Mark J. Wienert of Lifesong Wilderness Adventures

His students tell it best!

"Lifesong Wilderness Adventures provides such a wonderful experience. Whether participating in refresher courses or new courses, I always feel incredibly empowered and confident afterwards." ~Roberta Kellis

"One of the best experiences of my life was that week I spent in Camp with you guys. I talk about it all the time!"  ~ Skip Morton

What He Can do for You!

Case Study - Students experience

Lesser Man vs Wild 1857 Magazine

Newspaper Article - Sign Language

The Will to Live - Student Expierence

Survival Trick - Teen Experience

Into the Wild. A woman's perspective

Mark J. Wienert of Lifesong Wilderness Adventures - YouTube Channel

A Parent's testimonial

"I cannot make enough wonderful comments about Mark and the Lifesong Wilderness Adventures Teen Camp.  Mark is a caring person and has made his life career passing on his love for the wilderness to youth and adults.

The camp focuses on wilderness skills, working in teams, and individual confidence. I looked into several camps - many seem to have a militaristic focus - which I did not want for my son. This camp is not that way." ~Dana Harvey, 28-Day Teen Immersion

Nature Studies

Mark began his professional teaching career in 1994. For 10 years he studied and pursued his passion for nature studies to someday teach wilderness survival to adults and teen groups.

Mark trained under Tom Brown Jr. during the early 1990's through 1998, building his credentials in animal and human tracking and wilderness survival training, becoming a volunteer instructor and peer.

Indigenous Heritage Studies

During this time, Mark also followed his interest in Native American heritage, including studying with renown traditional basket weavers, Dr. Julia Parker,  and her daughter Lucy Ann Parker.  Julia Parker demonstrated traditional basketry in the Yosemite National Park cultural museum for many years.

To be a Guide

The desire to be a professional guide started early for Mark. During the summer of 1968, he took a temporary job guiding tourists on horseback (and shoveling manure!) in Banff Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada.

At 16, he guided a group of enthusiastic adults from the community of Healdsburg California, where he was enrolled in high school. Using only memory as a map, his group hiked over the coast range across creeks and valleys arriving at the coast in happy spirits.

It took another 24-years of study and experience to start his own business, “Lifesong Wilderness Adventures,” and to realize his dream to guide, teach, and to share the joy in the remarkable journey of nature awareness.