Alderleaf Wilderness College is a nature education center and wilderness survival school. Alderleaf offers innovative permaculture, wildlife tracking, nature education, and wilderness survival courses in the Pacific Northwest. Led by a staff of seasoned professionals, our wilderness courses provide valuable training in a variety of nature skills. Alderleaf Wilderness College's mission is to inspire and empower people to become lifelong stewards of the natural world. Alderleaf Wilderness College offers a variety of courses of varying lengths. Students can participate in weekend, week-long, monthly, or extended programs. Core fields of study include: Wilderness Survival & Bushcraft Permaculture & Sustainable Living Wildlife Tracking & Awareness Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants Naturalist Skills & Ecology Nature-based Education & Leadership