Outdoor & Environmental Educator Training Program Portland
Environmental education Trackers style is what I always felt like it should be. I get to be free and do real things with kids. I mean we've built a boat, blacksmithed, kids whittle with knives, David and Tony tracked a bear with my kids. Seriously, I learned from a-lot of places, this is the first place I really feel like I'm experiencing. -Laura Carson, Environmental Educator Training Student
Training in Environmental Education
As a future environmental educator, do you want to learn a truly unique and more in-depth style of outdoor education?
Train environmental education and outdoor skills with Trackers Earth. Save on nearly all tuition costs for our Wilderness Immersion program. Learn to apply those skills in our unique model of environmental education as an assistant in our youth camps.
Your Own Outdoor Education: How It Works
Part 1 For 5-10 weeks you learn as an assistant environmental educator in our summer youth camps.
Part 2 With the multi-week commitment in our youth camps, you attend our 1-year immersion in outdoor education skills at a significantly reduced cost. You choose your area of focus...
Wilders Guild Wild Plants, Homesteading and The Wilders Garden
Rangers Guild Wilderness Survival, Animal Tracking and The Curriculum of Shadows
Learning with our youth camps followed by outdoor education skills training in our adult programs is one of the most encompassing environmental educator training curriculum available.
Important
This is an application based learning program. Only the best fits are selected and environmental education must be a genuine career goal. Do not mistake this program for work trade. Apply soon.
Register for Environmental Educator Training Program
Ages Adult
$449
non-refundable membership fee due upon acceptance Program Commitment Varies with Training Commitment See below Various locations in the Pacific Northwest |
Membership Fee
Membership is a $449 non-refundable fee due upon acceptance in the program.
How it works…
1) Fill out the program application below
2) We call you for an interview to see if the program is a good match
3) You come in for an interview to outline your custom program
Important Dates…
Orientation June 9-10, 2012, Overnight in the Marmot Valley
Camp training commitment...
Youth Summer Camps Various weeks June-August
Skills training commitment...
Year-Long Weekend Immersion 1-3 weekends a month September-June
Adult Training Options
1-Weekend a Month Outdoor Immersion (9-months) Attending 1-weekend a month of our year long immersion courses and 5-weeks of apprenticeship at our summer youth camps.
3-Weekends a Month Outdoor Immersion (9-months) Attending 3-weekends a month of our year long immersion courses and 10-weeks of apprenticeship at our summer youth camps.
The Way of the Wilder
The Wilders are caretakers. They tend to the balance of their village. They listen to the land as they help abundance flow. They guide the needs of the people into harmony with the needs of all life around them.
The tools of a Wilder is remediation through mycology, animals, plants and life itself. They change the land by asking and courting certain ways of life to grow and take root.
The Wilders Guild
After the summer youth camp commitment, you can choose join the Wilders Guild and take one or all of its 3-core studies.
Wild Plants Every 1st weekend of the month for 9-months, Cultivate and harvest to feed the village. Go in depth with wild foods, medicines and caretaking for the land.
Homesteading Every 2nd weekend of the month for 9-months, Embark on projects of self-sufficiency and sustainability projects in animal husbandry, sustenance gardening, natural building and much more.
The Wilders Garden Every 3rd weekend of the month for 9-months, Discover connection with the land that goes beyond permaculture. Get hands-on experience implementing an argoforestry plan.
Youth Camp Training Schedule
Orientation June 9-10, 2012
5-10 Weeks Assistant Learning Your choice between June
18 - August 31, 2012
Wild Plants Schedule
Fruits and Berries: Gathering, Fermenting & Preserving September 14-16, 2012
Plant Taxonomy and Crafting Your Herbarium October 5-7, 2012
Filling the Pantry: Nuts, Roots and Saving Seeds November 2-4, 2012
Medicinal Plants: Filling the Winter Apothecary January 4-6, 2013
The Digging Stick: Root Harvest, Root Beer and Folk Recipes February 1-3, 2013
Stinging Nettles: Stocking the Spring Pantry and Wildcrafting March 1-3, 2013
Spring Greens and Wildland Foraging April 5-7, 2013
Coastal Harvest Expedition: Sea Vegetables and Seashore Life May 3-5, 2013
Program Graduation May 31-June 2, 2013
Homesteading Schedule
Fermenting Foods: Cheese, Wines and Beers September 21-23, 2012
Natural Building: Timber, Mud and Straw October 12-14, 2012
The Larder and Pantry: Harvest and Preserving November 9-11, 2012
Blacksmithing and Homestead Hardware January 11-13, 2013
Fiber Arts: Spinning, Knitting and Felting February 8-10, 2013
Pig Butchering: Bacon, Bacon, Bacon March 8-10, 2013
Animal Husbandry: Large and Small Livestock April 12-14, 2013
Sustenance Gardening and Agroforestry May 10-12, 2013
Program Graduation May 31-June 2, 2013
The Wilders Garden Schedule
The Plan: Introduction to Agroforestry and Design September 28-30, 2012
Our Web: Forest Ecology and Production October 19-21, 2012
Death: Timber Harvest November 16-18, 2012
Rooted: Life of the Willow and Woods January 18-20, 2013
The Edge: Native Plant Propagation February 15-17, 2013
Being Useful: Pollinators and Predators March 15-17, 2013
Emergent Properties: Stealth Gardening April 19-21, 2013
The Plan Revisited May 17-19, 2013
Program Graduation May 31-June 2, 2013
The Legend of the Ranger
The Rangers are hunters and scouts for the village. They are versed in the arts of wilderness survival, tracking and awareness. In their listening they find a silence, one that compels them to protect what is Wild.
Flow is the Way of the Ranger. They follow the trail of the cougar, deer and other animals. With finely honed senses they become the eyes and ears of the village, living completely with the land and tending to it as if an invisible ghost.
The Rangers Guild
After the summer youth camp commitment, you can choose join the Rangers Guild and take one or all of its 3-core studies.
Animal Tracking Every 1st weekend of the month for 9-months, Cultivate intensive awareness skills. Learn to trail any animal or human across any terrain while delving deep into natural history and ecology.
Wilderness Survival Every 2nd weekend of the month for 9-months, Develop craftsmanship in primitive arts and technology. Learn to adapt to any environment while finding shelter, water, fire and food.
The Curriculum of Shadows Every 3rd weekend of the month for 9-months, Discover an invisible world while following the shadows of the forest. Become and expert in the art, flow and philosophy of camouflage that forges a strong connection to land and community.
Youth Camp Training Schedule
Orientation June 9-10, 2012
5-10 Weeks Assistant Learning Your choice between June
18 - August 31, 2012
Animal Tracking Schedule
Identification and Gaits September 14-16, 2012
The Rut: Trailing Deer and Elk October 5-7, 2012
Sign Tracking and Trail Profiles November 2-4, 2012
Snowshoeing and Snow Tracking January 4-6, 2013
Man Tracking and Traps February 1-3, 2013
Predators: Territories of Cougars, Bear and Bobcats March 1-3, 2013
Hunting the Foragers April 5-7, 2013
Teaching Tracking: Oregon Dunes Expedition May 3-5, 2013
Program Graduation May 31-June 2, 2013
Wilderness Survival Schedule
Shelter and Fire Making September 21-23, 2012
Bowmaking and Archery October 12-14, 2012
Butchering a Goat November 9-11, 2012
Animal Tracking, Hunting and Trapping January 11-13, 2013
Hide Tanning plus Bone and Stone Tools February 8-10, 2013
Knifesmithing: Forge and Fire March 8-10, 2013
Bowmaking and Archery Apprenticeship April 12-14, 2013
Baskets and Containers May 10-12, 2013
Program Graduation May 31-June 2, 2013
The Curriculum of Shadows Schedule
The Plan: Defensive Strategy and Awareness September 28-30, 2012
Our Web: Invisibility and Stealth of the Shadows October 19-21, 2012
Death: The Indomitable Spirit November 16-18, 2012
Rooted: Martial Arts and Weapons Training January 18-20, 2013
The Edge: Social Tactical February 15-17, 2013
Being Useful: The Web of Shadows March 15-17, 2013
Emergent Properties: Cultivating the Shadow April 19-21, 2013
The Plan Revisited May 17-19, 2013
Program Graduation May 31-June 2, 2013