THE WAY OF THE CARETAKER
with Tom Brown III and FutureNature
April 21-23, 2023
Burton Educational Preserve, Nevada City, CA (map)
This is a weekend course designed for Adults and Parents wanting to learn the caretaker philosophy. 4E's Rick Berry and Pashu Esquibel are joined by Tom Brown lll (T3), who grew up learning outdoor skills with his Dad, Tom Brown Jr. and the Tracker School. We are very excited to have T3 join us and share not only his time with his Dad but also his past decade forging his own path teaching Earth Skills on the west coast. Topics will be based on the four survival elements, including Tracking, Awareness, and Earth Living Philosophy.
Friday 4/21 (5-6pm arrival) - Sunday 4/23 (2pm departure)
Sliding Scale Pricing: $500 | $400 | $300
On-site camping is included. Meals are NOT provided!
Please pack in your own food for the weekend. There is a communal outdoor kitchen available, with sink & potable water.
Attendees should bring basic camping gear.
Scholarships available upon request.
Friday 4/21 (5-6pm arrival) - Sunday 4/23 (2pm departure)
Sliding Scale Pricing: $500 | $400 | $300
On-site camping is included. Meals are NOT provided!
Please pack in your own food for the weekend. There is a communal outdoor kitchen available, with sink & potable water.
Attendees should bring basic camping gear.
Scholarships available upon request.
The program will be run at the site of 4E's Burton Educational Preserve and Pata Panaka Village in partnership with the Tsi Akim Maidu Tribe. Rick Berry will share about the unique site and 4E's accountability to caretake the land and build relations with Indigenous Tribes. Pashu Esquible, Lead Instructor, will take folks on a tour of the many caretaking projects 4E is doing on the land.
T3 from FutureNature will share ways to deepen our connection with the natural world by teaching you ways to “take your senses to the gym”. This will help you to reclaim the level of awareness shared by all our hunter-gatherer ancestors. Through skills such as movement, learning not to look but truly see sense, and feel your surroundings. When we “plug-in” to Nature and learn how to communicate with the more-than-human world, we can realize the damage we need to heal within ourselves and our communities and then begin to assume our role as caretakers once again. where we live in harmony with each other, and the Earth. You will learn to immerse yourselves in Nature, not stare at it through a pane of glass. He will also pass on methods to get our young ones back to Nature and away from the lure of the digital world.
T3 from FutureNature will share ways to deepen our connection with the natural world by teaching you ways to “take your senses to the gym”. This will help you to reclaim the level of awareness shared by all our hunter-gatherer ancestors. Through skills such as movement, learning not to look but truly see sense, and feel your surroundings. When we “plug-in” to Nature and learn how to communicate with the more-than-human world, we can realize the damage we need to heal within ourselves and our communities and then begin to assume our role as caretakers once again. where we live in harmony with each other, and the Earth. You will learn to immerse yourselves in Nature, not stare at it through a pane of glass. He will also pass on methods to get our young ones back to Nature and away from the lure of the digital world.
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Track & Sign Certification with CyberTracker North America
Evaluator: Matt Nelson
March 11 & 12, 9am-5pm
Nevada City, CA
4 Elements Earth Education is hosting our 6th "Cyber Tracker" certification in the Sierra Foothills on March 11-12, 2023.
* Limited to 11 students *
* $350 per person *
Track and Sign Certification is a two-day practical field test and learning opportunity that emphasizes open, honest dialogue and real learning. The track and sign of any and all species encountered in the field may be asked, whether big or small, clear or obscure. After participants give their answers, a dialogue ensues between the evaluator and participants to provide the opportunity for everyone involved to learn and to internalize the field marks used for identification. Answers are collected and scored to evaluate each participant’s level of track and sign knowledge.
Tracker Certification emphasizes practical tracking and the development of reliable field skills, and is unassociated with any particular philosophy or tracking school. No prior training is required to participate. For more information on the evaluation process visit: http://trackercertification.com/track-and-signcertifications/. The evaluation is run under the auspices of CyberTracker Conservation, and is administered by a qualified evaluator. If you score well enough on the evaluation, you will be added to CyberTracker’s roster of Certified Trackers.
CyberTracker Conservation is a non-profit organization whose vision is to promote a worldwide environmental monitoring network. For more information
visit: http://trackercertification.com/.
Evaluator Matt Nelson evaluates trackers for CyberTracker Conservation in Track & Sign Identification. He is one of 14 evaluators in North America qualified by
CyberTracker to conduct tracking evaluations.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
This is a two-day workshop, requiring a full day commitment both days. We will be outside all day, visiting multiple sites, traveling by foot and/or carpooling. Be prepared for moderate activity walking between sites, then standing around to observe and discuss track and sign. You may want to get down in the dirt/mud to observe tracks closely. Clothing appropriate for a day in the field under winter conditions is essential. Wear & bring layers, proper footwear is an absolute must. Bring a lunch and snacks. We will go all day 9-5.
* Limited to 11 students *
* $350 per person *
Track and Sign Certification is a two-day practical field test and learning opportunity that emphasizes open, honest dialogue and real learning. The track and sign of any and all species encountered in the field may be asked, whether big or small, clear or obscure. After participants give their answers, a dialogue ensues between the evaluator and participants to provide the opportunity for everyone involved to learn and to internalize the field marks used for identification. Answers are collected and scored to evaluate each participant’s level of track and sign knowledge.
Tracker Certification emphasizes practical tracking and the development of reliable field skills, and is unassociated with any particular philosophy or tracking school. No prior training is required to participate. For more information on the evaluation process visit: http://trackercertification.com/track-and-signcertifications/. The evaluation is run under the auspices of CyberTracker Conservation, and is administered by a qualified evaluator. If you score well enough on the evaluation, you will be added to CyberTracker’s roster of Certified Trackers.
CyberTracker Conservation is a non-profit organization whose vision is to promote a worldwide environmental monitoring network. For more information
visit: http://trackercertification.com/.
Evaluator Matt Nelson evaluates trackers for CyberTracker Conservation in Track & Sign Identification. He is one of 14 evaluators in North America qualified by
CyberTracker to conduct tracking evaluations.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
This is a two-day workshop, requiring a full day commitment both days. We will be outside all day, visiting multiple sites, traveling by foot and/or carpooling. Be prepared for moderate activity walking between sites, then standing around to observe and discuss track and sign. You may want to get down in the dirt/mud to observe tracks closely. Clothing appropriate for a day in the field under winter conditions is essential. Wear & bring layers, proper footwear is an absolute must. Bring a lunch and snacks. We will go all day 9-5.
Fox Walkers Earth Skills for Adults
with Instructors Pashu Esquibel & Rick Berry
Mondays
January 23 to February 13 2023
3:30 -5:30pm
Burton Educational Preserve in Nevada City, CA. (map)
Step into nature, develop deeper levels of self-confidence and awareness with our adult Fox Walkers program. During a session at Fox Walkers, participants will learn about the Sacred Order of Survival, the basic skills necessary to create a comfortable home in nature. Through the skills of awareness, tracking, shelter, water, fire and food, we can discover and rekindle our true connection with the Earth. In that relationship, 'survival' becomes a dirty word, because there is no need to 'survive' our Earth Mother. Weekly classes will present ancient human skills through hands-on experiences, stories and games. Each day of class will be dictated by the environment and the story of the day.
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Core skills include:
- debris shelter building - finding and purifying water - fire by friction - hunting/trapping - edible/ medicinal plants - tracking - cordage making - stone tools ...and so much more. This class is sure to be EPIC. See you there! |
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