The CAP class spent Tuesday’s session at the park across the street working some bow drill skills, with special guest instructor and Cottonwood Institute founder Ford Church lending a hand. Although the bow drill is an extremely difficult skill to learn and master, the students pushed through their difficulties and kept working at it… Read more »
Posts By: Ford Church
Cordage and Tea
Students spent class today researching and utilizing Stinging Nettle, a plant well-known to native people for its nutritive properties, its medicinal uses and for producing the strongest plant-fiber cordage in the natural world. Students sampled Nettle leaf tea, and discussed The Sacred Question. Special thanks to Jessie and JJ (our newest TA) for their assistance… Read more »
How Green are Solar Panels?
In many circumstances, the products we use in our efforts to be more sustainable have a bigger footprint than we think. Recent articles in the Washington Post and from the Worldwatch Institute show how the production of large amounts of polysilicon in China are dumping toxic wastes on the surrounding landscape—the homes of poor Chinese… Read more »
Survivorman Movie Night
One man – alone in the wilderness for seven days. No food, no shelter, no fresh water, no tools. Survivorman star Les Stroud has what it takes to survive, do you? To find out, join the Cottonwood Institute and REI this Thursday, April 3, 2008 as we host a Survivorman Movie Night. We will watch… Read more »
New quarter, new instructor…
The CAP class at PS1 started the new quarter with new instructor Steve McCue, who will be taking over for Megan to finish off the year. The class spent the day discussing the import of Awareness, a skill absolutely essential for survival in both natural and urban settings. The class finished the day with rehearsal… Read more »
Winter Survival Skills
Last Saturday, the Cottonwood Institute conducted a winter survival skills course outside of Nederland, CO. As a first time participant, I was unsure of what to expect, but I found the course to be informative and loads of fun. We began by snowshoeing to a base camp location and creating an interactive survival scenario that… Read more »
CAP Pre-Course Survey, 4th Quarter 2008
Welcome to the Community Adventure Program. Before we get started, we need to get some feedback about your outdoor experience, your thoughts about the environment, the community, etc. Please answer this survey honestly and to the best of your ability. The good folks who fund this class use this information to assess the performance of… Read more »
Register For A Course And Win Tickets To See Jack Johnson!
Jack Johnson has generously donated 2 tickets to the Cottonwood Institute for his sold out show at Red Rocks this summer on Sunday, August 17, 2008. Thanks to this amazing donation, the Cottonwood Institute is excited to announce the following promotional opportunity: All new students that Register for one of our 2008 Courses will be… Read more »
The Next Step
In a recent poll by Outside Magazine, 57% of people think that the environmental movement is finally turning the corner and making a difference. With the organic industry booming and the fact that 754 major U.S. cities have signed the Kyoto climate agreement, things are indeed looking up. Now, more than ever, it is imperative… Read more »
Cottonwood Institute Hires New Nonprofit Intern
The Cottonwood Institute is excited to hire Lucy Parham as their new nonprofit intern. Lucy graduated from The University of the South in Sewanee, TN in 2005 with a B.S. in Natural Resources. She has volunteered with several youth service programs such as Big People for Little People, Girl Scouts of America, the Sewanee Youth… Read more »
