BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Boise X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Boise BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2723460:Event:83542 DTSTAMP:20260607T054131Z SUMMARY:Wilderness Survival Skills & Emergency Preparedness DESCRIPTION:No college or other affiliation needed. Artwork by Joanna Colbert and used with permission. This class will also run from 2:30-4 :30 at Village Books. The cost is $15 general, $10 for students/low in come, and $10 per additional friend/family member. Here's the itinerar y for today from our website which you can also view at www.wolfcolle ge.com:\nBefore Class: Please arrive early in order to complete any re gistration information, view recommended books, and answer questions.   Also, if we get started early, we'll teach you how to make rope from all-natural materials which is one of the most important survival ski lls. Instructors Kim & Chris Chisholm will teach everyone how to \"rev erse wrap\" grasses, cedar bark, stinging nettles, and other materials into strong rope. In a survival situation, it is also important to mu lti-task, so as you practice your reverse-wrap, everyone will also int roduce themselves with their primary interest for the evening. 15-30 Minutes: Essential Tools and the Critical Order of Emergency Survival: As you probably know, beginning hikers should never leave home withou t the 10 Essentials, but as your wilderness skills grow, that list beg ins to change. 15 Minutes for the Five Minute Emergency Drill: We wil l present a survival scenario, and you can \"go it alone\" or form a s mall group to figure out how best to survive the situation based on th e order of survival, your level of experience, and other factors. 15- 30 Minutes on Shelter vs. Navigation: To get a jump-start on this disc ussion, check out our article on shelter\n 15 Minutes on Water: Now t hat giardia is pervasive in fresh water throughout North America, if y our water filter fails, or you run out of purification tabs, what then ? We will bring samples of \"burn bowls\" and show you how to make the m in case you are caught without a metal pot to boil water in, and sho w you how to \"rock boil\" water in order to purify it. 15 Minutes on Fire: Of course, if you don't have a fire source, then you can't boil water or enjoy comforting external warmth. It is critical to practice making fire with all-natural materials. Unfortunately, few people act ually practice this, and it's hard to do, especially in wet Pacific No rthwest climates. We will set up \"tipi\" and \"lean-to\" and \"log ca bin\" style fire demonstrations, discuss proper use of matches, lighte rs and magnesium, and then actually light (but of course immediately p ut out) a fire by \"rubbing two sticks together\" using the bow-drill fire-by-friction method. You can also get a jump-start on this lesson by reading our article on fire. 15 Minutes on Food: The depth to whi ch we will discuss food will be entirely time dependent. We will start with wild edible plants that grow locally as well as out in the wilde rness. We will also discuss the Big 5 foods you would seek out right a way in a wilderness survival situation, even before resorting to hunti ng and fishing.\nAfter Class - Feedback & Planning: Please join Chris & Kim after class to review experiences, browse resources, discuss fee dback, and brainstorm ideas for the future. Email or Call us at any time with any questions and requests.\nUpcoming Classes:\n• Wednesda y, February 27, 2013: Local Wild Edible Plants & Backcountry Herbal M edicine • Wednesday, April 24, 2013: Safety, Tracking, and Bird Ala rms in Cougar, Wolf, and Bear Country\n\nFor more information visit ht tps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/wilderness-survival-skills-eme rgency-preparedness DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20130130T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20130130T203000 CATEGORIES:outdoor, class LOCATION:WWU South Campus - AW 210 WEBSITE:http://goo.gl/maps/qHUfA URL:http://goo.gl/maps/qHUfA CONTACT:425-248-0253 ORGANIZER;CN="Chris Chisholm":https://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profi le/ChrisChisholm ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/ file/get/2270123629?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Virginia Malmquist":https://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/VirginiaMalmqui st ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Jerry Sc huster":https://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/JerrySchuster ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Chris Ch isholm":https://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/ChrisChisholm ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Janet Se nour":https://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/JanetSenour ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Terese V anAssche":https://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/TereseVanAssche ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Jamie Je dinak":https://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/JamieJedinak ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=TENTATIVE;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Gary Ba chman":https://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/GaryBachman END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR