18 Great Outdoor Survival Schools

18 Great Outdoor Survival Schools

 

1. ALASKA

“Learn to Return” Survival Training Systems

Anchorage, Alaska

 

2. ARIZONA

Ancient Pathways, LLC

Flagstaff, Arizona

 

3. ARKANSAS

Ozark Natural Science School

Huntsville, Arkansas

 

4. CALIFORNIA

Thomas Coyne Survival Schools

Tehachapi, California

 

5. COLORADO

Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS)

Boulder, Colorado

 

6. FLORIDA

Byron Kerns Survival School

Weirsdale, Florida

 

7. MAINE

Jack Mountain Bushcraft School

Massardis, Maine

 

8. MARYLAND

Ancestral Knowledge

Brentwood, Maryland

 

9. NEW HAMPSHIRE

Kroka Expeditions

Marlow, New Hampshire

 

10. NEW JERSEY

Tom Brown Jr.’s Tracker School

Manahawkin, New Jersey

 

11. NORTH CAROLINA

Earth School

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

Roots School

Montpelier, Vermont

 

16. VIRGINIA

Mountain Shepherd Wilderness Survival School

Catawba, Virginia

 

17. WASHINGTON

Alderleaf Wilderness College

Monroe, Washington

 

18. WASHINGTON

Anake Outdoor School

Duvall, Washington

 

What You Can LEARN

  • 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.