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Jan 11 2021

Survival Camp News

Survival Camp News

Welcome to Survival Camp News. Here you will find the latest news about Lifesong Wilderness Adventures camps and courses. For an overview of our class and camp availability see the CALENDAR page. If you have a question use our Email form, CONTACT US. Survival Camp News Oregon Survival School Useful Coastal Plants. The focus of […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR

Dec 16 2020

Extreme Survival Camp Reviews

extreme survival camp reviews

Survival adventure reviews from our EDGE students. I have been running this adventure survival course since 2006. And true to its nature it has been a great program. The term extreme adventure camp refers to what the training prepares you for. It’s not about risking your life in fact the camp prepares you for survival […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR

Oct 11 2020

Accidental Sourdough Starter

Accidental Sourdough Bread

I looked skeptically into the jar I was holding. A whiff of fermentation greeted me. Small bubbles gave the surface of the sourdough starter a foamy look. I gave the soured batter another whiff. Yes, without a doubt. I had created an Accidental Sourdough Starter. This accident of good fortune would be my main food […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR · Tagged: survival foods

Sep 03 2020

Harvesting Ripe Elderberries

Harvest pole for harvesting ripe elderberries

In this How to article. You will learn how to harvest ripe elderberries with tips and tricks to make your harvesting elderberry simpler.

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR · Tagged: foraging, survival foods, wild edible plants

Sep 01 2020

Visual Man Tracking

Visual Tracking. Looking for spoor.

Visual Man Tracking in action. Applying the skills of a Visual Man Tracker. A Search and Rescue Tracker scans the area for clues that show spoor of a lost person’s trail.   What is Visual Man Tracking? Visual man tracking is an ancient hunting technique still in use today for locating and trailing wildlife. But in […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Animal and Man Tracking School, Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR · Tagged: man tracking

Mar 24 2020

Lemon Balm: herbal tea for stress

Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis. A calming herb drunk as a tea.

Melissa officinalis or Lemon Balm in common speak. Is a member of the mint family (Lamiaceae). A medicinal, square stemmed herb originating from southern Europe. Lemon Balm is now a naturalized medicinal plant in the US and Canada. Sometimes called Bee Balm as honeybees favor this herbaceous plant. Mildly antiviral, the hairy leaves made into […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR · Tagged: foraging, medicinal wild plants, survival foods

Feb 27 2020

Woniya Buckskin

Woniya Buckskin Woniya Thibeault Ancestral Skills Expert

Ancestral Skills expert Woniya Thibeault shown here. Woniya operates Buckskin Revolution and survived 70-Days in the Arctic as a contestant on the TV series ALONE. Woniya was to join us as a guest instructor during First Circle Camp in 2020. But alas the Pandemic made that impossible. However, we look forward to the future where […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR, The Philosophy of Wilderness Survival · Tagged: bush-craft, survival foods

Mar 22 2019

We Train Here

We train here. A metaphor. learning to survive in the shadow of a mountain. Where the sky is great and open. Like our mind curious and open. We train here in forest and meadow where the deer feed and rest. Under a star canopy so clear and bright it takes your breath away. We train […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR, Teen Adventure Camps, The Philosophy of Wilderness Survival

Oct 17 2016

Staying Alive in the Wild

Staying alive in the wild you must learn emergency shelter building. The Debris Hut is an example of a survival shelter that can be built without saw or ax. All that is needed is an abundance of debris at your shelter location. Make sure the spot you choose for your debris hut is plentiful in […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR, wilderness survival shelters

Dec 12 2015

Mountain Lion Facts for Search and Rescue

Mountain Lion track in mud

The mountain lion, Felis concolor, or cat of one color, is also known as cougar, panther, ghost cat, catamount, and puma. The mountain lion is the largest feline carnivore of North America. Adults are tawny to chocolate-brown with black tips on their ears and their long tails. Mountain Lion Facts On average, females measure 7 feet from nose to […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Animal and Man Tracking School, Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR, Wildlife Encounters · Tagged: animal tracking

Jun 18 2015

The Best Bow Drill Woods

Using the best woods for the bow drill fire starter will create a hot coal faster. Imagine you’re shipwrecked like Tom Hanks in Castaway. Lost in central Texas or stranded on a Pacific island with no matches or lighter. You can’t boil your drinking water or cook the mouse you trapped for your survival stew […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR · Tagged: bush-craft

Aug 08 2014

The Amazing Blue Elderberry

Blue Elderberry Cream Pie.

I am a pushover for the edible blue elderberry. Sambucus cerulea and S. racemosa, an amazing shrub that offers the knowledgeable forager a tremendous bounty of uses. Parts of the blue elderberry are used for making friction fire, musical instruments, hunting weapons, and traps. late summer and early fall are the best time to harvest […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR · Tagged: foraging, medicinal wild plants, survival foods

May 13 2014

Summer Adventure Camp for Teens in California

Teens camp out in a pristine wilderness setting. Activities include hiking, woodcraft, and camping skills. For many of our teens catching their first fish is a memory that lasts a lifetime! Your teen will enjoy sleeping under the stars and sharing stories around the campfire. Summer Adventure Camp for Teens in California. Our summer adventure […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Summer Camps for Teens California, Teen Adventure Camps · Tagged: testimonials

May 05 2014

Wilderness Teen Camp: a Wonderful Eye Opening Experience

wilderness teen camp

Wilderness Teen Camp A Testimonial. Last summer I had the good fortune to be a guest at Mark Wienert’s, Lifesong Wilderness Adventures teen camp during the month of July. What a great adventure for all involved! The students were a diverse group. One from Holland, another from Chicago and several from the San Francisco Bay […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Teen Adventure Camps · Tagged: testimonials

Nov 25 2013

Chickweed Power

Chickweed Power. A wild edible plant packed with vitamins and minerals.

Chickweed is a common wild edible plant that is packed with vitamins and minerals. It grows in shady, damp, habitats. What does a hardcore macho, worm eating, outdoor, fungi, survival teaching professional eat for breakfast? Chickweed of course. Stellaria media, with its juicy, tender, slightly sweet leaves, and stalks. For a quick go to food […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR · Tagged: survival foods

Nov 12 2013

Make Drinking Water Safe

How to make water safe to drink during an emergency. Water must be potable, drinkable, filtered, or boiled, to be safe to drink.  Otherwise, you could become debilitated with Giardia or other waterborne disease. Water, you need it to survive. If you are in an emergency right now. You will need safe drinking water to […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR, Wildlife Encounters

May 04 2013

Rite of Passage for Teens

A teens rite of passage. A wilderness journey to adulthood. 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 70’s and 80’s, I felt an “aha” while reading about the history of male maturing. -by Henry Poole […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: rite of passage for teens, Teen Adventure Camps

Feb 08 2013

What should I take for a Wilderness Survival Weekend

This is the recommended gear list for our California & Oregon Weekend Survival School. All items on the checklist below are important for an enjoyable and comfortable wilderness survival weekend experience. Gear List Tent, ground tarp, and sleeping pad. Rent a tent/pad, and a carving knife for camp Sleeping bag, pillow Eating utensils – cup […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR · Tagged: foraging, survival foods

Sep 17 2012

Sign language – reading natures clues with Mark Wienert

Sign language – reading natures clues with expert tracker Mark Wienert BY GARRET JAROS For The Register-Guard Appeared in print: Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, page D2 Tracking as a doorway to nature “Tracking is a doorway to nature,” he says, studying an array of tracks that merge and overlap with the bear tracks. “It’s a […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Animal and Man Tracking School, Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR

Mar 27 2012

Cobra Lily

Cobra Lily

One fascinating plant species, Darlingtonia californica, or Cobra Lily. Grows in boggy habitats in the western US. This includes southern Oregon and northern California. The Cobra Lily is carnivorous. It lures its prey with a foul-smelling stench, traps it. Then digests insect prey for food. Cobra Lily Although the distribution of the Cobra Lily aka Darlingtonia, is […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Teen Adventure Camps · Tagged: habitat restoration

Dec 23 2011

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. The UKW Survivor pictured here is not the Tracker Knife. But the similarities are virtually the same when it comes to sharpening either The Tracker or UKW Survivor. I’m using Russon’s version as I […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR, Survival Knife

Nov 18 2010

Wing of bat, eye of newt….

Wing of bat eye of newt 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 […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR, Wildlife Encounters

Aug 28 2009

Predators Fang

Roosevelt Elk in Oregon clear-cut Predators fang. In general, hunters take animals in the prime of life, while predators disproportionately take out the older, younger, or less fit individuals.  As poet Robinson Jeffers has noted, it is the fang that has created the fleet foot of the antelope.”  By George Wurthner Predators Fang “Beyond the […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR, Wildlife Encounters · Tagged: bush-craft

Jan 25 2021

Fire Plow Wood Types

Fire plow wood types from the warm beaches of Hawaii to the misty coastal forests of Oregon. And you ask; which ones work best for the fire plow method of starting a fire? Fire plow wood types The fire plow is a Polynesian fire making technique. This primitive fire skill developed in part, due to […]

Written by Mark Wienert · Categorized: Outdoor Survival School CA, TX, OR · Tagged: bush-craft

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