Trackers TEAMS Blog

Plying a Trade

16th

March

In the Trackers philosophy deft handcraft mirrors the care and attention put into our relationships with our family and land. In this video our Wilderness Immersion students cobble their own versions of a 9th century German shoe… Featured program... March 21 Try a Day of TrackersTEAMS We take you to the Trackers Homestead where you follow herds of Elk with Tony…

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Doing Stuff

8th

March

The first wilderness school I ever attended was a lot of lecture and fantastic information. I went home spinning over what skills to work on first. I kept spinning because talking at someone is a world of different from doing stuff. The second wilderness school I went to was lots of sound bites about community. Students were told they had…

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Rocket Stove or Starship Earth?

25th

February

Recently we got a visit from the Wilderness Awareness School's Full-Time Anake Outdoor School to the Trackers Homestead. Together with Trackers Full-Time Wilderness Immersion Program we worked with them on…

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Of Permaculture and Plants, Of Spring

29th

January

What we do is powered by the seasons. How we live can be more than a pandering philosophy, it can follow the ebb and flow of life around us. Saying we value the seasonal rounds is different then truly getting our hands dirty in the Earth while planting a garden. It's not the same as harvesting to feed your family with stinging nettles. It…

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Seeing Every Track

23rd

October

Many people start start out looking for animal tracks in sand or mud. Its absolutely critical that a tracker move beyond that simple substrate, finding sign not only in clear ground but through salmonberry, oak leaves, hemlock needles and meadows. Its easy to attune your eye to perceive patterns over moss, leaf debris and other more common…

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The Debris Bag

25th

September

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