Wilderness Survival School
Survival Classes at Alderleaf

Alderleaf Wilderness College is a wilderness survival school and nature education center. The school offers a variety of wilderness survival classes as part of its nature skills curriculum which includes wild edible & medicinal plants, wildlife tracking, permaculture & sustainable living, and outdoor leadership. Alderleaf teaches both primitive and modern wilderness survival skills that empower people to be prepared and at home in the outdoors.

Current wilderness survival school classes include:

The Alderleaf Wilderness Certification Program
Our most comprehensive survival training program, covering all aspects of wilderness skills, from herbal medicine to wildlife tracking and outdoor leadership. Runs Sept-June.

Wilderness Survival Skills Intensive: 5-Day Course
Spend five full days immersed in studying outdoor survival skills! Detailed instruction and ample hands-on experience with shelters, primitive fire, wild edibles, and much more.

Wilderness Survival Course: Weekend Class
Gain hands-on experience learning the primary skills of wilderness survival (including shelter, water, fire, and food) in a fun and informative weekend class.

Survival Fire Making Skills Class
Learn how to create fire with natural materials! Gain hands-on experience with bow drill, hand drill, and flint & steel. Build a bow drill kit to take home.

Stone Tools Workshop on the Skykomish River
Learn how to create functional survival tools from common rocks found in Western Washington. Spend the day by the river and build a stone knife to take home.

Evening Presentations on Wilderness Survival
Learn key survival concepts in this two-hour powerpoint slideshow presentation on outdoor survival. Offered at various locations in the Northwest. Contact us to schedule an evening presentation. See a complete listing of courses at Alderleaf