Wilderness Survival Training: Courses, Classes, and Presentations
Alderleaf Wilderness College offers a variety of wilderness survival training programs, including courses, classes, and presentations. As a wilderness survival school and more, Alderleaf teaches both primitive and modern wilderness skills. Our approach empowers people to be prepared and at home in the outdoors. Our current wilderness survival courses are listed below:
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 Course: Weekend Workshop
Gain hands-on experience learning the primary skills of wilderness survival (including shelter, water, fire, and food) in a fun and informative weekend class.
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.
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.
Wooden Bow Making Workshop
Learn how to make a wooden long bow. Build and take home a bow, an arrow, and the skills to make more!
Evening Presentations on Wilderness Survival Learn key survival concepts in this two-hour powerpoint slideshow presentation on wilderness survival. Offered at various locations in the Northwest.
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