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Northwest Trees, Welcome New Staff, Summer Courses - Alderleaf eNews, July 2013 July 17, 2013 |
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Welcome to the July 2013 eNewsletter from Alderleaf Wilderness College! 1.) Feature Article: Pacific Northwest Trees 2.) Welcome New Staff and Other News! 4.) More Summer Courses & Events!  by Connor O'Malley Pacific northwest trees are one of the most important resources to survival. They provide firewood, shelter, tools, food, medicine, wildlife habitat, and so much more to the ecosystem. If you know how to identify and use the trees in your local forest it will enhance your feelings of self-reliance and confidence in the outdoors. They are a great resource! In this article I will share a few of the most common deciduous trees we see in the forests of western Washington and some of their survival, edible and medicinal uses...(Read more)
 We're excited to welcome our new office manager, Lori Strickland, and new instructors, Jeremy Williams and Georgie Lilgreen! Lori's doing amazing holding down the fort here at the office. Jeremy and Georgie are teaching several summer courses and will be core instructors at the Wilderness Certification Program. Check out their bios on our staff page! We'd also like to wish Michelle and Connor well on their next adventures - helping track mountain lions for the Teton Cougar Project! Other News:  We just received the new upgraded Mora Bushcraft Black knives! They now have a coated blade to resist corrosion. Excited to see our favorite get even better! You can now purchase them from our school store. Learn more about the Mora Bushcraft Black  Check out our new blog post! Its been a busy month. Since last month we've taught three survival courses, upgraded our chicken tractor, ran our wild edible & medicinal plants course, collected our first crop of homegrown hay from our Stishem land, taught our navigation class and introduction to permaculture class, hosted our annual bow making workshop, and kicked off our summer nature camp, to name a few! See photo highlights: Alderleaf Blog - Busy Times  Still space in many of our upcoming courses:
Learn more about classes at our Courses page!
 There is still time to apply for the 2013-2014 school year. Did you know that Alderleaf has a blog and forum, and is also on social sites? Check them out... Alderleaf Commons Online Forum Alderleaf on Flickr Do you know of any great websites that would be a good connection for Alderleaf? We can always use the support of other sites linking to us. Just reply to this newsletter if you have any suggestions or contacts for sites that would link to us and be a good match. You can also mention us on Facebook, Twitter or any other way...every little bit helps Alderleaf affect positive change in the world through nature skills education! Thank you very much for considering this request! Do you know someone who might enjoy our free nature skills articles and program updates? If so, you can forward the Alderleaf eNewsletter to a friend! The Alderleaf eNewsletter is emailed approximately once per month. We pledge to never flood your account with emails. Alderleaf Wilderness College Visit our website to see new program information and more:
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