Desert Survival Classes

Basic Desert Survival

Date/Time: Sunday, November 23, 9 am - 4 pm
Meet at: Oasis Visitor Center
Fee: $60 ($50 JTNPA/PINE members)
Instructor: Tony Nester, Primitive Skills Teacher
  author of Desert Survival: Tips, Tricks, & Skills
Hike Level: Easy

Learn the essential “big four” skills needed to safely explore the sometimes harsh and often challenging desert landscape of Joshua Tree National Park. Tony Nester, survival expert and author of Desert Survival Tips, Tricks and Skills, will teach the physical skills and mental processes that will prepare participants to discover some of the most beautiful and most dangerous habitats of the world. Nester will offer suggestions and strategies to manage your mind in survival situations and how to set priorities when stakes are high. Some of the topics covered include: survival kits, edible and dangerous plants, stellar navigation, as well as desert hazards such as flash floods, venomous creatures, and heat-related injuries. The class will also engage is mock survival scenarios. This class is not to be missed if you plan on spending any time in the desert!

person with broken down car in the desert
Photo by Karina White

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