other Similar Footprints
- Bobcat Tracks: Determining Male Versus Female
- Tracking Owls & Woodpeckers: Mar 08 issue of the Alderleaf eNewsletter
- Mountain Lion Tracks and Sign: A Field Guide Account
- Trailing Tips: Oct 2007 back-issue of the Alderleaf eNewsletter
- Mice & Vole Tracks: Sept 2007 back-issue of the Alderleaf eNewsletter
Wilderness Survival Articles
-The Best Survival Knife
- Hand Drill Tips 1: Nov 2007 back issue of the Alderleaf eNewsletter
- Hand Drill Tips 2: Dec 2007 back issue of the Alderleaf eNewsletter
- Wilderness Survival Kits: Top Ten Items
- Blending Modern and Native American Survival Skills
Edible and Medicinal Plants Articles
- Red Huckleberry Plants: A Valuable Northwest Native
- Wild Strawberry Plants: The Sweetest Little Gift of the Forest
- Medicinal Uses of Elderberry Plants
- Cottonwood Salve 1: Jan 2008 issue of the Alderleaf eNewsletter
- Cottonwood Salve 2: Feb 2008 issue of the Alderleaf eNewsletter
- Five Temperate Rainforest Plants to Know in the Pacific Northwest
- List of Medicinal Plants in the Temperate Rainforest
Bird and Bird Behavior Articles
- Using Bird Sounds to Locate Animals
- Identifying Backyard Birds
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