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| The Folk School P.O. Box 83572 2300 Airport Way, Cabin 66 Fairbanks, AK 99708 907-457-1219 [email protected] |
Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
Check this out! Classroom in the Woods |
Sigma III Survival School
& Outdoors Club Robert Allen 5710 Jenny Lind Fort Smith, AR 72904 479-561-3886 [email protected] |
| Ozark Natural Science Center Outdoor Skills Institute 1905 Madison 1305 Huntsville, AR 72740 479-202-8340 [email protected] |
American Survival Co. Matt Tate 320 N Bloomington St, Suite D Lowell, AR 72745 984-377-2592 [email protected] |
Books by Tony Nester ANCIENT PATHWAYS, LLC Tony & Holly Nester PO Box 2068 Flagstaff, AZ 86003-2068 928-526-2552 [email protected] | Books by Cody Lundin Aboriginal Living Skills School, LLC Cody Lundin PO Box 3064 Prescott, AZ 86302 928-713-1651 [email protected] |
| Wilderness Way Adventures, LLC Custom training throughout North America Mike Lowe 970-560-0509 |
Ravens-Way Wild Journeys, LLC Vince Pinto & Claudia Campos-Pinto PO Box 393 Patagonia, AZ 85624 520-425-6425 [email protected] |
Book by Peter Bigfoot Reevis Mountain School Peter Bigfoot HC 02, Box 1534 Roosevelt, AZ 85545 520-467-2675 |
Book by Randy Kinkade Willow River Wilderness School Randy Kinkade 520-360-6868 [email protected] |
Book by Tamara Wilder Paleotechnics Tamara Wilder PO Box 876 Boonville, CA 95415 707-793-2287 [email protected] | Books by Christopher Nyerges School of Self Reliance Christopher Nyerges PO Box 41834 Eagle Rock, CA 90041 626-791-3217 |
| Oldways Workshops Norm Kidder Sunol Regional Wilderness PO Box 82 Sunol, CA 94536 925-862-2600 [email protected] | HEADWATERS OUTDOOR SCHOOL Tim Corcoran PO Box 1698 Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1690 831-423-3830 [email protected] |
| California Survival School (Locations across the state) Dan Baird 211 Hope St. #390273 Mountain View, CA 94041 877-256-3214 [email protected] |
TrackersBAY 340A Cypress Drive Fairfax, CA 94930 415-717-3919 |
| Thomas Coyne Survival School Thomas Coyne 805-503-8861 [email protected] |
Bush Survival Training Joel van der Loon 3960 West Point Loma Blvd, Suite H 141 San Diego, CA 92110 619-636-0394 |
| 4 Elements Earth Education (4E) Rick Berry (California and New Jersey) PO Box 1823 Nevada City, CA 95959 |
Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
Book by Robin Blankship EARTH KNACK Robin Blankenship PO Box 508 Crestone, CO 81131 719-256-4909 [email protected] |
Check this out! Classroom in the Woods |
| Cottonwood Institute Ford Church 1076 Grant Place Boulder, CO 80302 303-447-1076 [email protected] |
Wilderness Medicine Outfitters Carl Weil 2477 County Road 132 Elizabeth, Colorado 80107 303-688-5176 [email protected] |
| Wilderness Survival Institute Don Davis 8415 Coyote Run Loveland, CO 80537-9665 970-669-9016 [email protected] | Sarqit Outdoor Living School & Rivers and Coasts Kayaks Ryan "Drover" Hall 7570 Deframe Street Arvada, CO 80005 720-263-6122 [email protected] |
| S.E.R.E. Training School Jessie Krebs PO Box 3068 Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 877-765-8454 |
Laughing Coyote Project Gelsey Malferrari & Neal Ritter 9760 Isabelle Road Lafayette, CO 80026 303-325-5824 [email protected] |
| Two Coyotes PO Box 711 Monroe, CT 06468 203-843-3112 [email protected] | Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
| Abbott's Mill Nature Center 15411 Abbott's Pond Road Milford, DE 19963 302-422-0847 |
Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
| Byron Kerns Survival School Byron Kerns 16116 SE 156 Place Road Weirsdale, FL 32195 [email protected] |
American Survival Co. Joel Graves 8220 Moncrief Rd West Jacksonville, FL 32219 984-377-2592 [email protected] |
| Medicine Bow Wilderness School Mark Warren 104 Medicine Bow Dahlonega, GA 30533 | Georgia Outdoor Survival Skills Jimmy Culpepper 9686 Georgia Hwy 219 Hamilton, GA 31811 706-628-4093 [email protected] |
| Earth-Heart Malcom & Deborah Ringwalt PO Box 926 Fairfield, IA 52556 310-729-1300 |
Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
| BACKTRACKS, LLC Dave & Paula Wescott PO Box 905 Rexburg, ID 83440 208-359-2400 [email protected] |
TWIN EAGLES WILDERNESS SCHOOL Jeannine Tidwell and Tim Corcoran 433 Cedar Springs Sandpoint, ID 83864 208-265-3685 [email protected] |
| Nature Education Programs, Ltd. P O Box 2034 Elmhurst, IL 60126 630-955-9550 [email protected] | Center for American Archeology PO Box 366 Kampsville, IL 62053 618-653-4316 [email protected] |
| Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
Touch of Nature Environmental Center Scott Ferguson Southern Illinois University 1206 Touch of Nature Road Makanda, Illinois 62958 618-453-1121 |
| The Wild Nature Project Kevin Glenn PO Box 7351 Bloomington, IN 47407 812-361-3471 [email protected] | Willow Haven Outdoor (WHO) Creek Stewart 2867 N. 200 E. Anderson, IN 46012 317-703-9655 [email protected] |
| MAINE PRIMITIVE SKILLS SCHOOL Michael Douglas 716 Church Hill Road Augusta, ME 04330 207-623-7298> | JACK MOUNTAIN BUSHCRAFT, LLC Tim Smith PO Box 77 Ashland, ME 04732 207-518-8804 [email protected] |
| White Pine Programs Dan Gardoqui 330 Mountain Road Cape Neddick, ME 03902 207-361-1911 [email protected] |
Koviashuvik Local Living School Ashirah & Chris Knapp PO Box 383 Temple, ME 04984 207-778-0318 |
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Moose Ridge Wilderness School 176 Back Street Upton, Maine 04261 207-533-2147 |
Delta Institute of Natural History Arthur Haines Bowdoin, ME |
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Rewild Maine Zack Rouda PO Box 7831 Portland, ME 04112 207-449-7738 [email protected] |
Way of the Earth School 319 Jay Carter Road Blue Hill, ME. 04614 207-664-9006 [email protected] |
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Earthwork Programs Frank Grindrod PO Box 9 Williamsburg, MA 01096 413-522-0338 [email protected] |
Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
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Leapfrog Programs Felix Lufkin 30 Pomeroy Court Amherst MA, 01330 [email protected] |
Wolf Tree Programs LLC Neill Bovaird PO Box 44 Montague, MA 01351 |
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Ancestral Knowledge Bill Kaczor PO Box 6 Brentwood, MD 20712 301-277-1276 [email protected] |
Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
Check this out! Participating in Nature | Rawhide Survival School Keith Clark 1238 W Westwood Dr Adrian, MI 49221 517-260-8195 [email protected] |
| North House Folk School 500 Highway 61 West Grand Marais, MN 55604 218-387-9762 [email protected] | Check this out! Classroom in the Woods |
 Outdoor Wilderness Living School (OWLS) Thomas J. Elpel PO Box 697 Pony, MT 59747 E-mail Contact Page |  Green University, LLC Thomas J. Elpel PO Box 697 Pony, MT 59747 E-mail Contact Page |
Video with Melvin Beattie Braintan Buckskin Melvin Beattie PO Box 9736 Helena, MT 59604-9736 406-458-5493 |
Book by Jim Halfpenny A NATURALIST'S WORLD Jim Halfpenny & Diann Thompson PO Box 989 Gardiner, Montana 59030 406-848-9458 [email protected] |
| Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
Kroka Expeditions 767 Forest Road Marlow, New Hampshire 03456 603-835-9087 [email protected] |
Book by Linda Runyon Wild Food Company Linda Runyon PO Box 83 Shiloh, NJ 08353 856-234-3286 |
Books by Tom Brown Jr. THE TRACKER, INC. Tom Brown, Jr. PO Box 173 Asbury, NJ 08802-0173 908-479-4681 |
| On Point Tactical Tracking School Kevin Reeve PO Box 2131 Vincentown, NJ 08088 609-668-5384 | Practical Primitive LLC Eddie Starnater 14 Sussex Lane Great Meadows, NJ 07838 908-637-8137 |
| Return to Nature Dan De Lion P1990 4th street North Brunswick,NJ 08902 732 599 0974 |
Check this out! Classroom in the Woods |
Check this out! Foraging the Mountain West |
4 Elements Earth Education (4E) Rick Berry (California and New Jersey) PO Box 1823 Nevada City, CA 95959 |
| Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
The Tracking Project John Stokes PO Box 266 Corrales, NM 87048-8788 505-898-6967 |
| Gibbons' Woodfolks John Gibbons 3 Northway Court Plattsburgh, NY 12901 518-563-6780 |
Primitive Pursuits Tim Drake c/o Cooperative Extension Association of Tompkins County 615 Willow Ave. Ithaca, NY 14850 607-272-2292 [email protected] |
| HAWK CIRCLE Ricardo Sierra PO Box 506 Cherry Valley, NY 13320 607-264-3396 |
Survival Resources John D. McCann PO Box 307 Hyde Park, NY 12538 845-471-2434 |
| Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
Video with Steve Brill Wildman Steve Brill 320 Palmer Terrace, 2A Mamaroneck, NY 10543 914-835-2153 |
| Wilderness Way Michael Head 744 Glenmary Drive Owego, NY 13827 607-687-9186 [email protected] |
Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
| Check this out! Participating in Nature | Flying Deer Nature Center 5 Abode Road New Lebanon, NY 12125 518-794-6687 [email protected] |
| Wild Earth David Brownstein 29 S Chestnut St #201 New Paltz, NY 12561 845-256-9830 |
Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
| Ndakinna Educational Center James & Joseph Bruchac 23 Middle Grove Road Greenfield Center, NY 12833 518-583-9958 |
Check this out! Foraging the Mountain West |
Book about Eustice Conway Turtle Island Preserve Eustace Conway 1443 Lonnie Carlton Road Triplett, NC 28618 828-265-2267 [email protected] |
Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
| Earth School Richard Cleveland PO Box 777 Tryon, NC 28782 828-395-1758 [email protected] | Earth Connection North Carolina Wes Massey and Hardee Merritt 6118-J Farrington Road Chapel Hill, NC 27517 919-489-8893 [email protected] |
| Way of the Raven Benjamin 'Raven' Pressley Asheville, NC [email protected] | Wild Abundance Natalie Bogwalker PO Box 1991 Ashville, NC 28802 828-775-7052 [email protected] |
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Midwest Native Skills Institute Tom Laskowski PO Box 31764 Cleveland, OH 44131 Toll Free: 888-886-5592 [email protected] | Northeast Ohio Primitive Living and Wilderness Survival School James Kellar PO Box 114 Bristolville, OH 44402 330-984-9986 [email protected] |
| Trail Blazer Survival School Justin Williams 205 Batesville Rd. Ste. 2 Simpsonville, SC 29681 864-263-3850 [email protected] |
The Woodsrunner School of Self-Reliance Joshua Barnes 2664 Stomp Springs Road Clinton, SC 29325 864-871-6223 [email protected] |
| Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series | Big Oak Wilderness School Lisa and G.T. Sanford 7616 Nolensville Road Nolensville, TN 37135-9458 615-776-2147 |
| Check this out! Participating in Nature |
East Tennessee Nature Guide & Survival Instuctor Tim Zimmerman Greeneville, TN [email protected] |
| Earth Native Wilderness School Dave Scott & Michel Orion Scott Austin, TX 512-299-8870 |
Check this out! Classroom in the Woods |
| Primitive Living Skills of Texas Mark Suter 2907 Lodgepole Dr. College Station, TX 77845 979-777-3902 | The Human Path Sam Coffman 25810 Mahogony Trail San Antonio, TX 78255 210-807-0891 |
| Check this out! Participating in Nature |
Book by Larry Dean Olsen BOULDER OUTDOOR SURVIVAL SCHOOL PO Box 1345 Boulder, UT 84716 800-335-7404 [email protected] |
| ROOTS Reclaiming Our Origins through Traditional Skills Brad Salon & Sarah Corrigan PO Box 932 Montpelier, VT 05601 802-456-1253 |
Vermont Wilderness School Steve Young and Mark Morey PO Box 2585 Brattleboro, VT 05303 802-257-8570 |
| Farm and Wilderness Foundation 263 Farm & Wilderness Road Plymouth, VT 05056 802-422-3761 |
Institute for Natural Learning Mark Morey P.O. Box 2485 Brattleboro, VT 05303 802-254-5800 |
| Night Eagle Wilderness Adventures Bruce Moreton PO Box 479 Wallingford, VT 05773 802-855-8661 [email protected] |
Outdoor Wilderness Learning & Survival (O.W.L.S) Jamie Maloof 802-875-4312 [email protected] |
| MOUNTAIN SHEPHERD WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SCHOOL Reggie Bennett 57 Hemlock Ridge Lane Catawba, Virginia 24070 434-238-4094 [email protected] |
Cliffside Workshops Errett Callahan (retired) 2 Fredonia Avenue Lynchburg, VA 24503 |
| EARTH CONNECTION Tim MacWelch PO Box 32 Somerville, VA 22739 540-270-2531 [email protected] |
Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
| Byron Kerns offers classes in Virginia and Florida. See Florida for contact information. |
Check this out! Participating in Nature |
W.A.S. Resources WILDERNESS AWARENESS SCHOOL PO Box 5000, PMB 137 Duvall, WA 98019 425-788-1301 |
 Living Wild Lynx Vilden |
| EARTHWALK NORTHWEST, INC. Frank & Karen Sherwood PO Box 461 Issaquah, WA 98027 425-746-7267 | SURVIVE & THRIVE Dr. Nicole Apelian 204 S. Fork Road Raymond, WA 98577 360-875-7995 [email protected] |
| Bridges to the Past Patrick & Kamber Farneman PO Box 14 Valley, WA 99181 |
WOLF CAMP Chris Chisholm 1313 2nd Street, Suite A Snohomish, WA 98290 425-248-0253 |
| ALDERLEAF WILDERNESS COLLEGE Jason Knight 18715 299th Ave SE Monroe, WA 98272 206-369-8458 [email protected] |
Bushcraft Northwest Mike Lummio PO Box 1274 Goldendale, WA 98620 360-606-1036 [email protected] |
| Raven's Roots Naturalist School Bellingham, WA 98225 360-305-3514 |
Cedar Root Folk School Scott Brinton PO Box 135 Nordland WA 98358 [email protected] |
| North American Bushcraft School Jason & Sera Drevenak 1435 Providence Church Road Hedgesville, WV 25427 |
Check this out! Participating in Nature |
| Medicine Hawk Wilderness Skills, Inc. PO Box 07482 Milwaukee, WI 53207 630-955-9 |
Books by Tamarack Song TEACHING DRUM OUTDOOR SCHOOL Tamarack Song 7124 Military Rd. Three Lakes, WI 54562 715-546-2944 [email protected] |
| Lost Creek Adventures 21740 Siskiwit Lake Road Cornucopia, Wisconsin 54827 715-209-6956 [email protected] |
North Winds Wilderness School Blake & Gregg Southard 24575 Old 35 Siren, Wisconsin, 54872 612-432-6253 |
Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
Bluebird Hill Homestead Earth Warriors Nature Club Heidi Madsen 456 Old E East Hudson, WI 54016 612-910-9756 |
Books by Mors Kochanski KARAMAT WILDERNESS WAYS Randy & Lori Breeuwsma PO Box 483 Wildwood, AB TOE 2M0 877-527-2628 [email protected] |
Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
| Thriving Roots Wilderness School Daniella Roze Victoria, B.C. 778-679-6994 [email protected] |
WOLF School of Natural Science Chris Chisholm & Melva van Schyndel Box 434, 1641 Lonsdale Ave North Vancouver, BC V7M 2J5 604-418-8900 |
| Soaring Eagle Nature School 1153 Lakewood Drive Vancouver, BC V5L 4M3 604-365-7669 info (at) eagleawareness(dot) org | Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
| Sticks & Stones Wilderness School Skeet Sutherland 75 First Street, Suite #248 Orangeville, ON, L9W 5B6 519-216-6842 [email protected] | P.I.N.E. Project Andrew McMartin 64 Clendenan Ave. Toronto, ON M6P 2W5 647-991-7463 [email protected] |
| Earth Tracks Outdoor School and Wilderness Canoe Trips Alexis Burnett 314601 Hwy 6, RR1 Durham, ON N0G 1R0 519-217-4921 [email protected] |
Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
Book by André Bourbeau Laboratoire d'expertise et de recherche en plein air Université du Québec à Chicoutimi 555, boulevard de l'Université Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1 418 545-5011 x5391 | Book by André Bourbeau |
| Les Primitifs Simon Denis & Mathieu Hebert Base de plein air de Ste-Foy & Municipalite de St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, QC Canada 418 997-9448 [email protected] | Check this out! Art of Nothing Wilderness Survival Video Series |
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