Livin' the Off-Grid Life
Grades: 6 - 8
Dates & Times: June 24 - 28 (Week 5), 9 AM - 4 PM (Full-day!) (waitlist only!)
Location: Art 317, UAF Campus
Cost: $375
Description: This camp will teach students just a few of the skills needed to live off the grid. Students will engineer, build and electrify model off-grid cabins while also learning the basics of medicinal plant identification, harvest, and preparation. Students will be able to take all their creations home to share with their families. This is a full-day program. Please come prepared with a small snack, a full lunch, and the outdoor gear needed for daily walks around the campus trails.
Instructor: Tyler Katzmar
A little about your instructor: Tyler lives in Anchorage on the traditional and unceded lands of the Dena’ina Athabaskan. Tyler moved to Alaska in 2009 to attend college at Alaska Pacific University. While studying marine biology, Tyler fell in love with the Alaska backcountry and developed the camping, skiing, hiking and sea kayaking skills needed to travel comfortably outside. When not educating Alaskan’s about energy with the Renewable Energy Alaska Project, Tyler enjoys fishing, hunting, and harvesting berries and medicinal plants. During the winter, Tyler preserves his summer harvest through canning, infusing, smoking, and fermenting.