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Primitive Living and Nature Awareness
Schools of North America

     Most of these schools are part-time "hobby" businesses. Year-round schools are listed in capital letters. We are unable to verify the qualifications or competence of the schools listed in this directory, and a listing here does not constitute any kind of endorsement. Please research the schools and services being offered before signing up for classes or other events. Note: We are continuously updating this page, adding or deleting schools and updating contact information. (We update it about 20-30 times a year, every year!) If you find an error please send a note to us through our E-mail Contact Page. Thanks!

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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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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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	Check this out! Search for primitive survival and nature awareness classes with Thomas J. Elpel's On-Line Calendar of Schools

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	Check this out! Search for primitive survival and nature awareness classes with Thomas J. Elpel's On-Line Calendar of Schools

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 E-mail Contact Page	Green University, LLC Thomas J. Elpel PO Box 697 Pony, MT 59747 E-mail Contact Page
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	Check this out! Search for primitive survival and nature awareness classes with Thomas J. Elpel's On-Line Calendar of Schools

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	Check this out! Search for primitive survival and nature awareness classes with Thomas J. Elpel's On-Line Calendar of Schools

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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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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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

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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British Columbia

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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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