Nature Awareness – Mt. Shasta
About this program
*Students under the age of 12 are welcome to enroll if their parent/guardian either takes the class with them or does a nature retreat on the land during the class. *
Students will learn to immerse themselves fully in nature. Renewing your connection with wilderness will be a major life freeing experience. This class is held on our beautiful land, and the surrounding area in Mount Shasta. This class is the foundation for all nature studies. You can read about nature, but you can only know nature by experiencing it yourself fully. Nature is the teacher, but we will guide you in skills to be able to connect more deeply.
We suggest taking the Wilderness Skills Class right after this class to expand your wilderness skills experience and hands on knowledge.
Skills Covered
- Earth Philosophy
- Nature Observation
- Methods of immersing oneself in nature
- Movement in nature, including stalking and fox walking
- Camouflage and blending into and becoming one with the environment
- Tracking basics and identification, animal signs, trails, runs, scat, etc.
- Wild edible and useful plants and identification, gathering and eating
- Animal identification and animal behavior
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What people are saying:
As far as I am concerned, Headwaters Outdoor School is one of the top schools for wilderness education in the country. Headwaters is for everybody, and people go for a variety of reasons. Truth is, nobody is prepared for what they receive, or who they will be upon returning home. I have watched Headwaters help hundreds of suffering people, including myself. I came to headwaters as a very troubled youth. The time I spent in nature, in connection with the earth and the outstanding community there, helped guide me, lovingly, to the realization that I could change my ways, and become the best version of myself. It allowed me to reclaim the birthright to my life, and gave me a second chance. I highly recommend making a visit and finding whatever is there for you.
