Wilderness Skills: Shelter Building with Nikolas Katrick

Saturday, November 12th, 2022.  10am - 12:30pm

The Nature Museum and the Grafton Village Park

Sliding scale, $5-15

Open to teens and up!  Younger folks are welcome if accompanied by an adult.

On a breezy sunny day, shelter might not feel like an essential element of survival.  But when the clouds move in, the temperature drops, and the rain starts to fall, shelter quickly becomes a necessity.  Outside the comforts of the modern home, how do we create shelter for survival?  Come to this hands-on workshop to learn the basics of building to protect against harsh weather and extreme temperatures.  We’ll use both simple human-made materials and all-natural materials to build different shelters, so you can adapt your skills to whatever situation you find yourself in.Also included in the workshop is a brief overview of Leave No Trace ethics and a lesson in some commonly used knots for shelter building.  This workshop is outdoors, rain/snow or shine, so please dress for the weather and conditions!   

Presenter Bio:Nikolas Katrick is the Executive Director of The Nature Museum, and works as both an educator and non-profit leader who weaves science, story, and spirituality to draw people into the mystery of the natural world.  He served as the Director of Outdoor Programs at Marlboro College where he taught leadership and outdoor technical skills, and has led week-long forest survival trips in the woods of Vermont.  When not at the museum, he is an active volunteer with earth-centric spiritual communities and the Marlboro Volunteer Fire Company.  He loves to explore cold climate landscapes and mountains, wander around the forest with his husband, build things, and write contemporary fiction about werewolves.