Connect
Here are some links to our community partners as well as some other web resources that we find useful.
Other schools and Organizations
Whole Earth Nature School
This is our partner organization in Eugene focusing mainly on after school programs and summer nature camps for kids
Dancing Sol Nature Preschool
Dancing Sol is one of our most highly recommended programs. Dancing Sol is a nature-focused preschool program in south Eugene.
TrackersNW
This is our sister program in Portland. These guys and gals are inspiring to be around.
Earthwalk Northwest
Earthwalk is Frank and Karen Sherwood’s wilderness school in Washington. They are amazing teachers and amazing people.
Lost Valley Educational Center
Lost Valley is a community and educational center near Dexter, Oregon. They are definitely worth getting to know.
Coyote Trails School of Nature
Coyote Trails runs wilderness programs out of Ashland, Oregon.
Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School
Thomas J Elpel’s site features classes, books, and articles on primitive and sustainable living skills.
Wilderness Awareness School
WAS is one of the oldest programs teaching Earth Skills in the US. Check out their Kamana home study program.
Eugene Free School
This is a great source for knowledge in the Eugene area and it’s all free. If you have a skill consider offering a class through them.
Mt. Pisgah Arboretum
Mt Pisgah is a wonderful wild space near town and they also offer regular workshops on nature related topics.
Nearby Nature
Nearby Nature is one of the best organizations in Eugene for taking kids in to nature
Alvord Museum
Alford Farm runs a private nature museum in west Eugene offering regular “playshops” and camps
Children’s PEACE Guild offers programs in Permaculture, Ethnobotany, and Ancestral Crafts
Other Blogs
A Mountain Hearth
Blog about sharing the outdoors with children
Earth Ninjas
The TrackersNW Immersion Students’ Blog
Urban Scout
One man’s journey with rewilding
Anake Outdoor School Blog
WAS Immersion Students’ Blog
Penny Scout
One woman’s journey with rewilding
Rewild Katuah
Folks do this in the south too.
Home of Open Circle Story in Eugene
Other Community and Skills
These are several forums that have nature and primitive skills discussion
www.paleoplanet.net
www.wildernessawarenessvillage.org/
This one is a social networking site
The Village Herbalist
The place of Mrs. Thompson’s Herbs, Gifts & Folklore, The Academy Of Scottish Herbalism, The Village Herbalist and all the goings-on of Herbalist Heather Nic an Fhleisdeir
Specializing in reusing items rescued from the waste stream.
Informational Sites
Plants for a Future
One of the best ethnobotany resources out there
Wildwood Survival
From Eastern Canada this site has good articles on primitive living
Learning Herbs and Herb Mentor
These are two good resources for learning plants and their uses
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