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 honey bees favor this herbaceous plant. Mildly antiviral, the hairy leaves made […]
Woniya Buckskin
Ancestral Skills expert Woniya Thibeault will be joining us this May for First Circle Camp. Woniya operates Buckskin Revolution and survived 70-Days in the Arctic as a contestant on the TV series ALONE. We’re thrilled to have such an experienced, knowledgeable, ancestral skills instructor join us.Ancestral SkillsPrimitive technology is the foundation, the ancestral way of […]
Near Me Survival Bushcraft
Near me Bushcraft training. Or did you mean Bush Craft training? Lifesong Wilderness Adventures offers survival, bushcraft, and adventure courses in California, Oregon, and Austin, Texas. We offer advanced bushcraft training. Our courses operate from two days to a week or longer. Interested in extreme adventure and survival vacations close to home? We have that. […]
Mountain Lion Facts for Search and Rescue
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 […]
The Amazing Blue Elderberry
I am a pushover for the 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 autumn are the best time to harvest ripe […]
