FITCHBURG — Matt “Animal Man” Gabriel began developing a love of the outdoors as a young child. When he was 11 years old, his father bought him the survival manual “Tom Brown’s Field Guide to ...

Witness the fascinating process of survival building as a skilled outdoorsman constructs a sturdy A-frame hut and a unique ...

JESSIE KREBS just wants to go for a hike and feel raw rock beneath her thrift-store boots. She doesn’t want to be responsible for her companions, or to try to save or heal or teach them. That’s ...

Discover the incredible survival skills of a resourceful woman navigating the challenges of the forest. From building shelters to foraging for food, she demonstrates essential techniques that can help ...

A new children’s graphic novel is out this week from Adirondack author Maxwell Eaton III. Eaton’s graphic novel, “Survival Scout: Lost in... May 05, 2023 — A new children’s graphic novel is out this ...

A simple lean-to is a great option for a warm-weather shelter that’s quick to assemble. Build quick-construct wilderness survival shelters using these three tarp shelter configurations that only ...

MOUNT VERNON — Two dozen kids could be found in the wilderness at Little Mountain Park for the Wilderness Survival Camp put on by the Mount Vernon Parks and Enrichment Services Department. Recreation ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is from a high school student involved in the Illinois Press Foundation/Eastern Illinois University journalism workshop held in recent days. MATTOON -- Surrounded by a grove ...

A sense of creativity can help in a lot of ways on Alone. For starters, the contestants can only take 10 approved items from History’s gear list with them to their drop site. None of those items are ...