In all the time I’ve been doing this I’ve had the pleasure to work with a lot of really great people. One of the things that’s great for me is to see alumni from the programming I run go on to hang their own shingle and start running programs on their own. Two of thoseContinue reading “The Scroll And First Magnitude Are Partnering For A One Day Intro To Bushcraft Program”
Category Archives: Announcements
A Few Spaces Still Available For This Weekend’s SOLO Certified WFA Certification Course.
This weekend is our first WFA program offered in partnership with Rick Swain of “The Scroll”. The registration numbers are already such that we’ll be making this a yearly course offering, but there are still a few spots left. Students will spend saturday and sunday working through Rick’s SOLO certified wilderness first aid curriculum, andContinue reading “A Few Spaces Still Available For This Weekend’s SOLO Certified WFA Certification Course.”
Putting On A Show For The Locals
This past weekend was our canoe poling intensive, and we had a great time. Students got the chance to get the basics down, and then knock out the first six miles or so of poling up and downstream at our local Brattleboro stomping grounds on the first day, where we endlessly entertained some of theContinue reading “Putting On A Show For The Locals”
Spots Still Available For Canoe Paddle Carving And SOLO Certified First Aid Courses
Next weekend is our canoe paddle carving course. We’ll be covering everything from paddle design to tool use and sharpening and students will leave with their own custom canoe paddle they’ve made themselves. Carving your own paddle is a powerful experience, and being able to then take that paddle and go out on trips isContinue reading “Spots Still Available For Canoe Paddle Carving And SOLO Certified First Aid Courses”
Canoe Poling Weekend Kicks Off Today
I spent the last ten days in Nova Scotia, and it was a much needed break after a full spring and early summer. Lots of hiking around, plenty of wildlife and good food. Excited to get back into it this weekend with our canoe poling intensive. We’ve got a student signed up who’s planning aContinue reading “Canoe Poling Weekend Kicks Off Today”
Canoe Paddling Weekend Wraps Up
Spent this weekend running our canoe paddling weekend intensive, and had a blast. We got the chance to paddle some interesting parts of the southern Vermont waterways, as well as talk in depth about scouting canoe routes for long term trips. It’s always fun to find new places to put a boat in the water,Continue reading “Canoe Paddling Weekend Wraps Up”
2021-22 Year Long Friluftsliv Program Comes To An End With Final Canoe Trip On The Allagash River
Another year long immersion program comes to an end. We spent the last week out on the allagash river with the students from this years friluftsliv immersion program. Final culminating trips are different for every group, and that’s always the exciting part for me. The experience of taking what we’ve learned out on the trailContinue reading “2021-22 Year Long Friluftsliv Program Comes To An End With Final Canoe Trip On The Allagash River”
Heading To Maine For The Final Trip Of The Year Long Friluftsliv Program
Packing up today for our final trip of the year-long Friluftsliv program. We’ll be heading up to the allagash wilderness waterway (with a short detour to visit the @jmbushcraft field school). Students will get the chance to live on the trail with everything they’ve learned over the last year. Lots of opportunities to pole, beautifulContinue reading “Heading To Maine For The Final Trip Of The Year Long Friluftsliv Program”
Registration For The Family Bushcraft Week 2022 Is Almost Full
One of our most popular courses each year is the family bushcraft week, and as usual it gets booked up pretty quickly. We’ve got two spots remaining for this year, so if you and your family are thinking about joining us for this years session register soon. The Family Bushcraft week is a low-key variationContinue reading “Registration For The Family Bushcraft Week 2022 Is Almost Full”
Migratory Birds Are Starting To Arrive Here In Southern Vermont, And That Means Spring Is In Full Swing
Mergansers, Canada geese, redwing blackbirds are all back at weather head hollow, the lake we run a few of our canoe courses at. Feeling like spring. I woke up around 4:00 this morning to head to the dairy farm I help out at during the winter. It was below freezing when I got there, butContinue reading “Migratory Birds Are Starting To Arrive Here In Southern Vermont, And That Means Spring Is In Full Swing”