Oregon Coast Community Action is hosting a Wilderness First Aid course Saturday and Sunday, July 9 and 10. This intensive backcountry medical training course will show students how to deal with ...

Wilderness first aid knowledge is different from basic first aid. When you are out in the wilderness, there may be no available help for an accident victim except for you – no fire department on the ...

A few years ago, I was leading a hiking trip in a national park when one client and a team leader sled down from the park’s tallest sand dune (a common, typically enjoyable activity in the park). But ...

Twenty-one natural resources students at the H.E. Robinson Agricultural Education Center recently received wilderness first aid certification. The students successfully completed an eight-hour ...

OSPREY — The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast invites the public to register for an upcoming Wilderness First Aid and CPR certification course. The three-day training will be held on Oct.

A cut, contusion, splinter or sprain. Unexpected injuries can occur anywhere but treating them can be especially challenging on the trail. “Hikers and backpackers venture into remote environments ...

Fall courses will be announced over the summer. A blend of classroom instruction and hands-on rescue practice, the Disaster+Travel+Wilderness First Aid Course allows students to dive into the basic ...

Miles McDonough stood in front of a group of Forest Service workers and asked for a volunteer. A moment late, Julien Inclan stepped forward to volunteer and had his arm doused in a healthy quantity of ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Clayton Queen’s summer plans call for spending two months in the wilds of Alaska researching permafrost at sites accessible only by helicopter — places where wilderness first aid ...

Learn how to be prepared in the wild and become Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certified on Nov. 1 and 2, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency building in the Aspen Room. The Tahoe ...

SLADE, Ky. (AP) — State parks officials in Kentucky say a wilderness advanced first aid training course will be offered later this year at Natural Bridge State Resort Park. Officials say the five-day ...