Backcountry Clinic: Wilderness First Aid

Headed into the outdoors this summer? Learn how to stay safe, prepared, and confident when things don’t go according to plan.

Join us for an informative and practical Backcountry Clinic focused on first aid, backcountry safety, and essential outdoor preparedness skills. Whether you're a day hiker, trail runner, camper, backpacker, or aspiring adventurer, this workshop will help you better understand how to handle common medical situations in the outdoors.

🎤 Presented by: Wilderness Travel Course (WTC) Instructor Dr. Joan Rosenburg

🌿 Topics include:

• Blisters, sprains, cuts, and scrapes
• Poison oak, ivy, and other irritating plants
• Mosquitos, ticks, bees, wasps, spiders, scorpions, and more
• Wildlife encounters involving snakes, bears, coyotes, and bobcats
• Heat exhaustion and altitude illness
• What to pack in a first aid kit (and what to leave at home)
• Emergency communication tools like InReach devices and satellite phones
• Wilderness medicine and first aid training opportunities

Whether you’re preparing for local hikes or remote backpacking adventures, this session is designed to help you build confidence, improve preparedness, and stay safer outdoors.

🎁 Bonus: Attendees will receive a special in-store discount and have the opportunity to win a giveaway filled with outdoor first-aid essentials!

Bring your questions and come ready to learn practical skills you can use on your very next adventure.