Tick Aware – Get a Free Tick Identification Card
Viewing wildlife is invigorating – unless it’s a tick crawling up your arm! This post provides some basic information about ticks you are likely to encounter. There is a … Continue Reading →
Category: Skills
Primitive skills, modern skills
How to Build a Debris Hut
Many people who visit the outdoors are like astronauts. They carry their life support system with them in their backpacks. Shelter, water, food, and warmth are all provided by … Continue Reading →
How do you measure a Redwood Tree?
In northern California, we have some of the tallest and biggest trees in the world. Scientists measure the height, width, and total volume of these trees to better understand them. … Continue Reading →
Making a Skin Salve
This post describes my experience helping make a general-purpose skin conditioning salve. It illustrates some general principles to guide you as you learn to process medicinal plants. Plant Class … Continue Reading →
Bushcraft at Home: Penguicula Weser
I never seem to have enough time to get out and explore. So I try to maintain a stock of 10-minute indoor bushcraft-related projects I can easily do around … Continue Reading →
How to fold a USGS Topo Map
I have never been lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. – Daniel Boone, when asked if he had ever been lost in the wilderness Here … Continue Reading →
Steve’s Best Outdoor Tips
I’m asked for outdoor “tips” quite frequently. So I want to share some of my best with you. I accumulated them over the years, reading Internet forums on nature and … Continue Reading →
Make a Pine Needle Basket
I am fortunate to encounter a number of very skilled people with a great deal to share. As a result, I find myself attending a variety of workshops/classes to … Continue Reading →