Tag: Rewild Camp

Animal Tracking With Connor O’Malley

This last weekend we went out tracking, our third session out of seven. Connor guided us around the sandbar on the Sandy River. It was an icy morning and the ground was frozen, leaving many tracks more permanent than they would be during the hot, dry summer months. We tracked many brush rabbits, many beavers, …

Rewild Skillshare 8.25.12

Woke up this morning not long after sunrise and saw my breath crystallizing in the cool air of the morning; it’s hard to believe that summer is already approaching autumn’s threshold. Still, the day proved to be warm and beautiful, and perfect for pulling ivy. After saving a number of cedars and cottonwoods, we banded …

Rewild Skillshare 6.30.12

Yesterday at Rewild Camp we congregated around piles of leather to work on some shoes, quivers, and a wallet. A few folks also attacked some obsidian and glass to hammer out arrowheads. The shoemaking proved to be a time consuming endeavor so most of us left without a finished product, but a good headstart, nonetheless. …

Rewild Skillshare 12.28.11

Today was the last Rewild Camp of 2011. Many folks came out in spite of the rain and wind. We worked on making cordage from the nettle fiber that we processed at the November Rewild Camp. Sev worked on tanning his skunk hide with coffee grounds, Eric read some stories in Chinuk Wawa, Caleb made …

Rewild Skillshare 6.11.11

I was a little nervous about Rewild Camp today because none of the Rewild Portland team could make it except for myself! Luckily I had the lovely Sarah Hill join me out there at the archery range and with her help we made it a success! There were about seven new people who showed up …

Rewild Skillshare 6.4.11

This morning me and the Rewild Portland staff went out and pulled ivy for basket-making at Rewild Camp. It was great to see so many faces discovering the art of basketry. We also played music and ate great food. Thanks all for coming and having a good time!

Rewild Skillshare 5.28.11

Rewild Camp today was at the Archery Range. When the weather report said rain, rain, rain, we feared the worst. We were pleasantly surprised by a beautiful and sunny afternoon! The knappin’ pit was hoppin’ per usual. Tony worked on a net bag, Kelila lead a bunch of Chinuk Wawa games, we all shot some …