Choosing Voluntary Simplicity. The Directory of Primitive Skills Gatherings and Knap-Ins of North America. Tom, I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to write Participating in Nature, its been a wonderful help to me in my outdoor experiences.
For years i have searched the internet for information on "survival" or "outdoor skills" but with my dumb luck, never turned up much useful info. I finally "am a kid flipping burgers" (or used to be) so i had enough money to purchase a few books on the subject, including yours. Needless to say i have finally found some very useful skills to experiment with. Even though i have spent my whole life growing up in the suburbs, my most memorable experiences have always been of the outdoors, from family camping trips to boy scout backpacking excursions into the rockies, i have truly found happiness and fulfillment from nature.
Again, thanks for your words! A Modern Herbal. Sticks & Stones Wilderness School. The PINE Project — Be More, Need Less. Earth Tracks. Kamana. Kamana is a supportive, structured program for learning the language of nature.
I found it opened my awareness and deeply changed my perceptions. I highly recommend it to all who want to learn to be at home in the natural world. —Starhawk, Author, Activist & Kamana One graduate Understand the language of the forest and see more wildlifeLearn outdoor survival skills that could save your lifeLearn to use the medicinal and edible plants of your areaDiscover the mysteries of wildlife through trackingLearn to move safely and with confidence outdoors If you want to experience all of this and more, The Kamana Naturalist Training Program is for you!
The Kamana Naturalist Training Program is an experiential four-level home study course through which you gain a comprehensive naturalist training background. It is the ultimate blueprint for your time spent in the field and in conducting nature-related research. Kamana is completed “at your own pace and at your own place.” Outdoor Skills - Natureskills.com.
Wilderness Survival, Tracking, Nature. Tracking. The Locavore Hunter™ Herbal remedies. How to share nature with young kids. In This Newsletter I run a nature-based program for preschool-aged kids with my wife.
Our program, Dancing Sol, mentors our kids outside every day, in all kinds of weather, five days a week. I'm experienced with many elements of nature, and with supporting nature connections with kids, but it is my wife, Matty Maxwell, who is the resident expert with the very young kids. We moved to Eugene 12 years ago so that she could complete her masters in Early Childhood Ed at the University of Oregon. I've taught her many nature skills, and she's taught me much about young children. When I ask, "Are you inspiring nature connections with young kids? " Are you engaged in connecting kids with nature? Being outside with kids is great. Register for Our New Summer Themes for 4-5 Year-Olds Exploring nature at just the right level: We are introducing several new camp themes in 2012 that are specially geared for our youngest nature explorers. Key Mentoring Elements...and Nature Games!
Hammock Camping. 1.
Why would I sleep in a hammock? 2. How do I sleep in a hammock? The proper way to sleep in a hammock is on the diagonal. The hammock should have a fair amount of "sag" so it's not pulled tight. Once the sag is comfortable, climb in and lay with your feet on one side of the centerline and your head on the other side...diagonal across the center of the hammock. But I'm a stomach sleeper... Sleeping on the diagonal of a properly pitched hammock makes you lay almost flat, so it's possible to sleep on your stomach. I'm a side/stomach sleeper at home, but I find that after a night or two in the hammock, I'm more comfortable on my back and side.
One great thing about hammocks is the many positions you can sleep in that you don't get on the ground. Here's a picture of Youngblood at the Southeast Hammock Hangers Association in Hot Springs, NC, sleeping on his stomach. Youngblood sleeping on his stomachPhoto by Coy 3. That picture of Youngblood sleeping on his stomach? 4.