School of
Health & Fitness
Wilderness hygiene, & medicine, personal health, fitness & nutrition, edible & medicinal plants.
Position Open
Dean, School of Health & Fitness
Personal, holistic health and fitness is a natural by-product of time spent outdoors. It is also a motivating factor for many who participate in environmental interests and outdoor activities. The School of Health & Fitness provides learning in health-related disciplines associated with nature and the outdoors.
Teacher Continuing Education Courses
Medicinal Herbs of
Home & Forest
Mother nature provides us with a cure for just about anything that ails us. The answers lie within a plethora of humble flora peppering the forest floor, vining along tree trunks and rocky crags and dangling from branches. You will also find nature's medicinal wonders spread along roadsides, peeking through sidewalk cracks. and, if your fortunate, growing in your own backyard. Our expert shows you how to identify, harvest, prepare and use these plants while utilizing sustainable practices.
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Nutrition, health, botany
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30 Contact Hours
3 CPE Credits
$350.00
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Edible Plants
of the Forests
Mother nature provides us, as well as native and migrating wildlife, with nourishing and delicious food through a plethora of plants peppering the forest floor, vining along tree trunks and rocky crags and dangling from branches. You will also find nature's medicinal wonders spread along roadsides, peeking through sidewalk cracks. and, if your fortunate, growing in your own backyard. Our expert shows you how to identify, harvest, prepare and use these plants while utilizing sustainable practices.
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Nutrition, botany, ecosystems
30 Contact Hours
3 CPE Credits
$350.00
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Training for a Backcountry Excursion
Congratulations! You've decided to make the leap, venture down the trail and reconnect with nature. But it's been years since you've donned some hiking boots - or maybe you never have? Fatigue can be a significant contributor to injuries on the trail, but with proper planning and training, you can prepare your body for the trek. In this course you will learn how to gauge an appropriate outing for your skill and fitness level as well as how to prepare for excursions that may push your limits. ​
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Health, fitness, personal safety
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15 Contact Hours
1.5 CPE Credits
$150.00
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The Importance of
Aquatic Plants
Our planet is more than 75% water. It's obvious that aquatic plant life then, plays a huge role in the health and sustainability of our planet. Not only that, but aquatic vegetation is an important indicator of the health of ecosystems and our planet, as a whole. Water borne plants are also an important source of nutrition for humans, as well as for the many aquatic species upon which we rely for food. Caring for our water resources and the plant life therein is critical to the health and future of our planet.
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Aquatic studies, botany, ecosystems
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30 Contact Hours
3 CPE Credits
$350.00
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Leave No Trace &
Backcountry Hygiene
We venture down the trail because we want to glean all the wonderful physical, mental, emotional and spiritual benefits there are to connecting with nature. It only makes sense, then, that we recognize and appreciate the value of our natural resources - and do our best to safeguard them for our use and the use of future generations. While we are caring for ourselves, we can strike a healthy balance with caring for nature and this class covers many ways in which to do that. Every good steward practices Leave No Trace.
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Health, ecosystems, personal safety
15 Contact Hours
1.5 CPE Credits
$150.00
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Tails on Trails
Dog Safety & Etiquette
More and more people are opting to share the trail with their tail-waggin' buddies. While there are many benefits to this, the increasing number of dogs on the trail also presents challenges for the dog, the handler, other users and, of course, the resource. Learn how to be a stellar dog handler thru our copywritten Tails on Trails program. In this course we cover trail etiquette for dogs and handlers, safe dog transport, how to keep your dog safe from common trail ailments and injuries and emergency wilderness medicine for dogs.
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Contact Hours
CPE Credits
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