Wilderness Arts Institute is a small organization that offers field courses, lectures and demonstrations in Traditional Wilderness Living Skills in the incomparable backcountry of Montana. Typical courses are offered for 1-5 days, depending on your needs. Basic Wilderness Survival trainings are generally 1-2 days, whereas more in-depth "Bushcraft" experiences are longer.
The Billings Gazette recently ran a story on winter survival with WAI included. Click here to view the article.
KXLH News out of Helena, Montana came to film one of our recent winter workshops. Click here for text and video.
Wilderness Zen: A new article on wildlands ethics & practice that appears in the winter edition of Backcountry Journal, the newsletter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers.
WAI Mentioned in the Spokane, WA Spokesman Review-article, "Survive in the Wild".
More outdoor Articles!-Click here.
We are able to design courses and outdoor experiences to fit your needs, available time and pocketbook. If you spend time in the Rocky Mountain backcountry and would like immersion in practical outdoor skills with patient, experienced instructors, please drop us a line!

