Winter Outdoor Survival Training – CA. Lean-to shelter construction using saw and ax. Winter Outdoor Survival Training – California Survival Skills Shelter craft is one of the top survival skills to learn. Factors such as weather and availability of material will most likely dictate the shelter-type you build. The lean-to shelter is an example of a design […]
Mountain Lion Facts for Search and Rescue
Predator Awareness in the Rural & Urban Interface Mountain Lion photos by Mark Wienert Mountain Lion Facts Mountain Lion – Felis concolor or cat of one color The mountain lion is also known as cougar, panther, ghost cat, catamount, and puma. About the Mountain Lion The mountain lion is the largest feline carnivore of north America. Adults […]
The Best Bow Drill Woods
Best woods for the bow drill create a hot coal faster. Imagine you’re shipwrecked. like Tom Hank’s in Castaway. Stranded on a pacific island with no matches or lighter. Or, lost in east Texas. You can’t boil your drinking water or cook the mouse you just trapped for your survival stew without fire. What are you […]
The Amazing Blue Elderberry
The Wild Blue Elderberry I am a push over for ancient blue elderberry. An amazing shrub that offers the knowledgable forager a tremendous bounty of uses. Parts of the elderberry are used for making fire, musical instruments, hunting weapons, and traps. And in late summer and autumn prepare the ripe blue elderberries for a sweet and delicious […]
28-DAY Wilderness Camp
28-Day Wilderness Camp No outdoor experience required If you’re ready to get away from the hustle and bustle of modern life and are ready to learn and completely immerse yourself in nature, then you will love this exceptional outdoor experience. Course Locations Both Summer and spring 28-Day camps are held in northern California near Mt. […]
Teen vs. Wild
Bear Grylls a kid at heart with Lifesong Wilderness Adventures’ consultants Teen vs Wild What does Bear Grylls have that your teen wants? Read on. He is an ordinary person with a big heart, loads of energy and charisma. With a number one television program tweens, teens, and youth pay attention to. Man vs. Wild […]
Summer Adventure Camp for Teens in California
Summer Adventure Camp for Teens in California with Lifesong Wilderness Adventures. Teen adventure camps are held in northern California near Mount Shasta. Only a few hours north of the San Fransisco Bay area, Your teen will camp under the stars in a pristine wilderness setting, enjoy clear mountain snowmelt streams, hike forest trails, and work […]
Wilderness Teen Camp: a Wonderful Eye Opening Experience
Teens & Staff – wilderness teen camp Lifesong Wilderness Adventures ~ 2013 Wilderness Teen Camp Review Last summer I had the good fortune to be a guest at Lifesong Wilderness Adventures wilderness teen camp during the month of July. What a great adventure for all involved! The students were a diverse group. One from Holland, […]
Chickweed Power
Chickweed is a common wild edible plant that is packed with vitamins and minerals. What does a hardcore macho, worm eating, outdoor enthusiast eat for breakfast this time of year? Chickweed of course. Chickweed or Stellaria media, has juicy, tender, slightly sweet leaves and stalks, all of which I add to my morning salads. Yep, you […]
Make Drinking Water Safe – in an Emergency
Make Drinking Water Safe – in an emergency Water: potable, drinkable, filtered, boiled, and safe to drink. Water, you need it to survive. If you are in an emergency situation right now. You will need safe drinking water to hydrate your body. The simplest and quickest way to make water safe to drink, if you […]
Rite of Passage for Teens
Teen Rite of Passage Adventure and Challenge Awesome teens beginning their summer adventure ~ 2012 A wilderness journey to adulthood by Henry Poole Last year I ran across some research that discussed the history of rite of passage into manhood for boys. Recalling my experience of growing up in the 70s and 80s, I felt […]
Top Wilderness Survival Courses
Top Wilderness Survival Courses in the U.S. Top wilderness survival courses with Lifesong Wilderness Adventures For over 20 years Lifesong has taught wilderness survival and extreme adventure to both men and women with courses running 3 to 28 days in northern California, Oregon, and Texas. First Circle Camp CA and LOST -TX Survival Training First Circle Camp and […]
What Should I Take for a Wilderness Survival Weekend
What Should I Take for a Lifesong Adventures Wilderness Survival Weekend This is our recommendation list of gear to take with you for Lifesong’s Weekend Survival School Course. Weekend Survival School Gear List All camp items on the checklist below are important for an enjoyable and comfortable camp experience. Tent & Sleeping pad for your […]
Cold and Flu Remedies from Nature
Cold and Flu Remedies from Nature Feeling achy, a scratchy throat coming on, darn! You just realized a bug has just got a hold of you and you are feeling terrible. Your far from town and the truck is out of bio diesel.Try this: make a soup with six onions, an entire bulb of garlic, […]
Mark Wienert Professional Survival Instructor
Welcome to Lifesong Wilderness Adventures with Mark Wienert professional Survival Instructor Mark Wienert with over 22 years of teaching and guiding. Tools of the trade Nature awareness and the art of tracking are doorways into an exciting and powerful way of understanding and experiencing nature deeply. Integrating the art of tracking and nature awareness into […]
Sign language – reading natures clues with Mark Wienert
Sign language – reading natures clues with Mark Wienert Animal and Man Tracking Sign language Reading nature’s clues to find animal paths is also a way to slow down and find an appreciation of nature BY GARRET JAROS For The Register-Guard Appeared in print: Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, page D2 REEDSPORT OR. — The tracks […]
Darlintonia-Cobra Lily Lifesong Teens Wetlands Restoration Project
One species, Darlingtonia californica, occupying boggy habitats in the northwest United States of America (southern Oregon, northern California). Although the distribution of Darlingtonia is somewhat similar to the distribution of serpentine rocks in these areas, they aren’t identical at all. Darlingtonia doesn’t appear restricted to the serpentine sites, but it does appear to grow well in areas rich in heavy metals. The […]
Teen Camp Conservation and Habitat Restoration Project
Teens Restore Damaged Wetlands in California July is Teen month at Lifesong Wilderness Adventures, and teens participate in an ongoing wetland restoration project involving a meadow damaged by off-road vehicle use. Teens earn community service credits through habitat restoration as part of Lifesong’s outdoor conservation projects. With hands-on involvement teens are empowered by learning that […]
Sharpening the Tracker Knife
Sharpening the Tracker knife Sharpening the Tracker Knife looks complicated, and it is at first sight. But read-on for some simple tips on knife sharpening. Back in the day a knife called The Tracker was made by Dave Beck and were for sale at the Tracker School. You can read the history of the Tracker knife […]
Oregon Wilderness Survival Courses
Oregon Survival Skills Wienert is offering weekend survival courses in basic and advanced outdoor survival skills at his Oregon coast location. Class size limited. Custom and group courses available. These are the Oregon courses available for the fall and winter school season. basic and advanced fire making emergency survival shelters wild edible and utilitarian plants of coastal Oregon intro – traps and […]
Wing of bat, eye of newt….
Or so the incantation may go. What is safe to eat and what is not, a good thing to know in any situation, and vital when you are trying to survive. The Oregon Coast has much to offer on both counts. Take the Rough Skinned Newt for instance. I have been on a mission to […]
Are Fish and Game Agencies and Idaho Governor Otter Promoting Poor Hunting Conservation?
Elk in clear cut – Oregon 2007 Photo by Celeste Cole “WHY HUNTERS ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR WILD PREDATORS” “Despite the self-serving propaganda coming from hunting groups that hunters are an adequate “tool” to control herbivore populations, research has demonstrated sufficient differences in the animals selected by predators compared to human hunters. In general, […]
THE EDGE ~ Extreme Survival Camp Testimonials
THE EDGE ~ Client Testimonials Our clients say it it best. Reflections of THE EDGE; a testimonial the Will to Live – Part I Skills by – Joshua Poole “This extreme, intense challenge is what drew me to the wet and wild world of southern Oregon. Some may be interested in survival skills for […]
Oregon Survival School January
Oregon Survival School January – Animal Tracking Oregon Survival School January What do hearty Oregonians do for fun in January? Why get outside and track wildlife of course. Oregon Survival School has offered an introduction and advanced course in animal tracking on the Oregon coast since 2006. And true to form we had another great […]
Thru-Hike Survival Training
Thru-Hike Survival Training for the Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hike survival training for the Pacific Crest Trail is highly recommended. THE EDGE For your Thru-Hike, backcountry training, I recommend our extreme adventure camp, THE EDGE, as part of your hands-on PCT preparation. Our 6-day, 5-night EDGE survival adventure imparts skills that you need to develop for real […]
Survival Classes
Survival Classes Near Me Survival Classes Hello, and Thank you for dropping by. If you are looking for survival classes near me, then I cordially invite you to begin your training with Lifesong Wilderness Adventures. We have taught the art of wilderness survival to people just like you since 1994. California Courses Lifesong’s California courses are […]