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Aboriginal Living Skills School in Prescott, Arizona, offers small-enrollment skills and survival courses focused on montane and desert habitats (www.codylundin.com).Google Scholar

Alderleaf Wilderness College in Monroe, Washington, offers a variety of online, printed, and face-to-face instructional resources (www.wildernesscollege.com/).Google Scholar

The Boulder Outdoor Survival School in Boulder, Utah, enjoys a long-standing and national reputation for excellence in wilderness survival instruction (www.boss-inc.com/).Google Scholar