A Northwest Natura & Firecraft Northwest Collaboration
Wild Food + Bushcraft Weekend
Learn to find your own food in an overnight wilderness weekend training scenario with naturalists and bushcraft instructors, Ryan Johnson (Firecraft Northwest) & Jazmen Yoder (Northwest Natura)!
Build survival shelters
Practice essential knots + tarp set-up
Forage wild foods
Track small game animals.
Build and set snares and small traps.
Make fire with foraged materials.
Cook your food on an open flame
Learn how to properly purify your water
Camp overnight
Have you ever wondered how you would fare if you got stranded on one of your weekend hiking excursions? Are you an outdoorsperson and interested in putting some of your camping skills to the test? This weekend workshop and training is just the place!
Learn to find your own food in an overnight wilderness weekend training scenario! In this program, build survival shelters like debris huts and lean-tos. Practice essential knots and tarp deployment. Walk through a classic PNW riparian corridor with your instructors to forage your own food to try to meet your calorie needs. Learn to track small game animals. Build and set snares and small traps. Make fire with foraged materials, cook your food on an open flame and learn how to properly purify your water.
This workshop will give you the chance to feel what it’s like to be on “Alone” for 2 days and 1 night, with the support of experienced instructors and your fellow participants!
Course lesson plans and areas of focus:
Survival Rules and Priorities with a PNW focus
Shelter building with natural materials and safe shelter placement
Emergency tarp shelter and ridgeline knot tying
Foraging wild edibles and plant ID
Track and sign for rabbits and other small game
Carving simple primitive traps and snares
Checking trap lines
Fireside cooking and water purification
Camp skills and overnight survival scenario experiences
Skill level Considerations:
This weekend course welcomes beginners, intermediate and advanced participants. The course will move at a fast pace and introduce numerous subjects spanning many areas of focus. Any skill level will feel challenged and excited to find a supportive space to test their skills and enjoy a beautiful outdoor space.
Sign up / Register on the Northwest Natura website at the link below:
https://www.northwestnatura.com/fieldtrips/p/wildfood-bushcraft-weekend
Interested in this program but looking for financial support? Full tuition scholarships are available! Reach out to Ryan by email:
ryan@firecraftnw.com