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About Woodland Ways
Woodland Ways is a program created to meet the needs of young people as they move into adulthood. Our experienced staff will bring students on exciting journeys involving skills of survival as practiced historically by people all over the earth. Self-motivation and teamwork are developed and used on a daily basis as we help students on the road to adulthood.
Woodland Ways is located in rural, upstate New York, approximately thirty miles south of Albany on 400+ acres of beautiful fields, forests, and streams.
Mike’s Book at Amazon.com
- Wilderness Survival
Living Off the Land with the Clothes on Your Back and the Knife on Your Belt
By Mark Elbroch and Mike Pewtherer
The Founder
Michael Pewtherer founded Woodland Ways in the summer of 2000 to offer young people a chance to experience living closely with nature. After graduating from the Hawthorne Valley School, he was the head instructor at Hawk Circle programs for a number of years. He also attended courses at the Tracker School in Toms River, NJ while perfecting his wilderness skills in full survival situations.
Michael worked for the National Park Service in the Smokey Mountains monitoring bear births, reintroducing the red wolf and tracking Russian wild hogs for relocation. He also spent a year in the Australian outback discovering how desert dwelling cultures differ from those of more lush environs. He is the co-author of Wilderness Survival, (McGraw Hill and Ragged Mountain Press 2006) and is currently working on a comprehensive guide to wilderness survival and primitive living techniques for North America due out in spring 2008. He has also published articles on survival techniques learned while living off the land. He currently lives in Philmont NY.