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Please come to all outings with at least water, a knife (simple folder is OK), and a bowl (since we make a wild food salad at nearly every outing).

 

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January 2010

 

Sat. Jan. 2, 10 a.m

WILD FOOD OUTING and 2012 discussion, $20. Learn how to identify edible, medicinal, poisonous, and useful plants on this leisurely walk. Hahamongna Watershed Park; entrance is at Foothill and Oak Grove Dr. in Pasadena. Meet at south end of the upper area (across the street from La Canada H. S.). [pg. 535, E5].
Location 2.

Sat., Jan. 9, 10 a.m.

FIRE WORKSHOP, $25. Learn to make fire from bow and drill, hand drill, magnesium, flint and steel, batteries, the sun, etc. We’ll also go for a short walk and collect a salad. Hahamongna Watershed Park, Location 2.

Sat. Jan. 16, 10 a.m.

SURVIVAL SKILLS WORKSHOP, $34 at Orcas Park, in the Big Tujunga Wash, northeast of Hansen Dam, in Lake View Terrace. From the 210, exit Osborne and go east to Orcas Ave. and enter the park. We’ll meet in the southern-most parking area. [pg. 503, A2] We will work on shelters, weaving, plant ID, and possible fire skills during this approx. 4 hour outing.  Location 9.

Sat., Jan. 23, 10 a.m.

WILD FOOD OUTING, $20. Join us as we explore a chaparral-riparian area, and learn about various plant uses. We’ll make a salad, and then discuss various bows while we practice at the range. Bring your bow if you have one. This is south of the Rose Bowl in the Arroyo Seco, near the Archery range. Casting Ponds, Lower Arroyo, Location 8.

Sat., Jan. 30, 10 a.m.

ORIENTEERING CLASS, $25. Learn how to use a map and compass. We’ll cover the basics of orienteering, plus go on a plant walk, and do fire-making. Hahamongna Watershed Park. Location 2. Bring a compass.

 

FEBRUARY

Sat., Feb. 6, 10 a.m.

Wild Food (and some weaving) Workshop, , $20, Hahamongna Watershed Park, Location 2. Meet at south end of the upper area (across from La Canada High School). [pg. 535, E5]. We’ll learn about twine, sandals, and nets as they were done in the past, and then we’ll go on a wild food gathering walk. Expect to find mushrooms too!

Sat., Feb. 13, 10 a.m.

Wild Food Outing, $20, Bailey Park, Sierra Madre Learn about local native plants and some introduced exotics as we walk in Sierra Madre’s Bailey Canyon. Meet in the parking lot at Bailey Canyon Park. From the 210 Freeway in Arcadia, go north on Michillinda to Grand View in Sierra Madre. Turn right (east) on Grand View, then go left (north) on Lima St. one long block to Carter, where you turn left (west). You will see the park entrance on your right. Thomas Guide pg 566, J1.

Feb. 14, 1 p.m.

Valentine's Day, Sun. $20, 5835 Burwood Ave., Highland Park.  Join us and learn about the historical Valentinus, and the confusing and conflicting aspects of "love." We'll also view a movie, and have light refreshements.  To reserve, email Prudence at PruWeb@aol.com

Sat, Feb. 20, 10 a.m.

Wild Food Outing, ., , $20. Cobb Estate, at the extreme north end of Lake Avenue in Altdena. Location 7. This is a chaparral environment, with lots of introduced exotics, since there was once a monastery and orchard on this site.

begins Friday, Feb. 26, 7 p.m.

5-week Survival Skills Class, Pasadena City College, Call 626-585-7608. Class topics include Plants, Fire, Water, Shelter, Tools and Weapons.

Sat., Feb. 27, 10 a.m.

Survival Skills Intensive, , $51, at Orcas Park, in the Big Tujunga Wash, northeast of Hansen Dam, in Lake View Terrace. From the 210, exit Osborne and go east to Orcas Ave. and enter the park. We’ll meet in the southern-most parking area. [pg. 503, A2]; Location 9. We will work on shelters, weaving, plant ID, and possible fire skills during this approx. 5 hour outing.

 

MARCH

Sat.,March 6, 10 a.m.


Weaponry Workshop, $34. We’ll focus on simple weapons, both primitive and modern, including snares, deadfalls, nets, slings, atlatl, and possibly the crossbow. Pasadena’s Hahamongna Watershed Park, Location 2.

Sat., March 13, 1 p.m.

Fire workshop and Wild Food Outing, $34. Learn to make fire from bow and drill, hand drill, magnesium, flint and steel, batteries, the sun, etc. We’ll go for a short walk and collect a salad. Hahamongna Watershed Park, Location 2.

Sat. March 20, 10 a.m.

Arrow-making class and Wild Food Outing, , $25. Making a good, functional arrow is harder than you think. We’ll work some shafts, glue or tie on feathers, and secure ready-made points or points you make. We’ll also have some modern arrow-making gear. Then we’ll collect a wild food salad. Hahamongna Watershed Park, Location 2.

Sat., March 27, 10 a.m.

Survival Skills Intensive, $51. Increase your survival skills. In this 5 to 6 hour class, you'll learn how to make fire without matches, build a sturdy emergency shelter, make soap from plants, weave rope and baskets from natural materials, gather wild plants for food, and more. Hahamongna Watershed Park, Location 2.

 

APRIL

Sat., April 3, 10 a.m.


Wild Food Cooking Workshop
, $34. We’ll go for a leisurely walk and collect wild greens and maybe mushrooms. We’ll then go to the camp site and make a meal, using what we just collected as well as previously collected items. Location 2, Hahamongna Watershed Park; entrance at Foothill and Oak Grove Dr. in Pasadena. Meet at southern end of the upper area. [pg. 535, E5].
Location 2.

 

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Locations

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Location 1

Upper Arroyo. West end of Altadena Drive, Alt. 3 blocks west of Lincoln [pg. 535, F4].

Location 2
Hahamongna Watershed Park; entrance at Foothill and Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena. Meet at south end of the upper area (across from La Canada High School), near the outdoor bathrooms. One way to get here is to travel on the 210 Freeway westbound, and exit on Foothill in La Canada. Turn right (east) and take Foothill about a half-mile to its end, which is the entrance of the park. [pg. 535, E5].

Location 3
Switzer’s Camp, Angeles National Forest. From the 210 freeway in La Canada, drive up the Angeles Crest Highway 10 miles to Switzers. You will see the large sign on the Highway. Drive down the road and park in the parking lot. Meet near the bridge. [pg. 505, H2]

Location 4
Angeles National Forest. From the Angeles Crest Highway and Foothill (or from the 210 freeway), drive 2 miles up the Angeles Crest Highway (above the large new houses) until you see the turnout on your right. You really need to look at your odometer for this one. [535, C1] .

Location 5
Millard Canyon, Altadena. Drive up to Loma Alta by going north on either Fair Oaks (from the east) or Lincoln Ave. (on the west). From Loma Alta in Altadena, go north on Chaney Trail all the way to the campground. [pg. 535, H2]

Location 6
Arroyo Seco, north of the Rose Bowl, Pasadena. Meet at the SW corner of Washington and West. Be sure to look at your map here, for more people seem to get lost finding this location than any other. The Rose Bowl is easy to find – and West is the north-south street on the west side of the Rose Bowl. You can simply drive north on West to the top of the T intersection, and park to your left in the dirt parking. Washington is the east-west street that dissects the golf course; so if you come from the east side of the golf course and the Rose Bowl, drive west on Washington until it ends in the T intersection, and then just drive forward into the dirt parking area. [pg. 565, E1].

Location 7
Cobb Estate, Extreme north end of Lake Ave., Altadena. Exit on Lake Avenue from the 210 freeway and head for the hills. [pg. 536, A3]

Location 8
Casting Ponds, Arroyo Seco. Entrance to "Lower Arroyo Park" is from Arroyo Blvd, just west of Norwood Drive. Where the 210 meets the 134 freeway in Pasadena, stay in the left lane and go south on the short extension which ends at California Blvd. Turn right (west) on California, and travel to where it ends, at Arroyo Blvd. Turn right (north) on Arroyo Blvd. and look for the sign on your left for the Lower Arroyo Park. Drive down the road and park. [pg 565, F5].

Location 9
Orcas Park. NE of Hansen Dam, in Lake View Terrace. From the 210, exit Osborne and go east on Foothill to Orcas Ave., then go south into the park. We’ll meet in the southern-most parking area. [pg. 503, A2]

 

Reservations

There are several preferred ways to reserve a spot on an outing

Send us a note specifying for what date, and how many people, along with a check, to School of Self-reliance, Box 41834, Eagle Rock, CA 90041. If you mail it "late," just call us and let us know it is in the mail.

Call or email us and let us take a credit card for payment for the outing. Call the office at 626-791-3217, or 323-255-9502. Or email to christopher_nyerges@yahoo.com. If no one is there when you call, just leave your name and number and message and we’ll get back to you.

You can also make a payment via paypal to Christopher_nyerges@yahoo.com. On the paypal comment section, be sure to note what date and class you are paying for, along with how many you're paying for, if more than one...We will get an email letting us know you’ve paid.


Though we prefer to not do this on the outings, we will not turn you away if you didn’t do any of the above. We can accept cash or check (or even credit card) at the outing, and give you a receipt, if desired.


DON’T FORGET: You can give a Gift Certificate to a friend or family member to attend a class. Just ask.