Bushcraft Basics: Fire & Shelter Building

Saturday May 24th, 2025

1:00pm to 6:00pm

Details and driving directions will be sent to registered participants 3-5 days prior to the event.

This course will take place on Private Land in Whatcom County off Highway 542 next to Boulder Creek ~2 miles east of Maple Falls, WA.

The skills we will cover in this outdoor workshop include:

• An Introduction to Bushcraft in the Pacific Northwest

  • Survival priorities

• Activities:

  • Knots

  • Shelter construction from raw materials

  • Second shelter construction: simple tarp deployment

  • Knife, ax, and saw practice with guidance if needed

  • Fire-making tutorial using foraged materials and no lighter

    • Use a ferro rod or flint & steel.

  • Optional to make tea over a fire using wild edible/medicinal plants.

We will practice all of these skills together in this full-day course.

Northwest Natura is providing day-use materials including:

• Morakniv 511 knives

• Ferrocerium rods and strikers

• Fire resources (wood, tinder)

• Saws (limited number)

• Axes (limited number)

• Tarps, paracord, and other shelter supplies

• Demo Equipment; examples of several kit items

A list of basic things for you to bring to this course will be provided in an email 3-4 days before the event.

You are encouraged to bring your own outdoor tools such as a knife, ax, fire starter, tarp, containers (pots, water bottles), paracord, etc. so you can practice with your kit and/or I can answer any questions about your gear and help you with new-to-you equipment in our spare time.

This class is designed for adults (16+) who are interested in learning new skills that are useful in a variety of ways. Come out to learn new things and boost your confidence outdoors through learning practical self-reliance skills.

Space is limited.

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