Wilderness Survival II Overnight is for teens who are socially mature and seriously interested in expanding their wilderness survival skills and community building. We will not only be surviving, but thriving together as we experience the gifts that each person brings to community, and the natural world offers to us all. Previous experience with Wilderness Awareness School programs is not required. Making primitive friction fire kits Cooking over open fire and coals Construct and sleep in a natural shelter village for three nights Identifying and harvesting wild edibles Projects include making fish spears, bows, baskets or rope Training in the safe use of knives as tools Catching and hunting bull frogs Mad adventures off-trail Developing survival mind and push your edges Living in the Wild: We will be spending nights in the woods without tents. Campers must be mentally prepared for and willing to accept this challenge. Mammal Harvest Option: Participants who have parental permission may be presented with the opportunity to learn about and experience the respectful and responsible “harvest” of a larger mammal, such as a rabbit, goat, calf or sheep. We provide this opportunity because it is not only an important skill for survival in the wild, but it also provides an opportunity for deeper connection with the source of food many of us eat in our daily lives as well. This is an edge-pushing experience for many, and we strive to infuse it with the utmost respect for both life and emotion. Parents will have an opportunity to give their permission for this activity prior to the start of camp, and participants who have parental permission will then be given the choice of whether to participate and to what degree. More details will be provided upon registration, and you can contact us with any questions at all about this sensitive topic.