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Adult Wilderness Courses

Workshops, expeditions and intensive courses.

Monthly Nature Talks at REI - Join the company of some of the region's finest naturalist authors and teachers.

Monthly Tracking Club - Spend your Saturday mornings with a skilled naturalist as we delve into the world of mystery and intrique we call tracking.

Wildlife Tracking Intensive - Deepen your track and sign identification skills during this 10-weekend class.

Outdoor Instructor Course - Earth Mentor Program - Learn wilderness skills as well as foundational tools for becoming a meaningful mentor in the lives of children during this intensive six-week course. With your help, there will be no child left inside.

Year-long Wilderness Survival Course - Residential Program - Our most comprehensive training course for adults. Graduates come away with a strong foundation of knowledge and the ability to apply these outdoor skills in their professional and personal lives.

Youth and Teen Courses

School-year and summer courses.

Monthly Nature Courses (ages 6-12) - Our instructors guide students into experiences that nurture their connection to the earth and allow them to feel at home in the natural world.

Nature Preschool Program - Roots and Wings (ages 4-6) - Roots and Wings is committed to planting seeds for children's growth and connection with nature; safely, respectfully, with confidence and fun.

Nature Homeschool Program - Youth School (ages 7-12) - Through creative play and exploration, Youth School participants work together in small groups, gaining nature awareness and knowledge of plants, mammals, tracking, birds, and survival.

Teen Homeschool Course - Community School (ages 13-18) - Our mission is to create an educational environment where homeschooled teenagers engage their natural intelligence and awaken their innate abilities to perceive and connect with the world around them. Our students immerse themselves in intensive, experiential studies of nature from both scientific and indigenous perspectives.

Courses and Expeditions

Wilderness training in specific topics for adults students.

Wilderness Survival Courses - Practice survival skills that can save your life...

Wildlife Tracking Courses - Unravel the mysteries wild animals leave behind...

Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants Courses - Eat wild, and learn the healing plants in your area...

Nature-based Education Courses - Connect kids and adults with nature...

Bird Sounds (Bird Language) Courses - Develop the awareness of a wild animal...

Beginning Naturalist and Awareness Courses - Gain naturalist skills and stay safe and comfortable in nature...

Home Study Nature Course

Learn in your own place and at your own pace with the Kamana naturalist training program.

Kamana Overview - This independent study program covers the naturalist background needed to engage in the wilderness arts, including tracking, bird language, survival and native living skills, traditional herbalism, and naturalist mentoring.

Kamana One - In only a few weeks you'll experience a richer sense of awareness, and a deeper understanding of the plants and animals in your area. This course will also prepare you for advanced studies of the natural world around you.

Program Calendars

Course dates, times, locations, costs, and availability. Online registration available for most courses.

Calendar for Adult Courses - Frequently updated.

Summer Camps, Youth and Family Courses - Frequently updated.