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A multi-cultural arts/natural science summer camp and educational program.
http://www.silverwaterretreat.org/

Courses in primitive living, including bow making, fire making, wild edibles, nature awareness, and flint knapping. Provides course descriptions and pricing.
http://www.earthwalknorthwest.com/

Teaches bushcraft and wilderness survival skills, including tracking, plant lore, nature awareness, axemanship, canoe-craft, and wilderness cookery. Based in the UK.
http://www.woodsmoke.uk.com/

Offers courses in nature awareness, tracking, and primitive survival. Located in Northern Ireland.
http://www.wild-live.org/

Provides expertise in wild edible plants through workshops, expeditions, teaching events, presentations, outdoor guiding, and outfitting anywhere in North America.
http://www.wildfoodadventures.com/

National organization of Indian and non-Indian people who are dedicated to preserving the Old Ways, both social and spiritual, of the Native American.
http://webpages.charter.net/joekuras/

Wilderness survival instruction, information and instructional videos for outdoor enthusiasts
http://www.survival.com/

Primitive living skills and contemporary lifestyles. Primitive skills schools and classes across North America.
http://www.hollowtop.com/index.html

Located near Richmond, VA, courses are taught by Byron Kerns, a former USAF Survival Instructor. Basic and advanced survival courses, Boy Scout survival courses, private pilot survival courses, and family wilderness courses are provided.
http://www.mountainshepherd.com

Provides resident outdoor/environmental education for school-age children. Its Environmental Learning Center serves all age groups with field trips, outreach programs, and special events. Located in north central Ohio.
http://mohicanoutdoorschool.org

Offers courses in tracking, nature awareness, and the art of mentoring. Residential programs, national workshops, and home study course.
http://www.natureoutlet.com/

The school is based on Tom's experience of living in the wilderness and the teaching of Stalking Wolf encompassing over 20 years of his life.
http://www.trackerschool.com

Cody Lundin teaches primitive and modern wilderness living and survival skills in desert and mountain regions.
http://www.alssadventures.com

Survival school in mid-west Wales offering survival and wilderness skills for global use.
http://www.cambriansurvival.co.uk

Instruction in summer and winter wilderness survival, aviation survival, land navigation, and wilderness leadership. Course descriptions and registration form provided.
http://www.boreal.net/

One-day to 28-day courses teach primitive living and wilderness skills, low technology camping, and desert hiking techniques. Includes course descriptions, schedule, and registration information.
http://www.boss-inc.com/

Teaches wilderness skills and survival courses, including snow survival, firemaking, navigation, signaling, cordage, and shelter making. Course calendar and rates included.
http://www.karamat.com/

Teaching wilderness survival skills and confidence to every-day people for more than 25 years.
http://www.youwillsurvive.com

Primitive skills school dedicated to helping people of all ages rediscover their connection to nature.
http://www.earth-connection.com

Jungle survival courses and expeditions. News, photos, and contact information.
http://www.jungletraining.com/

Land and sea adventures with U.S. Special Forces veterans.
http://specops.com

Offers a variety of educational programs in outdoor pursuits from open canoeing to telemark skiing to safety courses in river rescues, wilderness first-aid, avalanche awareness and winter survival.
http://www.northernsun.bc.ca/

Classes include tracking, carnivore ecology, wildlife observation, rare species, northern lights, and winter ecology.
http://www.tracknature.com

Workshops, summer camps, instructor training, and expeditions focused on wilderness skills and community building. Provides schedule and pricing.
http://www.hawkcircle.com/

Teaches primitive skills and wilderness living. Also provides seminars in spiritual awakening and healing. Class schedule and registration form provided.
http://www.geocities.com/lifewaysschool/

An outdoor classroom in which students are taught basic wilderness skills, both ancient and modern, in a controlled environment.
http://www.aboman.com

A holistic approach to nature and all primitive skills allows learning to be fun, rewarding, and profound.
http://www.tracksandtrees.com

To provide signcutting (tracking) as a viable tool or resource for Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue, Military, Industrial Security, and other governmental and lawful organizations.
http://www.utstrackingservices.com

Canoe the northern wilderness with registered Maine guides. Learn Grandfather's wilderness skills and philosophy. Earthways offers courses in the methods and philosophies of an Elder.
http://www.earthways.net

Providing outdoor wilderness survival training for individuals, groups, and organizations. Topics range from edible plants, canoe camping, rock climbing, and ice climbing.
http://www.survivalinthebushinc.com

Our purpose is to increase your outdoor life security and to make you well prepared.
http://www.survive.nu/english.html

Wilderness survival training in the Southern Appalachian mountains. Includes survival tips, fee schedule, and contact information.
http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/cherokeeguides/AuntScarey.html

Offering educational wilderness adventures to people of all ages who wish to truly experience and learn more about the natural world.
http://www.ndakinna.com/index.html

Organization of primitive skills instructors which allows participants to learn to re-create the daily living skills that were practiced by all of our ancestors.
http://www.skillsalive.com

Teaches wilderness bushcraft and ancient technology. Provides program details and contact information.
http://www.raymears.com/

Classes and workshops in native crafts, nature awareness, wilderness survival, and first aid. Also provides expeditions using native peoples as guides and teachers.
http://nativeways.tripod.com/

Courses in wilderness survival including traditional skills, camp-craft, tracking, nature lore, and winter camping.
http://www.magma.ca/~alba/

Registered Maine guide offers courses in wilderness living and survival, traditionally outfitted and guided canoe and snowshoe trips, and the Earth Skills Semester Program. Includes schedule, FAQs, newsletter, articles about gear, links, location and contact details.
http://www.jackmountainbushcraft.com

Teaches wilderness survival classes on topics such as navigation, edible and medicinal plants, water procurement, signaling, and fire making.
http://www.weteachu.com/

Providing classroom and outdoors instruction in many aspects of the outdoors, emphasizing survival and its issues.
http://www.wscsurvivalschool.com

Dedicated to teaching the art of primitive skills, wild edible and medicinal plants, bamboo flute making, and soap making.
http://www.cedarcreeknaturestudies.com

Teaches survival skills such as animal tracking, navigation, firestarting, and natural medicines. Also provides leadership and teambuilding courses.
http://www.uksurvivalschool.co.uk/

Training and adventures in ancient physical living and survival skills and in the spiritual ways and skills that integrate with the physical. Weekend workshops, scheduled or arranged, held in the Pacific Northwest and Canadian Prairie provinces.
http://www.windwalker.ca/awareness/

A learning community dedicated to exploring ways of living on the Earth that honor the natural world we live in.
http://www.deepwilds.com/

Offers courses for teams and individuals.
http://www.survivalschool.co.uk

Features school founded on commitment of building a powerful community of naturalists, teachers, and leaders who will help caretake the natural environment.
http://www.vermontwildernessschool.org/

Teaches woodland skills to outdoor enthusiasts. Includes course descriptions, schedules, fees, newsletter, links and contact details. (Ambler, Pennsylvania)
http://www.earthstarsurvival.com/

Offering short and week-long courses. Includes descriptions of classes, FAQs, links and contact information. Located in West Sussex, UK.
http://www.woodcraft-school.co.uk

Specializing in survival skills, personal awareness, spiritual retreats, vision quests, tracking, stalking, camouflage, primitive tools and weapons, fire making, and edible plants. Includes schedule, course descriptions, tuition and application information, application form and staff profiles. Located in Lyndhurst, Virginia.
http://www.natureawarenessschool.com

Dedicated to the teaching of primitive and modern survival skills. Includes list of courses offered, dates and prices, notice board and contact details. Located in Canterbury, UK.
http://www.natural-pathways.co.uk/

Information and education on outdoor safety presented by Peter Kummerfeldt. Includes seminar schedule, training courses, safety tips, videos and contact information. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
http://www.outdoorsafe.com/

Includes course descriptions, calendar, staff page, articles, weekend programs and contact information. Located in Bothell, Washington.
http://www.icajourneys.org/home.html

Teaches native and wilderness skills such as identifying medicinal and edible plants, firemaking, navigation, native cooking, and building shelters. Includes course descriptions and pricing.
http://www.teachingdrum.org/

Provides two- and three-day courses for beginners up to semi-skilled survivalists. Based in Scotland.
http://www.survivalandsafetyschool.co.uk

Offers stone-age skills and nature workshops, private and custom courses, trips, demonstrations, and school programs. Includes profiles of instructors, details, schedules and registration form. Located in Portal, Arizona.
http://www.hollowtop.com/ravensway.htm

Offering primitive skills classes, workshops, demonstrations and products. Includes details of courses offered, calendar of events and map. Located in Mikado, Michigan.
http://jmwillowwinds.com

Offers courses in survival skills such as navigation, fire lighting, shelter building, and signaling. Includes course descriptions and rates. Located in the UK.
http://www.adventure-school.co.uk/

Learn skills in tracking, scouting, tool making, foraging, and native awareness at this school based in Augusta, Maine.
http://www.primitiveskills.com

Offers comprehensive courses in beginning, intermediate, and advanced survival skills. Also provides courses focused on specific topics such as navigation, tracking, and primitive weapons.
http://www.globalprinciples.com

Courses in bushcraft and ancient survival skills, including specialized classes in edible plants, fire-making, and winter skills.
http://www.woodlandsurvivalcrafts.com/

Teaches basic and advanced courses, including skills such as identifying edible plants, shelter building, obtaining water, fire-making, and other survival techniques. Based near Glasgow in Scotland.
http://www.backwoodsurvival.co.uk/

Offering outdoor skills training. Courses in wilderness survival and nature awareness, including topics such as tracking, navigation, making shelters, fire-making, map and compass, GPS, and outdoor cooking. Also provides guided hiking, geocaching, snowshoeing, photography trips, and wildlife-watching.
http://www.sandyriveroutdoors.com/

Teaches primitive skills such as arrow making, archery, shelter construction, finding water, tracking, hide tanning, and flintknapping.
http://www.clearwatertrips.com/primitive_living_skills.htm

Offers environmental education focusing on science, primitive skills, wilderness first aid and adventure activities throughout the western United States and New Zealand. Includes details of courses, membership details, online shop, locations and contact information.
http://wolfadventures.org/

Offers experience-based courses in wilderness skills, mammal tracking, and primitive technology. Includes details, photos, links and contact information. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona.
http://www.apathways.com/

Providing outdoor nature awareness, tracking, survival and wilderness skills for children and adults in 35-acre nature center. Includes course details, class schedules, registration form and medical release agreement. Located in Highland Village, Texas.
http://www.camptonkawa.net

Offers training in both modern and primitive survival skills. Also sells bow drill kits and TOPS knives. Located near Nashville, Tennessee.
http://www.spiritbow.com/

Offers programs and workshops in survival skills and nature studies. Located in Missouri.
http://www.firstearth.org/

Teaches basic and advanced wilderness survival courses. Also sells personal survival kits and other survival-related items.
http://www.survivalandoutdoorsafety.com

Based in Corrales, New Mexico and founded by John Stokes. Teaches Arts of Life - traditional tracking, awareness and survival skills, music, story telling, dance, peacemaking, and martial arts training.
http://www.thetrackingproject.org

Teaches bushcraft and wilderness skills, including fire-making, tracking, shelter construction, and nature awareness. Also sells wilderness survival products.
http://www.bisonbushcraft.co.uk/

Offers wilderness survival, nature awareness, and primitive skills courses for children, teens, and adults in the Mt. Shasta Area of California.
http://www.lifesongadventures.com/

Offers bushcraft and wilderness survival courses, including skills such as fire-making, shelter building, and water procurement. Also sells survival clothing and gear.
http://www.bearclawbushcraft.co.uk/

The purpose of the centre is to stimulate, through practical activities, a lively interest in the past, in the development of technology, and in the natural environment.
http://www.dorsetcc.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=2605

Tennessee-based school teaches wilderness skills in a camp setting. Also provides self-defense classes. Includes information on various survival techniques.
http://www.freewebs.com/usaninja/

Variety of courses from single day mix-up to five days in the woods. History of business, map, techniques taught, courses, provisional online bookings, and terms and conditions. Located in Whitstable, Kent, England.
http://www.intrepid-expeditions.co.uk/