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Visual Calendar of Courses. Adult & Family Training Camp Weeks (for adults, teens with prereqs) Fall-Spring Class Series (for adults and teens) Summer Weekend Stayovers (for youth and families) ----------- Summer Residential Intensives: Earth Skills Teaching Apprenticeship Permaculture Pioneer Facilitators Program Recreational Administration Internship Fall-Spring Residential Intensives: Wolf Journey Naturalist Survey Permaculture Pioneer Case Study Future Scout Tracking Intensive Wild Healers Herbal Exploration Seasonal Primitive Skills Preparation leading to the Stone Age Living Experience Cool Stuff • Music & Stories Nourishment • Our Book Series Camp Locator Map & Driving Directions CONFIDENTIALITY: Wolf Camp was voted 1 of 2 Best Camps in the Northwest Family News Reader's Poll of 2001, the only year they ran a poll, and we were also chosen as one of the five "best camps ever" by YM Magazine in its March 2003 issue. |
Fall-Spring Class Series (for adults and teens)Click Here if you would like to listed to an Audo Recorded Camp Greeting from Wolf Camp founder and coordinator Chris Chisholm for which you may need the free RealOne Player if it's not already installed in your system. Three Mondays in the Fall: Sept 8, Sept 29, October 20 at Wolf Camp near Monroe: Wolf Journey Reflections, Wilderness Medicine & Mushrooms with Chris Chisholm and tentatively Rob Sandelin if available, with homework required and priority given to Wolf Journey Naturalist Survey participants and other graduates of our Summer Cooperative Intensives. $25 per morning session 9-1, and $25 per afternoon session 2-6, plus a one-time $25 per family fee if you miss the registration completion deadline of September 1. No vanpool is available. Three Tuesdays in the Fall: Sept 9, Sept 30, October 21 in the Deming and Deception Pass areas: Herbal Gardening and Seashore Wildcrafting with instructors including Linda Quintana (tentative), by special application, with homework required and priority given to Wild Healers Herbal Exploration participants who graduated from our Cooperative Intensives this summer. $25 per morning session 10-1, and $25 per afternoon session 2-5, plus a one-time $25 per family fee if you miss the registration completion deadline of June 1, and per-mile transportation available from Monroe, Everett, Burlington and Bellingham. Three Wednesdays in the Fall: Sept 10, Oct 1, October 22 at Wolf Camp near Monroe: Preparing for the Stone Age - Processing Plants & Animals, Shelter Building and Trapping with guest artisans, with homework required and priority given to Seasonal Primitive Skills Preparation participants and other graduates of our Summer Cooperative Intensives. $25 per morning session 9-1, and $25 per afternoon session 2-6, plus a one-time $25 per family fee if you miss the registration completion deadline of September 1. No vanpool is available. Three Thursdays in the Fall: Sept 11, Oct 2, October 23 in the Skykomish, Wenatchee & Yakima watershed areas: Hunting with Cameras in the Clearcuts & Rainforests, Pines & Alpines, Dunes & Canyonlands with instructors including Chris Chisholm, with homework required and priority given to Future Scout Trackers Training participants who graduated from our Cooperative Intensives this summer. $25 per morning session 10-1, and $25 per afternoon session 2-5, plus a one-time $25 per family fee if you miss the registration completion deadline of September 1, and per-mile transportation available from Sultan. Three Fridays in the Fall: Sept 12, Oct 3, October 24 at Wolf Camp near Monroe: Farming, Forestry & Appropriate Technology Design with instructors to tentatively include Michael Pilarski if available, with homework required and priority given to Permaculture Pioneer Case Study participants and other graduates of our Summer Cooperative Intensives. $25 per morning session 9-1, and $25 per afternoon session 2-6, plus a one-time $25 per family fee if you miss the registration completion deadline of September 1. No vanpool is available. Five Mondays in the Spring of 2009: March 9, March 30, April 20, May 4, June 1 at Wolf Camp near Monroe: Wolf Journey Reflections and the Forgotten Wilderness: Amphibians, Stinging Insects, Beetles, Butterflies & Moths with instructors tentatively including Rob Sandelin if available, with homework required and priority given to Wolf Journey Naturalist Survey participants who stayed with us over the winter. $25 per morning session 9-1, and $25 per afternoon session 2-6, plus a one-time $25 per family fee if you miss the registration completion deadline of March 1. No vanpool is available. Five Tuesdays in the Spring of 2009: March 10, March 31, April 21, May 5, May 26 in the Deming and Deception Pass areas: Herbal Gardening and Seashore Wildcrafting with instructors to include Linda Quintana (tentative), by special application, with homework required and priority given to Wild Healers Herbal Exploration participants who stayed with us over the winter. $25 per morning session 10-1, and $25 per afternoon session 2-5, plus a one-time $25 per family fee if you miss the registration completion deadline of September 1, and per-mile transportation available from Monroe, Everett, Burlington and Bellingham. Five Wednesdays in the Spring of 2009: March 11, April 1, April 22, May 6, May 27 at Wolf Camp near Monroe: Wilderness Medicine and Grand Projects of the Stone Age with guest artisans, with homework required and priority given to Seasonal Primitive Skills Preparation participants who stayed with us over the winter. $25 per morning session 9-1, and $25 per afternoon session 2-6, plus a one-time $25 per family fee if you miss the registration completion deadline of March 1. No vanpool is available. Five Thursdays in the Spring of 2009: March 12, April 2, April 23, May 7, May 28 in the Skykomish, Wenatchee & Yakima watershed areas: Search & Rescue plus Tracking the Pines, Alpines, Dunes & Canyonlands with instructors to tentatively include Bob Brady if available, with homework required and priority given to Future Scout Trackers Training participants who stayed with us over the winter. $25 per morning session 10-1, and $25 per afternoon session 2-5, plus a one-time $25 per family fee if you miss the registration completion deadline of March 1, and per-mile transportation available from Sultan. Five Fridays in the Spring of 2009: March 13, April 3, April 24, May 8, May 29 at Wolf Camp near Monroe: Farming, Forestry & Appropriate Technology Design with instructors to tentatively include Michael Pilarski if available, with homework required and priority given to Permaculture Pioneer Case Study participants who stayed with us over the winter. $25 per morning session 9-1, and $25 per afternoon session 2-6, plus a one-time $25 per family fee if you miss the registration completion deadline of March 1. No vanpool is available. Come Meet UsJune 28, 2008, Saturday 5:00-8:00, Three Amongst the Wolves presentation by world-renown adventurist Helen Thayer, also author of Polar Dream and Walking the Gobi. We consider this the pinnacle event of our year, and believe us when we tell you that you will be absolutely grateful, profoundly moved, and totally delighted if you attend! Sustinance and refreshments provided, with donations accepted for Helen's world-wide youth education program, the Adventure Classroom. RSVP email required, or call 360-799-1997. June 29, 2008, Sunday 10:00-5:00, Wolf Camp Open House, Visiting Day, Work-A-Thon, and Bar-B-Que. Come visit camp, joining us for the bar-b-que lunch by donation, or collect pledges to raise funds for your camp expeirence at the Work-A-Thon if you like. RSVP email required, and to request pledge forms. September 21, 2008, Sunday 8:00-8:00, International Day of Peace bonfire, medicine lodge, autumnal feast and fast for cooperative intensive participants and alumni. October 25, 2008, Saturday 5-8 pm, Twelve Year Anniversary Harvest Party for alumni, family and supporters. This is our way to say "thank you", with dinner provided plus inspirational music and stories with violin virtuoso and salishin bard Swil Kanim, tentative. You may arrive as early as 5:00 pm on Friday and stay as long as 5:00 pm on Sunday to help harvest and prepare for the winter. Our annual summer raffle runs throughout the summer, with winners drawn during the Harvest Party. Click for a link to the Summer Weekend Stayovers course descriptions. Campers ages 9 and above who attended camp the week prior (or in the past) may stay by themselves. Otherwise, all ages are welcome with parent or legal guardian. The cost is $75 for the first family member, $50 for the second, and $25 for the third. No charge for children 5 and under. The weekend itinerary normally includes a pot-luck lunch on Saturday from Noon-1, clean-up and naps from 1-2, swimming and fishing from 2-4, pizza and pop from 4-5, clean-up and campfire prep from 5-6, nature movie from 6-8, and campfire music and stories from 8-10. Sunday starts with a nature walk and fishing from 8-9, breakfast runs 9-10, the weekend theme workshop runs from 10-12, lunch is from 1-2, camp clean-up is from 2-3, scavenger hunt prep is from 3-4, camp tours for newly arriving campers are from 4-5, and dinner is from 5-6. June 28-29, 2008: Leadership Theme (Unique Schedule due to Helen Thayer presentation and Work-A-Thon) Costs are listed with each description, and the full tuition of each class series is required to hold your spot. Our refund policy is written just above where you sign your registration form. It reads that if we cannot accept your registration due to closed enrollment or other reason during the application process, you will receive a full refund on deposits. Otherwise, deposits are not refundable. If you need to cancel after making further payment, you may receive a credit for a future program, minus a 25% administration fee of your total payments, in case of emergency. Of course, you will receive a full refund if the program you sign up for is canceled and not rescheduled at a time you can attend. Participants may be asked to leave at any time for inappropriate behavior or unresolvable match to camp, and no refund (nor credit necessarily) will be given for the portion of the program which is missed. Click Here for our Camp Locator Map & Driving Directions to Wolf Camp. We will expect you by car, unless you notify us in advance that you would like to take advantage of our vanpool. Cost for the vanpool is 10 cents per mile, per person. Each program requires you to pack different items, and you will receive that information after you register. Also, please bring the results from your most recent physical exam to place into your file upon check-in on the first day of camp. A very recent physical is not required as long as you were forthcoming when you filled out the health history form (which was part of your registration form), but a physical is highly recommended if you have not had one in the past year. Please tell your doctor your plans for coming to camp, and the activities involved. Remember, these courses take place in outdoor, primitive settings, so set your expectations appropriately. As for what to bring, if you cannot attain all of the required items, or if you have a favorite item you want, even though we haven't mentioned it, or advised against it, or provide it for you, simply advise us before camp starts. We always have extra to share. Otherwise, the items on this page are things you'll need to bring to camp to help ensure that everyone is comfortable. Adults may buy one of our Frost Mora survival knives for $15 if you wish. Youth need to pass our Level III safety test before buying a knife. We also have journal materials, binoculars, field guides, instruments, extra sanitary supplies, water bottles, rain ponchos, compasses, blankets, and of course sunscreen available when necessary for use. Many products are also available in our camp store, with all revenues donated to the WOLF Foundation - Max Davis Scholarships. Most important is a good night’s rest and a really good breakfast every day. In particular, if young people stay up late before any camp day, they will most certainly have difficulties the next day with us. Everyone should get a very tired camper back at the end of the camp day, but we often find that sleep deprivation or malnutrition are common causes of fatigue or behavioral issues before 3:30 in the afternoon. Every child has unique nutritional needs, but we recommend to many parents of kids with hyperactive tendencies or attention issues to feed them an “English” style breakfast every morning before camp, not a “Continental” style breakfast. In other words, fats, not sugars. For example, bacon and eggs with milk, not cereal and pancakes with orange juice. We find that such kids can better handle an increase in carbohydrates/sugars during the afternoon, but nonetheless, everyone should pack a healthy lunch for their children which balances fats and carbohydrates since their energy levels need to last throughout our active afternoons. If you have a favorite item you want to bring, even if we've said you don't need to, just let us know before the day starts or whenever you need them during camp. Otherwise, these are the items to pack: ___ Day pack that is comfortable and functional, with a full, small water bottle that will not leak. Also, bring two oversized plastic garbage bags to cover your gear in case of rain. Lost & Found Policy: You can pick up lost items from the Wolf Camp store up to 90 days after your camp is over. Otherwise, forgotten items will be picked up by charity. To help avoid loosing things, please put your name on every item you bring. For clothes, print your name on the tag. Thank you! ----------------- Employment: We only need instructors with experience running camps and teaching in the field of Earth Skills, including Permaculture, Tracking, Primitive Artisanry, Advanced Herbalism, or Wilderness EMT training with real outdoor survival practice. If you would like experience as a teacher and learn skills of the Naturalist, Tracker, Herbalist, Scout, Hunter, Artisan, or Permaculture Pioneer, apply to become an instructor through our Earth Skills Teaching Apprenticeship. SITE MAP This site is updated often, so be sure to tell us if you find a missing link, erroneous information or other problem. Thanks! All content, graphics and photographs ©1999-2008 by Wolf Camp. All rights reserved. |