Wild Weaver’s Weekend – Oregon Survival Courses


Wild weaver!

It’s a weekend filled with weaving, twining, cordage, edible, medicinal, and other fun wild plants!

Willow is notable for it’s flexibility and usefulness but, how many of you know you can weave bear grass, spruce roots, cedar bark, cattails, pine needles, and horse hair; and, which are edible and medicinal?

Before denuding your horse and depriving him of his fly swatter, we’ll get you started using willow, a nice strong, supple, and usually plentiful wild and domesticated plant easily attainable.

Not all willow is created equal for weaving, but they all contain one ingredient humans have long enjoyed, want to know what that is, come to camp.

Wild plant lovers and wanna be weavers, all it takes is a weekend, bring your family, grab the neighbor, don’t forget your best friend, and enjoy DIY basket making on the Oregon Coast.

Wild Weaver’s Weekend Date: January 05-06, 2013
Emphasis is on harvesting native materials to construct a simple Berry basket, string and cordage materials.

Recommend attending Coastal Edible and Useful Plants for identification of numerous basket materials.

Wild Weaver’s Weekend

More • Camp Info

  • Eligible Students:  adults and teens 12-17 (teens 12-15 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian) No minimum enrollment – maximum 10
  • Registration: please register for the courses of your choice as soon as possible. This helps us with course preparation. All students are required to sign a camp policy, medical, and liability release form to participate . Students under 18 must have a parent or legal guardian’s signature on all forms
  • Duration: varies, see course descriptions
  • Schedule:  survival courses begin at 8:30 am and end at 5:00 pm (PST)
  • Location:  Oregon Coast, four hours south of Portland; an hour and a half drive southwest of Eugene; a half hour north of Coos Bay; and, a half hour south of Florence. Upon completed registration directions to course location will be made available
  • Accommodations:  recommendations for accommodations William M. Tugman State Park and Umpqua Lighthouse State Park for camping, search Reedsport, OR for local motel accommodations
  • Meals:  none provided
  • Leave No Trace:  pack it in and pack it out
  • Equipment:  appropriate rain gear, warm clothes, rain/hiking boots, extra socks, gloves, day pack, snack, lunch, personal carving knife (pocket knives are okay)
  • Transport:  shuttle service is unavailable
  • Instruction:  Mark Wienert Jr. Owner-Founder and Head Instructor