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| February 17-22 (2013) |
Skye in a favorite Mojave Rainbow Canyon.
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Course Goals:
The goal of this course is to experience the wonder of Mojave desert ecology and survival during the pleasant winter months. Skills covered during the course include, but are not limited to the following list, and are somewhat dependent on instructor preference and student readiness:
• Desert Tracking & Birding
• Natural Navigation, Lostproofing & Orienteering
• Sensory Awareness & Stealthy Movement
• Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants
• Traditional Fire by Friction & Safe Fire Maintenance
• Cordage Making & Other Survival Crafts
• Knife Carving & Tool Use
• Drawing, Naturalist Journaling.
• Desert Camping & Hiking
• Camp Cooking, Storytelling & Music
• Original Outdoor Skill Games.
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Instructor Chris Chisholm's Survival Chart
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Course Itinerary:
The itinerary during this course includes, but is not limited to the following list, and is somewhat dependent on weather, instructor discretion, student preference, and serendipity:
Sunday: Overview of Earth Skills in Desert Settings
Monday: Overview of Birds in the Morning, Overview of Plants in the Afternoon, Overview of Tracking in the Evening
Tuesday: Desert Birds in the Morning, Desert Plants in the Afternoon, Overview of Survival in the Evening
Wednesday: Desert Tracks in the Morning, Desert Scout Skills in the Afternoon, Desert Survival in the Evening
Thursday: Choice of Survival Trek, Tracking Trek, or Plant & Bird Wander
Friday: Integration in the AM, Travel Home in the PM
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Chris & Kim in the beautiful Mojave Desert.
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Course Instructors & History:
This session's lead instructors will be Kim & Chris Chisholm.
• This course grew out of the Chisholm's annual pilgrimage to sunny southern California during winter months.
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Recommended Course Resources:
The Tracker's Field Guide by James C. Lowery
Animal Skulls by Mark Elbroch (Stackpole)
A Field Guide to North American Birds (Golden Guide)
Outdoor Survival Skills by Larry Dean Olsen
Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature and Survival for Children (Berkley)
The Great Dance: A Hunter's Story (an Aardvark / Earthrise / Liquid Pictures / Off the Fence film co-produced with KirchMedia, e.tv, and Primedia Pictures in association with WIMSA) directed by Craig Foster and Damon Foster, produced by Ellen Windemuth and James Hersov, featuring !Nqate Xqamxebe, Karaho "Pro" Langwane, XlhoaseXlhokhne, The !Xo, Xwikwe and Nharo people, edited by Damon Foster, written by Jeremy Evans, music by Barry Donnelly.
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GENERAL INFO, HEALTH/SAFETY, FOOD & FAQs
• Air/Bus/Driving Choices
• Tuition & Registration: Download & Send Form; by Phone; or Use PayPal
• How to Prepare & What to Pack;
• Agreements for Participation;
Join us as we share these exciting, critical skills of the Naturalist, Tracker, Herbalist, Scout, Hunter, Artisan & Pioneer. Now it's time to relearn these earth skills which almost went extinct in the past century, in order to apply their lessons to our modern society, helping the world live in balance. Testimonials from past participants will help you understand how we strive to nurture the growth and success of everyone, while providing the rarest of positive experiences. Register for as many weeks as you like this year!
Health, Safey & Food: Our highly seasoned, dynamic instructors place the health of our students as top priority, and we enjoy a stellar stafety record since founder and lead instructor Chris Chisholm (BA, EMT, Youth Specialist CDC II) started offering programs in 1996. We have always maintained an intimate 6-1 or smaller ratio of campers-instructors, with lead instructors driving vans who average age 35, accompanied by assistant instructors averaging age 21. All staff receives training in risk management, wilderness first aid, and the pedagogy of earth skills education. During summer courses, food is purchased organic, cultivated in our gardens, or harvested in the wild, making for wonderful meals that we all prepare together. In addition, we make all necessary accommodation for vegans and vegetarians, pork-free religious traditions, and of course food allergies.
College Program FAQs Page is being developed.
PICK-UP, DROP-OFF and AIRPORT/BUS/DRIVING OPTIONS
Arrival Options on Friday, Saturday or Sunday prior:
$425 Friday Puyallup WA Arrival Option: Meet us at the Wolf Campus, 1026 14th St. SW, Puyallup WA 98371 on Friday between 12:00-12:30 p.m. if you would like to travel all the way south with us. We will need to depart by 1:00 p.m. at the latest. Cost includes travel south as well as shared hotel room in Eugene OR on Friday night and Modesto CA on Saturday night, plus Wolf Trackers Training in Medford OR on Saturday. See below for return trip costs.
$400 Friday Centralia WA Arrival Option: 2:00 p.m. at the Great Wolf Lodge, 20500 Old Highway 99 SW, Centralia, WA 98531. Cost includes travel south as well as shared hotel room in Eugene OR on Friday night and Modesto CA on Saturday night, plus Wolf Trackers Training in Medford OR on Saturday. See below for return trip costs.
$375 Friday Portland OR Arrival Option: 4:00 p.m. at the
Comfort Inn, 7640 SW Warm Springs Street, Tualatin, OR. Cost includes travel south as well as shared hotel room in Eugene OR on Friday night and Modesto CA on Saturday night, plus Wolf Trackers Training in Medford OR on Saturday. See below for return trip costs.
$350 Friday Eugene OR Arrival Option: 6:30 p.m. (Please call/email for exact pick-up point. Cost includes travel south as well as Wolf Trackers Training on in Medford OR on Saturday, plus shared hotel room in Modesto CA on Saturday night. See below for return trip costs.)
$275 Saturday Medford OR Arrival Option:
9:00 a.m. in time for the Wolf Trackers Training. (Please call/email for info. Cost includes the Wolf Trackers Training plus travel south as well as shared hotel room in Modesto CA on Saturday night. See below for return trip costs.)
$250 Saturday Medford OR Arrival Option: 1:00 p.m. (Please call/email for exact pick-up point. Cost includes travel south as well as shared hotel room in Modesto CA on Saturday night. See below for return trip costs.)
$225 Saturday Red Bluff CA Arrival Option: 4:30 p.m. (Please call/email for exact pick-up point. Cost includes travel south as well as shared hotel room in Modesto CA on Saturday night. See below for return trip costs.)
$200 Saturday Sacramento Arrival Option: 7:00 p.m. (Please call/email for exact pick-up point. Cost includes travel south as well as shared hotel room in Modesto CA on Saturday night. See below for return trip costs.)
$100 Sunday Modesto, CA Arrival Option: Meet us in the breakfast area in the Holiday Inn Express in Salida, CA on Sunday between 7:00-7:15 a.m. so that participants can travel with us to our camp location. We will need to depart by 7:30 a.m. at the latest.
$75 Sunday Fresno Arrival Option: 9:45 a.m. (Please call/email for exact pick-up point. See below for return trip costs.)
$50 Sunday Bakersfield Arrival Option: 11:30 a.m. (Please call/email for exact pick-up point. See below for return trip costs.)
$50 Sunday Los Angeles - Ontario Int'l Airport Arrival Option: Meet us at L.A. Ontario Int'l Airport (ONT), 1923 East Avion Street Ontario, CA 91761, at the United Airlines Baggage Claim on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. so that participants can travel with us to our camp location. If you are flying, make sure your flight arrives before 1:00 so you have time to get your bags, because we need to leave the airport by 2:00 p.m. at the latest. See below for return trip costs.
Complimentary Sunday Campground Arrival Option: Meet us at Afton Canyon Campground as early as 2:30 p.m. if you would like to help us set up, or as late as 4:30 p.m. in time for an orientation before dinner. After initial introductions, we'll have dinner together between 5:00-5:30 and then give an overview of the week between 5:30-6:00, including detailed information on our itinerary, after which any accompanying friends/family are free to go.
Departure Options on Friday, Saturday or Sunday after:
Complimentary Friday Park Departure Option: Family & Friends are invited to join us for lunch on Friday between 12:00-1:00 p.m. and we ask that everyone bring a pot-luck dish to share before enjoying our awards ceremony from 1:00-2:00. We will do a final clean-up at 2:00 in order to depart by 2:30 p.m. at the latest.
$50 Friday Los Angeles - Ontario Int'l Airport Departure Option: We will arrive L.A. Ontario Int'l Airport (ONT), 1923 East Avion Street Ontario, CA 91761, at the United Airlines Check-in Desk on Friday at 4:00 p.m. If you are flying, make sure your flight departs after 5:00 p.m. so you have time to get through security in time.
$50 Friday Bakersfield Departure Option: 5:30 p.m. Please call/email for exact pick-up point.
$75 Friday Fresno Departure Option: 7:30 p.m. Please call/email for exact pick-up point.
$100 Friday Modesto, CA Departure Option: Meet us in the Holiday Inn Express in Salida, CA on Friday at 9:00 p.m.
$200 Saturday Sacramento Departure Option: 9:00 a.m. Please call/email for exact pick-up point. Cost includes travel north as well as shared hotel room in Modesto CA on Friday night.
$225 Saturday Red Bluff CA Departure Option: 11:15 a.m. Please call/email for exact pick-up point. Cost includes travel north as well as shared hotel room in Modesto CA on Friday night.
$250 Saturday Klamath Falls, OR Departure Option: 2:45 p.m. Please call/email for exact pick-up point. Cost includes travel north as well as shared hotel room in Modesto CA on Frirday night.
$275 Saturday Bend OR Departure Option: 6:00 p.m. Please call/email for exact pick-up point. Cost includes travel north as well as shared hotel room in Modesto CA on Friday night.
$400 Sunday Madras OR Departure Option: 1:00 p.m. Please call/email for exact pick-up point after attending our Wolf Trackers Training today.
$425 Sunday Portland OR Departure Option: 4:00 p.m. at Taco Del Mar, 2705 NE 238th Dr in Wood Village after attending our Wolf Trackers Training today.
$450 Sunday Centralia WA Departure Option: 7:00 p.m. at the Great Wolf Lodge, 20500 Old Highway 99 SW, Centralia, WA 98531 on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. after attending our Wolf Trackers Training today in Oregon.
$475 Sunday Puyallup WA Departure Option: Meet us at the Wolf Campus, 1026 14th St. SW, Puyallup WA 98371 on Sunday at 8:00 p.m. after attending our Wolf Trackers Training today in Oregon.
The cost for our Mojave Desert trip during President's Week is $720 if you register by June 5th, $735 if you register by September 5th, $750 if you register by November 5th, $765 if you register by December 20th, $780 if you register by February 5th, and $795 thereafter if space remains available. Cumulative discounts of $20 are given per additional family member, $20 cumulative discounts for additional camp weeks, and $20 off for referring any new family who registers someone for the course. $175 per week per participant deposit plus optional van transportation fee described above is required to hold your spot.
Additional Fees: See below for optional transportation fees, and please check the gear you may need, and if you don't have health insurance which is required, we can help you arrange temporary insurance for the trip. Other than that, everything is covered besides your travel as described above.
See our Merit Scholarships, Financial Aid & Giving page to learn how campers can raise money for paying their own way to camp, and how to get financial aid if needed. 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.
PACKING & PREPARING
After registering, we will send you a detailed program description, with directions on how to prepare, including a packing list. For week-long camps, we will also send a questionnaire for new campers to complete. It will include health history questions and other information that are designed to ensure that the program for which you apply is the best choice for you.
Click Here to go to our Essay on How to Pack for Overnight Courses
Lost & Found Policy: If you leave it at camp, it will be picked up by charity unless you pick it up within one month. We do not send forgotten items home except in case of absolute emergency need. Again, to help avoid loosing things, please put your name on every item you bring, bring only what you need, and leave all electronic devices and other distractions at home.
AGREEMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION
Agree to honor the experience as a safe haven for every person – physically and emotionally. This means encouraging others to rise to the challenge in every group activity, watching out for the physical and emotional safety of every person, and respecting the personal boundaries of others in camp, including bodies, belongings, and behavior that others may or may not witness.
If unclear or uncomfortable about sleeping, dressing, and bathroom situations after your initial camp orientation, be sure to discuss it with a lead instructor. Also, make sure a responsible party always knows where you are going, especially if you walk into the woods, go down to the water, or leave Wolf Camp property.
Ghost stories, jokes, or comments which are derogatory toward others or toward sacred themes such as bodily function, are discouraged since we have a diversity of participants with varied sensitivities. Also, all participants agree to discuss only age-appropriate themes and behaviors around younger campers without adult supervision. Asking permission is always the best policy.
Drugs, including alcohol, are not allowed at Wolf Camp - not even in private vehicles, and tobacco may only be used in areas that are out of smell of others. In addition, please don’t consume or improperly handle any plant that you don't know 100% that it won't cause illness or poisoning. Further, due to the mixed ages and genders at camp, all participants should refrain from any kind of sexual activity anywhere on the property in case of accidental (visual or audial) exposure to others, and simply to keep the focus where it is meant to be while here at camp: on the subjects that we teach.
Pets must be kept on leash or in your vehicle at all times due to the abundance of wild and domestic animals here. Children must remain within the designated boundaries and under the direct supervision of a permitted parent or instructor. They can only enter water under strict supervision of their own parent or an instructor 21 years of age or older with lifeguard training.
Please note that you may be asked to sign an additional liabilty release form with all the rules of the Wolf Camp or other property being utilized during camp. Finally, please take all garbage home with you to recycle, and in fact, please pick up any litter you see, and separate it into garbage or recycling or compost.
Come Meet Us
Click for a link to the School Year Class Series for your next opportunity to experience our welcoming educational style.
To register, print out an application, call us or email with questions, and we'll send you all the details.
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