Women in the Wild
Schedule
Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 08:45 am to Sun, 21 Sep, 2025 at 12:15 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Kings Gap Environmental Education Center | Carlisle, PA

About this Event
We are excited to once again offer our Women in the Wild event this fall with many new session topics to choose from!
$115/person
Includes:
- Six sessions (of your choosing) (offsite class requires personal transportation)
- Class materials (unless noted)
- Saturday Meals: morning snacks, soup and salad lunch, and evening s'mores (enjoy dinner on your own at one of Carlisle's many fantastic restaurants!)
- Sunday Meal: Hot breakfast, s'mores and final goodbyes (lunch on your own)
Evening accommodations available on site or locally at additional cost. See brochure below for more information.
Sessions Offered:
- Ancient Atlatl
- Archery for Beginners
- Auto Mechanics
- Bird Walk
- Chapters of Calm
- Copper Crafting
- Dutch Oven Cooking
- Finding Your Way with a Map and Compass
- Flower Pounding
- Food Preservation
- Foraging 101
- Gardening for Pollinators
- History Hike
- Honeybees
- Introduction to Backpacking
- Introduction to Power Tools
- Kayaking 101
- Making Natural Cordage
- Nature Journaling
- Nature Photography
- Self Defense
- Survival Skills
- Wellness in the Garden
- Yoga on the Mountain
For more information call 717-486-3799
*Anyone who identifies as a woman, sometimes or always, regardless of assignment at birth, or who feels they would benefit from a female-focused approach.


Saturday, September 20
🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:10 AM
Welcome and Morning Snacks
Info: Morning announcements while enjoying grab n' go breakfast items, coffee, and tea.
🕑: 09:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Session 1
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 2
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM
Lunch
Info: Enjoy a soup and salad bar lunch in the historic mansion. Please let us know if you have any dietary needs.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Session 3
🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:45 PM
Session 4
🕑: 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Optional: Campfire Social
Info: Come to the fire pit to enjoy the campfire made by the Survival Skills class! Roast s'mores, share stories of the day, and play campfire games. Stay for as long or as little as you'd like. Bring your own camp chair or blanket if you have one. A few camp chairs will be available to borrow.
🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Dinner on your own
Info: Downtown Carlisle has many fantastic restaurants to choose from!
Sunday, September 21
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Hot Breakfast
Info: All participants enjoy a hot breakfast of eggs, hashbrowns, bacon, and pastries in the historic mansion. Please let us know if you have any dietary needs.
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Morning Orientation
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Session 5
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Session 6
🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Optional: Final Goodbyes
Info: Optional: Stop by the fire pit to enjoy the campfire made by the Survival Skills class! Share stories of the day, final goodbyes, and roast a s'more for the road before you depart.
🕑: 12:15 PM - 12:15 PM
Depart Safely!
Where is it happening?
Kings Gap Environmental Education Center, 500 Kings Gap Road, Carlisle, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 115.00
