Outdoor Skills & Nature Fun (Intergenerational / July 26-31)

Available

Intergenerational

Adult

$670.00

Youth

$330.00

Nature Studies

Brasstown

Week (Sunday-Friday)

Jul

Sun

Jul

Fri

04:00

12:00

Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week

Schedule Description: Daily

Sessions: 6

Session Hours: 6.00

Program Area: Nature Studies, Woodcarving, Unique Offerings

Instructor: Jim Carey & Megan Carey

Studio/Location: Lower Keith & Open House

Student Materials: Please bring the following: - Be very well-prepared to attend outdoor classes and walk around campus! - Personal day pack - Large water bottle (at least 1 quart or 1 liter in size) - Long hiking pants (to help protect legs from scratches, insects, etc.) - Bug spray and sunscreen - Wide brimmed hats and sunglasses - Raingear - Personal toilet paper in a Ziploc bag and a small personal bottle of hand sanitizer - A folding camp chair - Sturdy hiking boots or shoes with closed toes (no sandals or sneakers) - Reusable/washable non-breakable eating utensils appropriate for campout settings: a plate, a drinking mug, knife, fork and spoon. - (Optional items): binoculars; camera; Merlin birding app downloaded onto their cell phones

School Fee & Materials: Regular studio equipment

Instructor Materials: '1. Tent and tarp-related equipment for teaching and student practice 2. Outdoor cooking and equipment (e.g., Dutch ovens, propane and isobutane stoves and fuel, cooking utensils, dish cleaning equipment, large water jug) 3. Fire starting supplies (matches, char cloth making supplies, non-match fire starting tools (e.g., ferrocerium rods and magnifying glasses) 4. Food ingredients for making outdoor foods (e.g., bread, pizza, other meals) 5. Paracord ropes for learning camping knots 6. Maps and compasses 7. Wood carving teaching posters 8. Outdoor skill books for participants to browse 9. Paper handouts (e.g., on knots, birds, wild plant identification, navigation methods, etc.) 10. Materials need for playing Appalachian and Cherokee youth-appropriate outdoor games 11. Materials for participants to keep and use: foldable foraging bags to carry on each participant’s belts; individual outdoor first aid Ziploc bags with band aids, etc.; 1 ferrocerium rod and 1 Fresnel lens magnifying glass for each adult/youth couple; paracord for knot-tying practice; paper handouts on various class topics; consumable food supplies for cooking components (e.g., flour for bread, etc.)

Equipment Needs: Materials and Supplies Provided by Campbell Folk School: 1. Firewood 2. Mora 106 carving knives (one for each class participant), Silky folding saws, hatchets, 1 wood chopping block, and splitting mauls borrowed from Campbell Wood Carving Studio(Jeffrey Teal agreed and needs to be contacted before the class for the tools) 3. Freshly cut carving wood for participants to make simple kitchen utensils like butter spreaders or spatula (e.g., two or three 12-inch-long cherry, birch, or apple log sections approximately 6 inches in diameter would be perfect) (Will need to coordinate with Jeffrey and Maintenance) 4. Transportation assistance for a day trip to the Foxfire Museum, plus day lunches for class participants and both instructors 5. If they are available, assistance inviting and arranging visits from one or two local guest experts for 2-to-3-hour long demonstrations. (Possibilities include: making baskets from locally foraged plants, Appalachian music, or traditional Cherokee skills) (Trip to Foxfire, Contact Darry Wood in Hayesville, Connect with Wendy on staff about music and games)

Skill Level: All Levels

Total Materials Fees: $45-$55

Description

Join in for a week of developing a wide variety of fun skills to use in the great outdoors. Bake sourdough bread and homemade pizza in a Dutch oven. Learn to use tents and tarps to stay dry, build fires with and without matches, and navigate cross-country with nature signs and orienteering skills. Enjoy identifying songbirds, predicting weather using clouds, and identifying edible and non-edible plants. Also, safely use camping saws and knives, practice tying useful knots, and play games.

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Join in for a week of developing a wide variety of fun skills to use in the great outdoors. Bake sourdough bread and homemade pizza in a Dutch oven. Learn to use tents and tarps to stay dry, build fires with and without matches, and navigate cross-country with nature signs and orienteering skills. Enjoy identifying songbirds, predicting weather using clouds, and identifying edible and non-edible plants. Also, safely use camping saws and knives, practice tying useful knots, and play Appalachian and Cherokee games.

PLEASE NOTE: This class is for 12-17 year olds to attend with a parent, grandparent, or guardian -- 1 youth per 1 adult. To register, you MUST purchase adult and youth spots as a pair, one youth per one adult: $670 (adult), $330 (youth), $1,000 (combined).

Jim Carey has loved nature his whole life. Jim’s earliest memories include going outside to identify trees and animals, as well as learning nature crafts. As a teen, he spent countless hours exploring woodlands, growing vegetables and herbs for his family, and camping with his Scout Troop friends. As an adult, Jim has gone on many more hikes and campouts. He loves sharing his nature knowledge with others. For example, for over 20 years he has volunteered to help young people learn outdoor skills in a nearby Scout Troop. Jim also created and led nature walks for his adult co-workers as part of an employee health promotion program. During the height of the COVID pandemic, Jim authored nearly 30 short Internet essays that anyone could use to practice fun and interesting “backyard bushcraft”activities at home. In addition to his nature interests, Jim is an enthusiastic woodcarver. He has attended Campbell Folk School classes since January 2004, and more recently has been a wood carving instructor. In 2024, the Folk School interviewed Jim about his teaching methods (see JCCFS | Try Fan Bird Carving with Jim Carey ).

Megan Carey has always had a fascination and love for nature and the outdoors. She spent her childhood climbing trees, searching for crawdads in mountain streams on family hikes, cooking meals over a fire on family campouts, and helping in her dad’s vegetable garden each summer. Now as an adult, Megan still loves hiking and camping, but also goes rock climbing, snorkeling, and scuba diving. She runs her own garden business helping folks maintain native pollinator gardens and volunteers at various bird banding stations on her off days. She travels the world looking to spot new species of birds or other wildlife and spends as much time outdoors as possible. Megan is thrilled to share her passion for nature in the Appalachians during the upcoming "Outdoor Skills & Nature Fun" class.

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