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Schools of North America

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Alabama

Randall's Adventure Training
Mike Perrin
PO Box 51
Blaine, TN 37709
856-932-9111
mike@jungletraining.com
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Arkansas
Cedar Creek Nature Studies
Randy & Susie Teague
1796 Cedar Creek Road
Hot Springs, AR 71901
501-262-0567
ccns@cedarcreeknaturestudies.com
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Arizona
ANCIENT PATHWAYS, LLC
Tony & Holly Nester
PO Box 2068
Flagstaff, AZ 86003-2068
928-526-2552
anester@apathways.com
Aboriginal Living Skills School, LLC
Cody Lundin
PO Box 3064
Prescott, AZ 86302
520-636-8384
abodude@alssadventures.com
Reevis Mountain School
Peter Bigfoot
HC 02, Box 1534
Roosevelt, AZ 85545
520-467-2675
Raven's Way Traditional School
Vince Pinto
PO Box 1330
Patagonia, AZ 85624
520-425-6425
Arizona Outdoor Institute
Dave Ganci
4753 Gloria
Prescott, Arizona 86301
928-778-2567
canyon@hotmail.com
Native American self-Awareness Institute
Dr. John Standingbear Hoopingarner & Molly Swan
2422 N. 72nd Place
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
480-970-8811
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Willow River Wilderness School
Randy Kinkade
141 W. Forrest Feezor
Corona, AZ, 85641
520-360-6868
randy@willowriverwilderness.com

California
Earth-Heart
Malcom & Deborah Ringwalt
PO Box 926
Topanga, CA 90290
310-967-1336
mail@earth-heart.net
School of Self Reliance
Christopher & Dolores Nyerges
PO Box 41834
Eagle Rock, CA 90041
323-255-9502
Oldways Workshops
Norm Kidder
Sunol Regional Wilderness
PO Box 82
Sunol, CA 94536
925-862-2600
svisit@ebparks.org
HEADWATERS OUTDOOR SCHOOL
Tim Corcoran
PO Box 1698
Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1690
831-423-3830
info@hwos.com
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Paleotechnics
Tamara Wilder and Steven Edholm
PO Box 876
Boonville, CA 95415
707-793-2287
ts@paleotechnics.com
Adventure Out
Cliff Hodges
PO Box 7040
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
800-509-3954
cliff@adventureout.com
Lifesong Wilderness Adventures
also offers classes. See Oregon for contact information.

Colorado
EARTH KNACK
Robin Blankenship
PO Box 508
Crestone, CO 81131
719-256-4909
BOULDER OUTDOOR SURVIVAL SCHOOL
Josh Bernstein
PO Box 1590
Boulder, CO 80306
800-335-7404
Cottonwood Institute
Ford Church
1076 Grant Place
Boulder, CO 80302
303-447-1076
info@cottonwoodinstitute.org
Nature Knowledge
"Mountain Mel" Deweese
1825 Linden Street
Grand Junction, CO 81503
970-242-8507
mtnmel@youwillsurvive.com
Outdoor Wisdom and Living Skills (O.W.L.S.)
Fire Mountain & Aaron Huey
5745 Olde Stage Rd.
Boulder, CO 80302
720-231-9389
Wilderness Medicine Outfitters
Carl Weil
2477 County Road 132
Elizabeth, Colorado 80107
303-688-5176
carl@wildernessmedicine.com
Wilderness Institute of Survival Education
Don Davis
8415 Coyote Run
Loveland, CO 80537-9665
970-669-9016
dondavis@frii.com
Primitive Skills & Braintanning
Michael Foltmer
1330 Brantner Road
Evans, CO 80620
970-339-5608

Connecticut
The Maine Primitive Skills School
offers classes in Connecticut. See Maine for contact information.
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Delaware
Abbott's Mill Nature Center
Jason Beale
15411 Abbott's Pond Road
Milford, DE 19963
302-422-0847
jason@delawarenaturesociety.org
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Florida
Earth Knack
leads Canoe Trips in the Florida Everglades. See Colorado for contact information.
Byron Kerns Survival
Byron Kerns
16116 SE 156 Place Road
Weirsdale, FL 32195
bykerns7@aol.com

Georgia
Medicine Bow Wilderness School
Mark Warren
104 Medicine Bow
Dahlonega, GA 30533
medbow@alltel.net
Hofunee Programs
Scott Jones
2550 Elberton Rd
Carlton, GA 30627
706-743-5144
Earthskills Rendevous, Inc.
PO Box 10
Marble Hill, GA 30148
404-402-3041
828-389-9336
info@earthskillsrendezvous.org
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Idaho
BACKTRACKS, LLC
Dave & Paula Wescott
PO Box 905
Rexburg, ID 83440
208-359-2400
Dwescot@aol.com
Twin Eagles Wilderness School
Jeannine Tidwell and Tim Corcoran
PO Box 1351
Sandpoint, ID 83864
208-265-3685
info@twineagles.org

Illinois
Nature Education Programs, Ltd.
Suite 215 - 3030 Warrenville Rd.
Lisle, IL 60532
630-955-9550
natedpro@aol.com
Center for American Archeology
PO Box 366
Kampsville, IL 62053
618-653-4316
CAA@caa-archeology.org

Indiana
Owl Creek Programs
Kevin Glenn
PO Box 7351.
Bloomington, IN 47407
812-361-3471
kevin@owlcreekprograms.com
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Maine
The Maine Primitive Skills School
Michael Douglas
716 Church Hill Road
Augusta, ME 04330
207-623-7298
info@primitiveskills.com
EARTHWAYS
Ray & Nancy Reitze
159 Earthways Road
Canaan, ME 04924
207-426-8138
Medomak Outdoor Retreat Center
Peter Bosma
178 Liberty Road
Washington, ME 04574
207-845-6001
Sunrise Wilderness Skills
Matt and Kate Pinkham
63 Page Street
Brownville, ME 04414
207-965-8784
Sandy River Outdoors
Adam Cates & Coby Leighton
PO Box 164
Solon, ME 04979
207-431-4729
207-578-2437
info@sandyriveroutdoors.com
White Pine Programs
Dan Gardoqui
330 Mountain Road
Cape Neddick, ME 03902
207-361-1911
info@whitepineprograms.org
JACK MOUNTAIN BUSHCRAFT, LLC
Tim Smith
PO Box 77
Ashland, ME 0473
207-540-7632
tim@jackmtn.com
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Massachusetts
Walnut Hill Tracking & Nature Center
Nick Wisniewski and Valerie Major
325 Walnut Hill Rd
Orange MA 01364
978-544-6083
walnuthilltracking@verizon.net
Earthwork Programs
Frank Grindrod
PO Box 9
Williamsburg, MA 01096
413-522-0338
frank@earthworkprograms.com

Maryland
Ancestral Knowledge
Bill Kaczor & Suzy Wald Kaczor
PO Box 295
Mount Rainier, MD 20712
301-277-1276
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Michigan
Willow Winds
Jim Miller
962 F-30
Mikado, MI 48745
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Missouri
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First Earth Wilderness School, LLC
Bo Brown
1696 S. Farm Road 241
Rogersville, MO 65742
bo@firstearth.org

Montana
Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School, LLC
Thomas J. Elpel
5338 Highway 41
Silver Star, MT 59751
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Green University, LLC
Thomas J. Elpel
PO Box 697
Pony, MT 59747
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Braintan Buckskin
Melvin Beattie
PO Box 9736
Helena, MT 59604-9736
406-458-5493
Past Skills Wilderness School
Bill McConnell
PO Box 173
Bozeman, Montana 59771
406-624-6475
info@pastskills.com
Ravenwood Natural Science Center
Laura and Brett Holmquist
PO Box 2084
Bigfork, MT 59911
406-837-7279
brett@ravenwoodnsc.org
A NATURALIST'S WORLD
Jim Halfpenny & Diann Thompson
PO Box 989
Gardiner, Montana 59030
406-848-9458
trackdoctor@tracknature.com
Starving Deer Primitives
Andy Mulligan
PO Box 8293
Missoula, MT 59807
andy@starvingdeer.com
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Nebraska
Spirit in the Wind
Rick & Doris Hamilton
87255 464th Ave.
Stuart, NE 68780
402-924-3180
Great Plains Tracker
Nathan Holthusen
114 N. Spruce Street.
Ogallala, NE 69153
308-289-4152
nathan@greatplainstracker.com

New Jersey
On Point Tactical Tracking School
Kevin Reeve
PO Box 2131
Vincentown, NJ 08088
609-668-5384
enroll@onpointtactical.com
THE TRACKER, INC.
Tom Brown, Jr.
PO Box 173
Asbury, NJ 08802-0173
908-479-4681
Wild Food Company
Linda Runyon
PO Box 83
Shiloh, NJ 08353
856-234-3286
lrunyon8@yahoo.com
Practical Primitive LLC
Eddie Starnater
70 Honey Locust
Toms River, NJ 08755
732-276-8159
609-312-3701
info@practicalprimitive.com

New Mexico
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The Tracking Project
John Stokes
PO Box 266
Corrales, NM 87048-8788
505-898-6967

New York
Gibbons' Woodfolks
John Gibbons
3 Northway Court
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
518-563-6780
Ndakinna Wilderness Project
23 Middle Grove Road
Greenfield Center, NY 12833
518-583-9980
jim@ndakinna.com
HAWK CIRCLE
Ricardo Sierra
PO Box 506
Cherry Valley, NY 13320
607-264-3396
Ricardo@hawkcircle.com
Survival Resources
John D. McCann
PO Box 307
Hyde Park, NY 12538
845-471-2434
Primitive Pursuits
Tim Drake
c/o Cooperative Extension
Association of Tompkins County
615 Willow Ave.
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-2292
primitivepursuits@hotmail.com
Wildman Steve Brill
320 Palmer Terrace, 2A
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-835-2153
wildmansteve@bigfoot.com
Wilderness Way
Michael Head
744 Glenmary Drive
Owego, NY 13827
607-687-9186
caretaker@wildernesswayschool.com
The Wilderness Center
Marty Simon
435 Sandy Knoll Road
Chateaugay, NY 12920
518-497-3179

North Carolina
Turtle Island Preserve
Eustace Conway
1443 Lonnie Carlton Road
Triplett, NC 28618
828-265-2267
mail@turtleislandpreserve.com
Earth School
Richard Cleveland
PO Box 777
Tryon, NC 28782
828-395-1758
info@lovetheearth.com

Ohio
Goosefoot Acres Center for Resourceful Living
Peter Gail, Ph.D
PO Box 18016
Cleveland, OH 44118
216-932-2145
PETERGAIL@aol.com
Midwest Native Skills Institute
Tom Laskowski
PO Box 31764
Cleveland, OH 44131
Toll Free: 888-886-5592
tom@survivalschool.com
Northeast Ohio Primitive Living and Wilderness Survival School
James Kellar
PO Box 114
Bristolville, OH 44402
330-984-9986
james@medicinescout.com
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Oregon
WILD FOOD ADVENTURES
John Kallas, Ph.D
4125 N. Colonial Ave.
Portland, OR 97217-3338
503-775-3828
mail@wildfoodadventures.com
NORTHWEST SCHOOL OF SURVIVAL
Brian Wheeler
2870 NE Hogan Rd, Suite E, #461
Gresham OR 97030
503-668-8264
Info@nwsos.com
Dancing Hawk Native Lifeways School
Tony 'Kerrke' Yu
2520 Kingsley Road
Hood River, OR 97031
541-806-0898
kerrke@dancinghawk.com
Lifesong Wilderness Adventures
Mark Wienert Jr.
73569 Highway 101
North Bend, OR 97459
541-759-4852
Survival Training Oregon
Clayton Shaddox
Cornelius, OR 97113
503-997-7385
survivaltraining@comcast.net
Coyote Trails School of Nature
PO Box 7375
Bend, OR 97701
541-617-0439
info@coyotetrails.org

South Carolina
Windwalker Outdoor School
Landy Young
142 Grapevine Road
Summerville, SC 29483
843-871-3272
windwalkersc@yahoo.com
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Tenessee
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Big Oak Wilderness School
Lisa and G.T. Sanford
7616 Nolensville Road
Nolensville, TN 37135-9458
615-776-2147

Texas
Skills of Survival
David Alloway
May 24, 1957 - Mar 11, 2003
Camp Tonkawa
April Holtzman
1036 CR 203
Collinsville, TX 76233
903-429-6483
camptonkawa@bigplanet.com
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Practical Primitive LLC
Eddie Starnater
389 PR 4151
Clifton, TX 76634
732-276-8159
609-312-3701
info@practicalprimitive.com

Utah
Lifeways Earth Living School
Holly Stokes
PO Box 70
Spring City, UT 84662
435-787-3732
lifeways@inquo.net
Boulder Outdoor Survival School
offers many classes in Utah. See Colorado for contact information.

Vermont
ROOTS
Reclaiming Our Origins
through Traditional Skills
Brad Salon & Sarah Corrigan
PO Box 932
Montpelier, VT 05601
802-456-1253
Vermont Wilderness School
Steve Young and Mark Morey
PO Box 2585
Brattleboro, VT 05303
802-257-8570

Virginia
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Cliffside Workshops
Errett Callahan
2 Fredonia Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503
434-528-3444
Earth Connection
Tim MacWelch
PO Box 32
Somerville, VA 22739
540-270-2531
earthconnection@earth-connection.com
NATURE AWARENESS SCHOOL
Del & Lynne Hall
PO Box 219
Lyndhurst, VA 22952
540-377-6068

Washington
EARTHWALK NORTHWEST, INC.
Frank & Karen Sherwood
PO Box 461
Issaquah, WA 98027
425-746-7267
SIMPLY SURVIVAL
Greg & Kim Davenport
PO Box 449
Stevenson, WA 98648
509-427-4022
WILDERNESS AWARENESS SCHOOL
PO Box 5000, PMB 137
Duvall, WA 98019
425-788-1301
White Deer Wilderness
Shawn Bergman
PO Box 50
Bickelton, WA 99322
503-781-4591
Four Seasons
Prehistoric Projects

Lynx Vilden (a.k.a. Lynx Shepherd)
1249 B Twisp River Road
Twisp, WA 98856
509-855-5335
lynxandrico@yahoo.com
WOLF CAMP
Chris Chisholm
7933 287th Ave SE
Monroe, WA 98272
360-799-1997
Alderleaf Wilderness College
Jason Knight
17921 175th Place SE
Monroe, WA 98272
206-369-8458
Bushcraft Northwest
Mike Lummio
2501 49th Street
Washougal, WA 98671
360-606-1036
info@bushcraftnorthwest.com

Wisconsin
Medicine Hawk Wilderness Skills, Inc.
PO Box 07482
Milwaukee, WI 53207
630-955-9550
natedpro@aol.com
TEACHING DRUM OUTDOOR SCHOOL
Tamarack Song
7124 Military Rd.
Three Lakes, WI 54562
715-546-2944
balance@teachingdrum.org
Boulder Outdoor Survival School
offers classes in Alberta. See Colorado for contact information.
Native Ways School
Gregg Weiss
PO Box 133
Cornucopia, Wisconsin 54827
715-209-6496
info@nativeways.com


CANADA

Alberta
KARAMAT WILDERNESS WAYS
Randy & Lori Breeuwsma
Box 483
Wildwood, AB TOE 2M0
780-325-2345
randy@karamat.com
The Trapper
Ross Hinter
PO Box 246
Tomahawk, AB TOE 2H0
780-797-3808
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Boulder Outdoor Survival School
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British Columbia
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Survivors Edge
Jackson Wagner
3127 Robinson Road
Sooke, BC VOS 1NO
250-642-0628
survivorsedge@shaw.ca
Wild Awakening
SHERENE C. DJAFROODI
PO Box 442
Atlin, B.C., VOW 1A0
403-651-0214
info@wildawakening.com
WOLF School of Natural Science
Chris Chisholm & Melva van Schyndel
Box 434, 1641 Lonsdale Ave
North Vancouver, B.C., V7M 2J5
604-418-8900
info@wolfjourney.com

Ontario
Alba Wilderness School
Chad & Barry Clifford & Tania Marsh
R.R.#4
Lanark, ON, KOG-1KO
613-259 3236
alba@magma.ca
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Yukon Territory
Northwoods Survival
Jeff Butler
General Delivery
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5Y5
506-447-2596
nwsci@hotmail.com
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