08/06/2026
We are so excited to be hosting this amazing event for the kids!
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑโ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต & ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ! ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐งญ
Presented by ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐, this hands-on Bushcraft & Nature Stewardship Day will give local youth the opportunity to build practical wilderness skills, connect deeply with nature, and learn about caring for the land.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ-๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐, including funding from ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป and the ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ. We are so grateful for the support that helps make meaningful outdoor experiences like this available to local families. ๐ฑ
๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง & ๐ก๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ช๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ
Rooted in Nature Stewardship Society is excited to offer a hands-on outdoor day for youth ages ๐ดโ๐ญ๐ฎ, hosted at ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑโ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต & ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ.
Led by ๐ง๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ต๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ of ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ and ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐
of ๐๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐, youth will spend the day building practical bushcraft skills, strengthening their connection to nature, and learning about stewardship and respect for the land.
๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ:
๐ฅ Fire-making
๐งญ Orienteering and compass skills
๐ชต Whittling
๐ชข Knots
๐ฟ Plant identification
โบ Shelter building
๐ Swimming
๐ฒ Nature games and wilderness awareness
Activities may change depending on the weather, timing, and needs of the group.
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๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
โฐ ๐ญ๐ฌ:๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฎ.๐บ.โ๐ฏ:๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฝ.๐บ.
๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑโ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต & ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ โ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ผ, ๐๐
๐ฟ ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ดโ๐ญ๐ฎ
๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐
๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
Registration is offered on a sliding scale of ๐$๐ฐ๐ฌโ๐$๐ฒ๐ฌ per youth, with a suggested fee of ๐$๐ฑ๐ฌ.
To register, email:
๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ@๐ด๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
Registration is not complete until payment and the required registration and waiver forms have been received.
๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ
๐ง๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ต๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ โ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ
Tanin is an outdoor educator and rites-of-passage facilitator with more than 10 years of experience mentoring youth in the Kootenays. He has facilitated outdoor nature programs, rites-of-passage experiences, one-on-one behavioural support, and youth music workshops. Tanin is passionate about helping young people discover their gifts while strengthening their confidence, creativity, curiosity, and connection to the natural world.
๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐
โ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐
Andrea is a certified nature-based therapist, environmental activist, outdoor educator, and wilderness guide who brings curiosity and play to every exploration. Through Elemental Journeys, Andrea offers youth programs, ancestral-skills workshops, old-growth backcountry explorations, adult mindfulness retreats, and one-on-one counselling in the Nelson area.
Find Andrea on Facebook and Instagram at ๐๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐
๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑโ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต & ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ
๐ฑ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ.
Event link ๐โถ๏ธ https://www.facebook.com/share/1BrQxj1bcs/?mibextid=wwXIfr