COYOTE TRAILS OHIO
In Ohio, we run a variety of programs lasting from one
hour to several days. We are currently focusing on
working with already established staff, teaching existing
teachers how to inter-twine Earthbased skills into your
own program while gaining a personal sense of renewal and
awareness at the same time. Contact sandy@coyotetrails.org for
more information or requests for programs.
EVENTS IN 2010
February
20-21 Foxfire Instructor Group
Weekend. It's all about rope building, brain patterns
and tracking. Camp Wyandot.
March
28 Awareness program. Learn
how to see, hear and walk through the woods as one with your
surroundings. Sharon Woods Metro Park.
April 9-11 Foxfire
Instructor Group Weekend. Diving deep into
Philosophy. Camp Wyandot.
April
27 Join Outdoor
Source and Coyote Trails staff to learn how to make a fire
without a match. Try your hand at making fire by friction
with the use of bow drill in the store and learn about other
tools that will help make your fire building on your next
camping trip a success. Free. 6pm Outdoor Source,
5969 S. Sunbury Rd., Westerville OH 43081 Store
Number: 614 818-3620
May 21 Boy Scout fire making program. Camp Lazarus.
June 11-13 Primitive Skills and
Herbal Conference. Medicine Woods, Bainbridge, OH.
June 14-16 Guest instructor at Stratford Ecological Center, Teen Camp.
June
18 Full day
survival program with Westerville Parks and Rec. 10am - 3pm
August 3-5 Jon Young Teacher Workshop,
sponsored by the Cincinnati Nature Center. For
instructors, naturalists, teachers and group leaders interested
in Coyote Mentoring and teaching.
PAST EVENTS IN 2010
December 30, - January 3, 2010 Wyandot Staff training week. Camp Wyandot.
January 9, 2010 Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park, Winter Survival. 10am.
January 24, 2010 "It's a String Thing" cordage making from plants and natural fibers. Sharon Woods Metro Park.
February 7,
2010 Winter Camping. Glacier Ridge
Metro Park.
PAST EVENTS IN 2009:
December 12-13, 2009 Foxfire Instructor Group Weekend. Working together on Survival Skills.
December 16, 2009 Scout program on Fire making. Introduction to making fire with flint and steel, bow drill.
November 15, 2009 Shelter Building
class, Franklin County Metro Parks. Everyone had a great
time building debris huts in a surplus of leaf debris.
All ages. Glacier Ridge Metro Park.
November 28, 2009 Fire Making
class, Franklin County Metro Parks. Our staff worked with
over 75 people on exploring different ways of making fire with
bow drill and flint and steel. All ages attended.
Sharon Woods Metro Park.
Oct 23-25, 2009 Jon Young Art of Coyote Mentoring Workshop. Coyote Trails instructors are going to be participating in a two day workshop in the art of Coyote Mentoring and Peacemaking with Jon Young. This weekend was an incredible experience and we will be working with Jon in 2010.
October 22, 2009 Denison University Homestead Seminar. Coyote Trails was a guest speaker on how learning primitive living skills increase your awareness in today's modern world. We will also discuss how Coyote Teaching and Mentoring are essential tools for learning.
October 9-11, 2009 Camp Wyandot Instructor Weekend. This is for adults and/or instructors only. Those interested in practicing the skills and exploring the land. We will be doing in depth tracking and awareness exercises to connect with our Hocking Hills home in a very meaningful way. Folks from the Oregon staff will be present as well as Ohio staff.
October 2, 2009. Father/Daughter weekend. Coyote Trails will be guest instructing a variety of workshops for participants at Camp Wyandot in the Hocking Hills.
September 26, 2009 Ching Ter Maitreya Temple. Awareness skills for teens.
September 12-13, 2009 Wyandot Staff Training at Camp Wyandot in the Hocking Hills. This is a closed class just for the summer camp Wyandot staff that went through Coyote Trails training this summer.
August 29, 2009 10am - 2pm Wessie Fest. Located at Otterbein Lake near Otterbein College in Westerville, OH. We will have a table up and be demonstrating and teaching a variety of skills.
August 15, 2009 Licking Metro Parks, Fire Making class Participants learned how to gather the correct tinder and make fires from natural materials with one match, flint and steel, bow drills and more.
August 1, 2009 Ching Ter Maitreya Temple, Fire Making Class Lessons on how to set up a fire with all natural materials and make sure it lights with one match. Demo's of fire by friction, flint and steel fires and others. One hour program.
July, 2009 Columbus Metro Parks, Survival Day Camp Coyote Trails assisted in several days of teaching the importance of shelter, water, fire and food through teaching of those skills.
July 5-11, 2009 Ohio Group Goes to Fox Trail in Oregon Several students and parents traveled from Ohio to participate in the week long introductory program, the Fox Trail, in Oregon.
June 23-24, 2009 Camp Wyandot Staff
Training Coyote Trails worked closely
with the summer camp staff to help them awaken and develop a
lively dialogue with the land. Nature awareness skills
(fox walking, wide angle vision, etc) combined with physical
skills (primitive fire making, debris hut building, etc)
awakened an old dialogue between the land and the instructors
who thought they knew it well. An incredible weekend of
self discovery that continued throughout the summer.
" I want to personally extend a heartfelt appreciation for
taking the time to share your passion with our staff at Camp
Wyandot. The experience was clearly the high mark of our
training, and it seems that it was the most impactful and
spiritual experience some have ever had. There is a clear
commitment among the team to continue developing their own
inner awareness and they all seem excited to share it with
their campers." Wes, camp director
May 2009 New Albany Elementary, Native Skills Two seperate and wonderful experiences exposing 4th graders to a variety of skills such as fire making, nature awareness, rabbit stick hunting and shelter building.
May 2, 2009 Environmental Education Council of Ohio Spring Conference (EECO), Deer Creek State Park Coyote Trails presents a two hour program to teachers, naturalists, and other educators on awareness skills and coyote mentoring.
April 24-26, 2009 New Albany Middle School and Olentangy Middle School Adventure Club Weekend Twenty-five advanced students enjoyed perfect Spring time weather and tested their skills in Southern Ohio. Full immersion in awareness and survival skills.
March 19, 2009 Skills Day with New
Albany Elementary School Fifty fourth graders learned
how to build debris huts, make fire by friction and played
awareness games. Here's what their teacher had to say
about the day... "I just wanted to
thank you again for an AMAZING day on Thursday... The kids
can't stop talking about it! They learned so much, and we
truly appreciate your dedication and passion for what you
do. ... We had a blast!!" Thanks
again, Julie
March 17, 2009 Guest Tracker Works with Ohio Staff. Jim Bruchac was scheduled to visit New Albany, Ohio as a storyteller and author. Also a reowned tracker who works closely with Dr. James Halfpenny and co-authored several field guildes with him, Jim met with Coyote Trails staff for three hours for a tracking intensive course. Jim teaches survival skills at his own non-profit school, the Ndakinna Education Center in upper New York.
February 28 Survival program for
Women in the Outdoors.
February 22 Wood burning to make
a spoon from scratch. Franklin County Metro Parks.
January 18 Ohio Coyote Trails Staff Meeting. Camp
Wyandot.
CoyoteTrails Adventure Club News:
CTSN Adventure Clubs are official school clubs that involve
getting kids back outside, exploring natural environments,
learning and practicing primitive living skills and developing
a land ethic of caretaking for the earth. For more
information on how you can start a CTSN Adventure Club at your
school, contact one of these school advisors:
Olentangy Middle School, Olentangy, OH: Advisor, Jason Imbrogno
New Albany Middle School, New Albany, OH: Advisors, Mandy
McNamara and Sandy Willmore
Pictures from: Coyote Trails Ohio 2005-2009 coming soon...
Available Programs: View the complete
Coyote Trails Calendar
Special Partnerships with the following organizations. We fully support their work and vision and are glad to be a part of it! Check them out.
Camp Wyandot: www.campwyandot.org
EarthTouch: www.earthtouchpreserve.org
Ohio Contact Information: Please Send us an e-mail!
