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March Break Nature Retreat
We are excited to have the P.I.N.E. Project offer our fifth annual March Break Nature Retreat! This retreat will offer you a chance to rejuvenate in nature’s beauty, deepening your connection to, and understanding of, the natural world. We will be expanding our awareness & knowledge, while exploring some of the many uses of nature’s gifts. Learn new skills to bring back to the classroom or integrate into your life with friends, family, or at work. Families are welcome to attend and learn new ways to connect in the outdoors as a family.
A Children & Youth (6 – 16yrs) program will run simultaneously with the adult program.
Activities Include:
- Studying Wildlife through the “Eye of a Tracker”
- Snowshoeing and Camp Fires
- Basket and Container Making with Natural Materials
- Wilderness Awareness Games/Activities
- Story Telling
- Wilderness Crafts with Natural Materials
- Intro to Mentoring with Nature’s Cycles (Coyote Mentoring)
- Good Food & Good Fun
- And Much Much More
Cost: $320 per adult
Dates: Monday March 11 – Thursday March 14, 2013
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Wolf Den interpretive workshops
The Wolf Den offers half day workshops and guided hikes on topics such as plants, survival skills, wildlife tracking and nature connection. Workshops are custom made to fit your needs. Please contact us for details and pricing.
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Edible Wilds and Medininal Plants Class
Date to be announced
Presented by Earth Tracks
The plant world provides many gifts for us; Nutrition, Medicine, Utilitarian Uses, Natural Beauty & Guidance among others. It can be hard to know where to start when first learning how to work with the plants that surround us. In this class the student will learn how to penetrate the ‘wall of green’ and begin their own journey with the plants that surround us. We will focus on proper identification techniques, the use of field guides, drying, storing and preparation of these plants, medicinal properties as well as herbal tea making. The participant will gain practical hands on experience and come away from the program with an understanding of how to pursue future studies of wild edible and medicinal plants. These skills and techniques will help to deepen your relationship with the plant nation and provide a solid foundation on which to increase your knowledge.
This class will take place at the Wolf Den Hostel and Nature Retreat
near Oxtongue lake next to Algonquin Park The cost of the program is $375 plus HST and includes 3 nights lodging, 3 dinners*, instruction and all materials.
Registration for this program will be done through Earth Tracks. We require a $100 deposit in order to secure your spot in the program. For more information please visit our website at http://www.earthtracks.ca/
* We will supply 3 dinners. Participants are responsible for their own breakfast, lunch and snacks. Full kitchen facilities are available.
Felting Workshops Learn to make bags, clothing, and much more using wool. Please contact the Wolf Den for more information.
Algonquin Park Interpretive Programs:
 Algonquin Park offers high quality
Environmental and Nature Programs for both school and general public groups. Check out Algonquin Park Programs for more information.
 In addition The Science Behind Algonquin's Animals offers a great online educational resource on Wildlife and Research in Algonquin Park.
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