Register by 9 PM on the FRIDAY before each event.

This is a 3-date community series held on Sundays, January 18 • February 1 • March 1 — 2026: 
You’re welcome to join for a single day or commit to all three for a deeper learning arc. If plans change, spots may be swapped one-to-one with another individual.

*Portuguese translation available

Nature will always support you – if you know how to work with her.

The Wilderness Skills Community Days bring together the people of the Lisbon region to enrich our knowledge of place, competence in wilderness, and nature literacy through high-level learning and deep play together in nature. By gathering consistently, we create an enduring foundation where skills build upon each other, relationships deepen with the land and one another, and we move beyond introduction and into competence and confidence in wilderness skills and nature-connected living.

Your guides, Joshua and Melina, bring you their experience in wilderness survival, permaculture, and nature connection depth mentoring.

✴︎ Practice wilderness survival skills

✴︎ Primitive craft

✴︎ Earth-based sensory awareness

✴︎ Deepen knowledge of place

This is For

30 person capacity — all ages

• Elders 65+ ready to engage at their own pace, learn, complete the generational cycle and, perhaps, share some stories
• Adults, parents and non-parents* seeking skills for self-reliance & wilderness survival taught with a relational and nature connected approach
• Teenagers under 18 are welcome
• Children are welcome to join under full responsibility of their parents & guardians

*Come without a child! (Parents, invite your child's adult friend or mentor to join).

Your expert mentors will adjust the program to meet the learning edges of each individual present, making for an engaging experience for any constellation of ages.

Skills & Topics

Join for a single day, or choose the 3-day Bundle at checkout for the deepest experience and receive a silex keepsake plus a special reward for committing early. Bundle details at checkout.

January 18 — Belonging in the Cold

What truly keeps a human safe, warm, and regulated in winter?

• Practical techniques for staying warm and dry in winter using clothing systems, fire, and smart positioning

• Quick shelter strategies: reading trees, wind, and terrain, including the scarecrow method

• Winter awareness and decision-making skills that prevent cold stress before it begins

February 1 — Tracking, Bird Language & Knowing Who Lives Here

Who lives here with us, and how do we learn to see and listen?

• Learn to recognize animal tracks, signs, and movement patterns in the Sintra–Colares landscape

• Practice bird language and awareness games to sharpen attention and deepen connection to place

• Navigate without maps and read the land through playful group activities

March 1 — Wild Food, Cooking with Fire & The Start of Spring

How do we take what we need without breaking good relationship?

• Learn to safely identify and ethically harvest early spring wild foods

• Cook together over the fire using simple, earth-based methods

• Mark the seasonal shift with stories, reflection, and shared nourishment

What to Expect:

• A community of learners
  
• Fire, fresh air, and good company
• Many generations: Children, teens, adults, and elders are invited to join and complete our generational spectrum
• Earth-based culture: Storytelling, Music, Games. Culture rooted in earth and place

Location & Logistics

Sintra Mountain, Colares. Precise location will be shared after registration.
We will continue if there's rain. Cancellations only in case of severe weather.

You will receive a packing list after registration. Please review it to ensure you come prepared!
Items include:

• Waterproof rain coat, pants and boots
• Packed lunch
• a few other basic essentials

"We absolutely loved the diversity of activities you offered, and your energy and enthusiasm made the experience truly special. Your ability to engage both children and adults was amazing." — Mathilde, Mother

About Your Guides

Joshua Glass is a deep nature connection mentor for adults, youth and families. His training in Portugal and the USA specializes in wilderness survival and the 8-Shields cultural mentoring model for nature connection. He guides students to build inspired, lasting relationships with the Earth through hands-on survival and naturalist skills such as fire making, shelter building, primitive cooking, wild foraging, awareness, animal tracking, and storytelling. He facilitates a variety of program types including adult, family and youth wilderness programs, earth-based Rites of Passage for boys, and Father-Son wilderness programs. He has also served as the Land Steward for Traditional Dream Factory in Portugal. Joshua serves to create conditions for modern people to experience deep and direct personal relationships with the natural world and to thrive by surviving within the nature of constant change.

Melina Feuvrier-Etevenard, a regenerative farmer and permaculture enthusiast, thrives in crafting, cooking, and the art of wilderness awareness. She's cultivated her skills in communities and regenerative farms throughout Europe. Driven by a passion for nurturing both healthy ecosystems and flourishing cultures, Melina has worked with youth and adults in pedagogical farms and nature camps. She guides herself and others in aligning the human lifestyle with life’s natural cycles. Melina uses wild-foraged edible plants to create vitality-rich, nutritionally balanced and exceptionally delicious meals. Her love for nature, crafting, and togetherness enriches her unique approach as a chef and nature connection guide.

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