Several years ago we blogged highlights from a school-year of the Alderleaf Wilderness Certification Program (AWCP). Check out the series of posts below:
Week 2: Oregon Dunes Field Trip
Week 3: Primitive Fire, Survival Shelter Basics, & Bird Language
Week 4: Water Purification & Group Survival Shelters
Week 5: Fall Season Wild Edibles Foraging
Week 6: Elk Tracking, Plant Identification, & Knife Care
Week 7: Sagebrush Desert Field Trip
Weeks 8 & 9: Stone Tools and Intro to Permaculture
Weeks 10 & 11: Tree Identification and Bird Language
Weeks 12 & 13: Advanced Fire Skills & Intro to Herbal Medicine
Week 14: Survival Snares and Permaculture Elements
Weeks 15, 16, & 17: Wilderness First Aid & Winter Field Trip
Week 19: Medicinal Salves and Willow Basketry
Weeks 21 & 22: Habitat Restoration and Pine Needle Basketry
Week 23: Olympic Peninsula Field Trip
Weeks 24 & 25: Bird Feather Identification, Advanced Tracking, & Cordage
Week 26: Permaculture Strategies
Week 27: Wildlife Track & Sign Evaluations
Week 28: Wilderness Skills Career Preparation
Weeks 29-31: Spring Edibles, Permaculture Projects, Scout Week
Week 32: Wilderness Survival Field Trip
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