Outdoor Education Class to Teach Wilderness Survival Skills
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5, 2003
Amy Flynn or Joe Wills
530-898-4143
Outdoor Education Class to Teach Wilderness Survival Skills
California State University, Chico’s Bidwell Environmental Institute Field Studies Program will host an outdoor orienteering and wilderness survival skills class on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve.
Individuals or families, hikers, backpackers, and anyone over 12 years old can participate. All levels of experience are welcome, even those with experience will learn from the informative instruction.
This is the first class in a series of outdoor education classes for the community at the ecological reserve. The class can hold 15 people. The course fee is $30 non-refundable.
Checks should be made out to the CSU Research Foundation and must be received by Tuesday, Nov. 11. Mail checks to the CSU Research Foundation, CSU, Chico, 400 West First Street, Chico, CA 95929-0555, attention to Jeff Mott, reserve manager. Please include name, address and telephone number of each participant.
Dave Mahan, the class instructor, is a graduate student in physical education, with an emphasis in outdoor education, at CSU, Chico. He’s been an Adventure Outings trip leader for the past two years and he taught outdoor orienteering to the staff.
Mahan previously worked in the outdoor recreational leadership program at Central Oregon Community College. He was also enlisted in the United States Marine Corps for four years and taught survival skills for his platoon.
For more information, contact Mott at 898-6317.
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