Adirondack Woodsmen I

Course Code:
REC 102
Course Group(s):
Degree Applicable, Integrative Studies: RECR Program Options
Course Description:
This introductory level course will familiarize students with the rich and unique natural history of the Adirondacks. Specifically, this course will examine the important role of wilderness guides and woodsmen in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. In addition to developing an appreciation for the history of the Adirondacks, students will be introduced to hard skills which were historically used by Adirondack woodsmen, and are today used by collegiate woodsmen and competitive lumberjacks. Examples of these skills include primitive fire-building, speed chopping, war canoe camping, axe throwing and birling.
Credit:
2
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