Fall 2010: The Art of Survival for Adults

Are you at home wherever you are?
Do you know that you could survive and thrive in the land, if you chose to or had to?
Where in the landscape would you go?
What plants and animals would be your closest allies?

Eyes of the Forest will offer a fall course in The Art of Survival. This unique program mentors students in both the physical skills of survival, and in the knowledge of place and awareness that form the foundation of those skills. Seven Wednesday afternoon outdoor field sessions culminate in a group survival overnight experience. The program is an excellent complement to other naturalist training such as the Art of Mentoring, the Kamana program, or previous Eyes of the Forest courses.

Skills covered by the course include:
Shelter
Water
Fire
Food
Medicine
Cordage
Containers
Stone Tools
Navigation
Reading the Landscape
and more...

This program meets Wednesday afternoons, 2p-6p at locations TBA near Deerfield, MA.

Fall Session: Wednesdays October 6 - November 17th with Overnight November 13-14th (we will gather the night of the 12th).

Cost: Sliding Scale $225-$425 for over 45 hours of instruction time.

Registration: Application required. This course is limited to 10 participants.

Contact Connor Stedman for more information: 413-559-8200; connor.stedman@gmail.com

Registration Forms:

Available later this month.

Head instructor Connor Stedman has 8 years of experience practicing and sharing survival skills, including multiple extended group survival trips. He has apprenticed and taught with wilderness schools around North America since 2004, and has been leading naturalist programs for adults in the Pioneer Valley since 2006.