Winter Season Fire-Making Skills with Northwest Natura

If there is one bushcraft skill to have, it is how to make a fire!

The skills we will cover in this immersive outdoor workshop include:
-Survival Priorities
-What to look for when you’re out foraging for firewood
-Discover tinder materials, fatwood, and finding dry materials
-Practicing intentional and energy-efficient methods for successfully making a fire outdoors without a lighter
-How to process natural materials for optimal flammability
-Knife and ax skills
-Feathersticks
-Fire-making basics
-Using a ferrocerium rod
-Making charcloth for flint & steel
-Plant ID will be sprinkled into the lesson
-Knowledge of how to process natural materials in order to catch a spark to produce a lifesaving fire, or just a recreational one imparts a closer understanding of the world around us and thus a more intimate connection to the outdoors. After taking this course, your confidence in your ability to make a fire will be just one of the takeaways.

**More information available on event website.
***Please register via event website.