Wilderness Skills on VideoJug

Some months ago, The Wilderness Foundation shared a short slide-show on VideoJug documenting the efforts of some of our volunteers building a basic one-man shelter ... It turned out to be popular well beyond expectations (almost 900 viewings as of today).

Although we're not entirely sure if it is related, VideoJug have now created a whole series of Wilderness/Bushcraft related instructional videos!

Here's just one - We'll be featuring more in the coming weeks, but if you can't wait for that - head straight to VideoJug here.


VideoJug: How To Prepare For A Trip To The Wilds

If you'd like to build on the above and learn/improve wilderness skills in the wild, then get in touch.

Grants for Planting Trees (UK)

The Wilderness Foundation is a strong supporter or tree planting through our project Kirisia in Kenya and also through our work with Trees for Life here in the UK. We thought others might also be interest in some of the funding opportunities available in this field that can be accessed for smalller local projects:

"The Tree Council, a national charity that promotes the planting and conservation of trees in town and countryside has two grant schemes available for 2007. These are the Trees for Schools Fund and the Communities Tree Fund. Under these funds grants of up to £700 are available both to schools and community groups proposing to undertake well-planned tree planting projects starting in 2007 during National Tree Week, 21st November to 2nd December. The closing date for both funding streams is the 31st May 2007". - We heard about this through SEL.

The Tree Council also have a set of interesting books in their bookshop including the one pictured above the right called Heritage Trees...

Wilderness Foundation in The Herald

"A SANParks environmental education programme is raising awareness in an attempt to turn local communities into guardians of indigenous forests and commercial plantations.

A joint programme between Mountain to Ocean, the Wilderness Foundation and SANParks, the Khula Nam programme targets children living in communities near plantations." - Read the full story here.

BBC Radio 4: The Last Great Wilderness

Just in case you missed 'The Last Great Wilderness' on Radio 4:

"Less is known about the forest canopy than the depths of the poles, yet the forest canopies are thought to house 40% of all terrestrial biodiversity and are the main interfaces between life and the atmosphere. Up until recently the canopy has been relatively inaccessible but now, with the help of giant cranes with low environmental impact, the canopy’s secrets are being unveiled. The Last Great Wilderness builds up the first accurate picture of this “the most important biotic regulator on earth”. Flora, fauna and the relationship with the atmosphere are all under scrutiny. Many species, systems, and relationships of the canopy are still mysterious and much is still to be discovered." - Full story here, with Listen Again link to Programme I and II...

The Foundation's focus is usually at ground level but we encourage sensitive exploration of all wilderness areas for preservation purposes.