Fire Craft is one of the life-saving skills taught at Lifesong Wilderness Adventures Survival Camp for Teenagers. Youth have little opportunity to learn and develop these fire skills as society’s […]
Predators Fang
Roosevelt Elk in Oregon clear-cut: “As poet Robinson Jeffers has noted, it is the fang that has created the fleet foot of the antelope.” Listed below is information about the […]
Giardia “One Gnarly Dude”
Just when you thought drinking water was safe, think again. Giardia “One Gnarly Dude,” is a disease of the intestine caused by drinking infected water. Giardia is also found in […]
Wilderness Teen Camp is a Wonderful Eye-Opening Experience
Wilderness Teen Camp A Testimonial ~by Christine Whaley “One summer I had the good fortune to be a guest at Mark Wienert’s, Lifesong Wilderness Adventures Teen Camp during the month […]
Wild Plants Coastal Oregon
A large leaf plant called Skunk Cabbage blooms on the Oregon coast. Western Skunk Cabbage is an ancient prehistoric plant with giant green leaves when mature and one of many […]
I Slid Off The Road
I’ve slid off the road. Now what? If you’ve never driven a car in treacherous winter weather, this post is for you! Expect to encounter ice, black ice, frigid air, […]
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 […]
Summertime Berries
Summertime Berries mean fruit picking time in the Pacific Northwest. Fresh juicy ripe edible berries are Yum, yum, yum! We recently enjoyed a big pan of blackberry cobbler from the […]
Survival Bushcraft
Bushcraft has a long history in North America where people of the northlands relied on bush skills to survive the brutal north country winters. What is bushcraft? The definition is […]
The Amazing Blue Elderberry
I’m a pushover for the blue elderberry shrub, Sambucus cerulea, and S. racemose. From August to late September, we are out foraging for the ripe, blue, berries of this amazing […]
