Wildlife Tracking, Wilderness Survival, Wild Plants
Methow Wilderness School is dedicated to enhancing your connection to the natural world through WildlifeTracking, Wilderness Survival Skills, Wild Plants and Nature Awareness.
Only have a few hours? Sign up for a private lesson. Looking to take your skills to the highest level? Then the Individual Mentoring section is for you. Check our calendar of events for upcoming group classes.
UPCOMING CLASSES!
Coiled Pine Needle Baskets
Saturday, August 7, 10 am – 3 pm
Cost: $80/person
Learn how to make beautiful baskets using simple and easily obtainable materials—pine needles! All materials will be provided and you will leave class with a small finished basket. Taught by Xavier de la Foret. Click here to register.
Tracking and Trailing Deer in the Methow
Saturday August 28, 8am – 2pm
Cost $80/person
Hunters, photographers, nature enthusiasts, this is the class for you. In this class we will study the biology and life cycles of the Methow Valley deer species, the mule deer and the whitetail deer. We will look at common sign that these deer leave behind as they move about the landscape, identify bucks and does through their tracks, pick one particular deer trail and learn how to stick with it, age tracks to find the freshest tracks possible, and learn how to approach deer without being detected. This will be an exciting class, and will push the edges of all our tracking skills. Taught by Gabe Spence. Click here to register.
Plant Walk: Edible Feast
Saturday, August 28, 9 am– Noon
Cost $40/person
Wild foods offer a rich variety of nutrients. In this walk we’ll be discussing the rich edible landscape. We’ll discuss which plants offer the most nutritional value for the least amount of effort and which ones are worth the extra effort. Please note that we will not be harvesting in this class. Taught by Rosalee de LaForet. Click here to register.
Our hope is that these skills will increase your enjoyment and appreciation of the world around you, keep you alive in the wilderness, and help you to better know the environment in which you live.
We believe that the deeper people understand and connect with the landscape around them, the more care is given to the earth and all its inhabitants.
Methow Wilderness School is an equal opportunity provider and operates under special use permit with the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.