Nature Awareness weekend summer camp

Join Robin Bliss-Wagner and Anya Tyutyunik for a weekend of Nature Awareness in the Santa Cruz Mountains. We will explore the creeks and forest, learn Earth Skills, share stories around the campfire, and come to feel more ‘at home in the wilderness.’

This will be a great opportunity to experience the outdoors with mentors and peers in an environment of timelessness, discovery, and fun. Join us for these three days to get immersed in nature and learn more about the land through the arts of tracking, wilderness survival, bird language and more. 

Camp Mom, Anya Tyutyunik, will be lovingly preparing our meals with healthy ingredients. (all food provided).

We will send a packing list and more details once you register. 

Please feel free to contact us with any questions 
[email protected] 

Curriculum

• Hazard Awareness
  
• Catchable Critters
  
• Nature Games
  
• Animal Tracking
  
• Wild Plants and Aidless Navigation
  
• Storytelling, Music, Community
• Trees and Survival Skills
• Birds, Bird Language
• Sensory Awareness 
• Camouflage for nature observation
  

Sample Activities (from various camps)

• Fire by Friction (Hand-drill and/or bow-drill).
  
• Learning to safely build, light, and tend a smokeless campfire
  
• Shelter building
  
• Locating wild edible plants and identifying poisonous plants
  
• Plaster track casts, or tracking scenarios
  
• Sit spot. 
  
• Fox and Quail, Nutty Squirrels, Firekeeper, Otter Steals Fish from the Great Blue Heron, and other nature connection games that are fun, teach natural history, test agility, wit, and open our senses, and foster group unity and cooperation.
  
• Nature names and Clan Roles, to get everyone engaged, learn responsibility, teamwork, and curiosity.
  
• Trail Hide
  
• Archery
• Stargazing and tour of the night sky and some of its stories.

Dates: August 14th - 16th
(overnight, 3-days & 2-nights. 10am Friday to Sunday. *Arrival on Friday is flexible)
Where: Santa Cruz Mountains
Food: All healthy meals provided
Ages: 9-17 (*ask us if you have a younger child who is really interested in coming. Children under 9 years old may need a parent to camp with them).
Cost: $450/child. Sibling discount available for those who need. 
**Parents are welcome to camp with us at minimal cost (food only). 

Some Attributes we Aim For

Through our curriculum and activities, which of course teach about nature, we also aim to awaken ‘the attributes of deep nature connection’ (see Coyote’s Guide to Connecting with Nature). 

• Common sense Awareness
  
• Aliveness and Agility
  
• Curiosity
  
• Caring and Tending
  
• Being Truly Helpful
  
• Awe and Reverence
  
• Self Sufficiency
  
• Quiet Mind & Creativity

Questions? Please email or call Robin Bliss-Wagner, [email protected] 530-613-8616