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COURSES BY LOCATION

COLORADO

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Develop the skills and knowledge to thrive in the wilderness for extended periods, including advanced bushcraft techniques and sustainable living practices.

BASECAMP ESSENTIALS

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June 27-29, 2025
Cripple Creek, CO

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Discover the illuminating world of plants used by various cultures for food, medicine, fire, and crafts, and learn how to identify and utilize them responsibly.

ETHNOBOTANY 101

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July 11-13, 2025
Cripple Creek, CO

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SURVIVAL TRAINING EXPEDITION PROGRAM

Rewrite your narrative by developing skills and become the hero on an immersive wilderness journey through the Colorado backcountry.

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July 25 - July 29, 2025
Cripple Creek, CO

Wild Women River Retreat

Learn essential wilderness skills and reconnect with your feminine through various mindfulness practices in this empowering women's retreat.

WILD WOMEN RIVER RETREAT

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July 31 - August 3, 2025
Cripple Creek, CO

GEORGIA

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Empower yourself with essential wilderness survival skills in a supportive environment designed specifically for women and by women.

WILDERNESS SURVIVAL 101 (FOR WOMEN)

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March 28-30, 2025

April 25-27, 2025
Watkinsville, GA

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Master the art of precise land navigation using maps, compasses, and GPS, and develop your ability to orient yourself in any terrain.

LAND NAVIGATION 101

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April 10-12, 2025
Watkinsville, GA

NORTH CAROLINA

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Master the art of precise land navigation using maps, compasses, and GPS, and develop your ability to orient yourself in any terrain.

LAND NAVIGATION 101

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May 5-7, 2025
Harmony, NC

VIRGINIA

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Empower yourself with essential wilderness survival skills in a supportive environment designed specifically for women and by women.

WILDERNESS SURVIVAL 101 (FOR WOMEN)

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May 9-11, 2025
North Garden, VA

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Learn essential survival skills beyond using resources in your kit and towards foraging off the forest floor.

WILDERNESS SURVIVAL 201 (FOR WOMEN)

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FALL TBD
North Garden, VA

ENGLAND, UK

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Test your limits and hone your skills through challenging, simulated wilderness survival scenarios.

SURVIVAL SKILLS CHALLENGE (UK)

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May 16-18, 2025
Staffordshire, England

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Are you interested in training through private instruction?

With miles of experience under her feet, Jacks Genega will be happy to lead your next retreat, expedition, weekend workshop, or course.

Wildcard Wilderness is also available for abbreviated lectures or workshops in wild edible and medicinal plants, tree medicine, net making, navigation, fire starting, primitive traps, basketry, camp craft, and more!

— MARZ W.

Learned some new skills and made some new friends. If you can take a class with Jacks, do it!

— SARAH I.

Jacks took us under her wing and taught us survival skills and instilled in us that we can do hard things.
To dig deep and believe in ourselves.

— ROBIN C.

There was so much encouragement and camaraderie I hated to see the class end. I’ll definitely be taking more classes with Jacks.

TESTIMONIALS

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