Bitterroot Forest Program
Bitterroot Forest Program classes are offered year round for students aged 9-17. We meet outside weekly, rain or shine, with content varying season to season. Classes emphasize primitive skills, nature awareness and traditional crafts.
Spring Session is Almost Here!
The Spring Session is expected to be full. Please email hello@craftedwildmt.com to get on the waitlist for future sessions or in case of last minute cancellations.
Our Winter Session is about half way through but we are excited to welcome new and returning students to the Spring Session of the Bitterroot Forest Program. Spring Session will tentatively run from April 1 through June 17. We will meet weekly on Wednesdays from 10:30-2:30 with the exception of May 27th.
The theme for this session will be announced in March.
Tuition for this 10-11 week session will be on a sliding scale. We continue to work to keep tuition as low as possible so everyone interested can participate and as such ask families to pay at the level they can afford, no questions asked.
*Please reach out (hello@craftedwildmt.com) if tuition is a barrier to participation. We are working to create scholarship opportunities for families who need help. We can also setup a payment plan if necessary.
A year of classes are a wrap!
Thank you to the teachers, students and families that have made our first year such incredible successes! We look forward to many more in the future.
So far our students have learned:
- Nature Awareness
- Forest Camaraderie
- Pine Needle Basketry
- Atlatl and Rabbit Stick Throwing
- Primitive Spear Building
- Knot Tying
- Hide Fleshing and Tanning
- Clay Pot Handbuilding
- Basic Whittling
- Fire Safety and Starting
... and so much more!