In this first volume of his Secrets of the Forest series, nature educator Mark Warren explains how to identify and use 100 wild plants as food, medicine, and craft. He also covers “primitive” survival skills, from building a shelter, to purifying water, making tools, traps, and snares. With more than 200 original hands-on activities, the book is a step-by-step guide for teachers, scout leaders, outing clubs, and wilderness programs, and anyone interested in the outdoors and forgotten skills. Hikers who want to carry less gear and become more self-reliant by using what the forest has to offer, will find tricks in these pages to lighten their loads. Outdoor rec professionals will expand their knowledge of their natural surroundings to share with their clients. And parents who seek a closer relationship with nature for themselves and their children will learn to become active, adventurous participants in the forest, rather than just occasional visitors. Volume 2: The Art of Creating Fire and Storytelling and Ceremony Volume 3: Eye to Eye with Animals and at Play in the Wild Volume 4: The Art of Archery and Lake to Whitewater Canoeing

Disaster strikes and your team is confronted with the most difficult challenge they have ever faced. Procedures in place, they work tirelessly to respond to the situation, save lives and reduce the disaster's impact. After many hours your team gathers to celebrate a job well done. This time it was just an exercise. No property was damaged and no lives threatened. The exercise you developed created a safe and controlled environment where procedures could be evaluated and your team's response tested. Understanding the immense value of conducting an emergency exercise you now need the tools to ensure its success. Having developed exercises across North America, Darryl Culley, President of Emergency Management & Training Inc., knows what it takes to develop a successful exercise and has developed this guide to walk you through the process. From setting the goals and objectives to developing the scenario and inputs, this guide offers detailed descriptions of each step and provides a behind the scenes looks at exercise planning and development.