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SURVIVAL WORKSHOP: BackCounty Basics

  • 10/07/2017
  • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center

               

                    SURVIVAL WORKSHOP: BACKCOUNTRY BASICS Saturday-October 7, 2017 9 AM to 1 PM                                                       

       

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SURVIVAL WORKSHOP:

~If you camp, hike, or explore the backcountry, these seasonal workshops are perfect for you! Instructor Ray Vizgirdas brings over 30 years of experience as a field biologist and naturalist and has authored several books on ecology and ethnobotany. Ray will introduce you to the skills and knowledge needed to survive in Idaho's wilderness.

               

` Class limit to 15 participants:  FEE REQUIRED 

                   For registration: please  call 208-608-7680 

                           Or visit:http://parks.cityofboise.org/ 


Backcountry Basics 101:

~Relying on classroom lecture, slideshow presentation, and demonstrations, we will examine the fundamental knowledge needed to deal with backcountry emergencies. Topics include: priorities and essential skills; calories and the importance of water; short- versus long-term survival; psychological, physiological, and environmental stresses; hypothermia; clothing and emergency shelters; emergency fire starting; basic navigation and signaling for rescue; mountain and high-altitude concerns; what's involved from Search and Rescue perspective; developing a personalized emergency kit; and the top 6 “need to know” useful plants in the area. Demonstrations will include: fire by friction, twisting plant fiber into cordage, net making, and field-expedient stone tools.


  Harris Ranch Wildlife Mitigation Association

   PO Box 1949
   Boise, ID 83701
   (208) 515-7413
 Karie@hrwmawildlife.org


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