Frustrated Fox Squirrels Teach Us About Ourselves (Video)
Do you get frustrated from time to time? I certainly do! There’s a link between frustration and bushcraft you might not think about. When you learn a new bushcraft … Continue Reading →
Category: Parent’s Corner
Sharing nature with children
Free Entrance Days in Our National Parks 2017
Our National Parks are “America’s best idea.” Well here’s an even better one: Free Admission! Free Admission Every year the National Parks Service offers free admission to all … Continue Reading →
Urban Creatures – The Amazing Garter Snake
I Don’t Have the Time… The most common complaint I hear from NatureOutside readers is that they don’t have time to go outside and explore. Family, work, and other … Continue Reading →
California State Parks License Plate Now Available
There’s a fun new way to support your favorite state park. California just announced the new California State Parks license plate. Fees from sales of the plate go to … Continue Reading →
Happy Bushcraft Holidays (Video)
We’re here again – the start of a new trip around the sun! Reflecting and Looking Ahead As the end of year approaches, it’s a good time to … Continue Reading →
Remembering Scott Peden
Word reached me this week that Scott Peden passed away. Scott has been leading nature walks through Big Basin Redwoods State Park for the last 20 years. Scott’s knowledge … Continue Reading →
Rescue Survivor Becomes Search and Rescue Volunteer
A story in the news this week caught my attention. Twenty five years ago, Cindy Moyneur England and an 11 year old boy became separated from their hiking party … Continue Reading →
How to Catch a Polar Bear (bushcraft Joke)
Bushcraft is Fun! Bushcraft is the practical knowledge of our natural world. You can use bushcraft skills to provide shelter, water, fire and food from materials found in our … Continue Reading →
The Winner of the Leather Nature Journal is…
Jana won the Nature Journal Giveaway. I hope you get many years of enjoyment from it, Jana. But wait, there’s more… If you did not win the leather … Continue Reading →
7 Funny Bushcraft Jokes and Stories
Nature has a sense of humor – So should we! Nature has a sense of humor. Just look at the platypus – a head-on collision between a duck … Continue Reading →