1. ALASKA
“Learn to Return” Survival Training Systems
Anchorage, Alaska
2. ARIZONA
Flagstaff, Arizona
3. ARKANSAS
Huntsville, Arkansas
4. CALIFORNIA
Tehachapi, California
5. COLORADO
Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS)
Boulder, Colorado
6. FLORIDA
Weirsdale, Florida
7. MAINE
Jack Mountain Bushcraft School
Massardis, Maine
8. MARYLAND
Brentwood, Maryland
9. NEW HAMPSHIRE
Marlow, New Hampshire
10. NEW JERSEY
Tom Brown Jr.’s Tracker School
Manahawkin, New Jersey
11. NORTH CAROLINA
Asheville, North Carolina
12. OHIO
Midwest Native Skills Institute, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
13. OREGON
Lifesong Wilderness Adventures
Northern CA and Medford, Oregon
14. TEXAS
Primitive Living Skills of Texas
College Station, Texas
15. VERMONT
Montpelier, Vermont
16. VIRGINIA
Mountain Shepherd Wilderness Survival School
Catawba, Virginia
17. WASHINGTON
Monroe, Washington
18. WASHINGTON
Duvall, Washington
- How to produce a primitive trap
- Produce cordage (string/rope) from wild plants
- Identify and harvest wild edible plants
- Identify and process wild medicinal plants
- Learn to cook a meal without pots, pans or utensils
- Learn to purify water in the field with primitive methods
- Construct a survival shelter
- Practice common First Aid measures
- Cover signaling concepts for rescue
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared in a 2013 print issue of American Survival Guide.