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Twin Eagles Wilderness School
eNewsletter - September 2026
Here in North Idaho, the first signs of autumn are beginning to show themselves. A few of the trees are starting to turn color, the first leaves are beginning to fall, robins are gathering into flocks, and the evenings are growing noticeably cooler. We’ve also crossed the Autumn Equinox, with the nights now longer than the days, and I’m grateful for the return of the rains after such a dry August. The land feels much more moist and settled now, and autumn mushrooms are emerging, including chanterelles, lobster mushrooms, and more.
Here at Twin Eagles, our autumn youth programs are now underway and things have settled into a different rhythm after the fullness of summer. At the same time, we’re already turning our attention toward winter and spring. We have a number of 2027 programs that we’ll be announcing soon, including some new offerings we’re excited about, so keep your eyes and ears open for more to come!
Here is what we have in store for you in this month's eNewsletter:
- Medicine Circle Autumn Work Party
- Monthly Youth Program in Spokane - Autumn 2026 - Spring 2027
- Homeschool Youth Nature Program - Autumn, Winter & Spring Blocks 2026-27
- Father-Son Wilderness Programs 2026-2027
Medicine Circle Work Party
Saturday, October 17, 2026
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Medicine Circle Eco-Retreat Center, Priest River, Idaho
Join us for our annual Autumn Work Party at Medicine Circle!
For many years, this land has held Twin Eagles programs, gatherings, laughter, learning, and transformation. Our autumn work party is a chance to give something back by helping care for the land and prepare the camp for winter.
We’ll spend the day working together on projects including firewood, forest cleanup, winterizing camp, and other seasonal tasks. Twin Eagles will provide lunch for everyone who joins us.
If you’d like to come help out, please RSVP to Jeannine at jeanninetidwell@gmail.com so we know to expect you.
Come lend a hand, enjoy good company, and help care for this special place.
Twin Eagles Monthly Youth Program
For kids ages 6 - 13 · Spokane, WA
One consecutive Sat and Sun at a time · Two in the fall and two in the spring
We are excited to once again bring deep nature connection and traditional ecological knowledge to the Spokane community throughout the school year! Kids have a rare opportunity to slow down to nature’s pace and experience themselves as part of a community of passionate nature-based learners through activities such as animal tracking, natural shelter building, wild edible and medicinal plants, songs, storytelling, sensory awareness, group challenges, native crafts, local ecology, and much, much more.
The program meets for one consecutive Saturday and Sunday at a time, twice in the fall and twice in the spring, for a total of eight day-long sessions over the course of the school year. Our first weekend has already taken place, with six more days still to come, and we still have room for additional kids to join us. This unique format gives kids the opportunity to return to the same community again and again, deepening their outdoor skills, confidence, friendships, and connection with the natural world across the seasons.
Click here to learn more about Twin Eagles Monthly Youth Program and see this year’s dates!
Homeschool Youth Nature Program
Twin Eagles Community School
Weekly on Fridays in Sandpoint, Idaho
9:00 am - 3:00 pm · For kids ages 6 - 13
Autumn, Winter & Spring Seasonal Blocks
Twin Eagles Community School is the program that started it all for Twin Eagles Wilderness School, and this year we are entering our remarkable 22nd year of gathering homeschool youth on the land. For more than two decades, kids have come here to slow down, build real relationships with the natural world, and explore deep nature connection and the wilderness arts through nature-based mentoring.
Students step into the timeless roles of the naturalist, tracker, wanderer, herbalist, ecologist, survivalist, and scout, while being guided by mentors who train deeply not only in wilderness skills, but in the art of mentoring children through nature. Over the years, we have continued to refine a program culture built around curiosity, adventure, awareness, belonging, and a deep knowledge of place. Twenty-two years later, Twin Eagles Community School remains at the heart of what we do.
Our Autumn Block is now underway and full, while registration is still open for our Winter and Spring Blocks.
Click here to learn more about Twin Eagles Community School!
Father Son Wilderness Program
For fathers and their 9 - 13 year old sons
Spring 2027 Session, May 27 - 31 (Memorial Day Weekend) - Now Open
Medicine Circle Eco-Retreat - Priest River, Idaho
There are only so many years when your son is this age, and so many of those years can pass in the rush of school, work, sports, screens, and everyday life. Our Father Son Wilderness Program creates five days to step outside of all of that and give your relationship something increasingly rare: real, uninterrupted time together. Since our first Father Son Wilderness Program in 2015, we have continued to refine and deepen this experience year after year, and our May 2027 gathering will mark the 15th time we have offered the program. Over more than a decade, it has become one of the signature experiences we offer at Twin Eagles, drawing fathers and sons from near and far who are looking for something deeper than an ordinary outdoor adventure.
Together, fathers and sons learn ancestral wilderness skills, track wild animals, build and sleep in natural shelters, explore traditional hunting and gathering techniques, and meet challenges that ask for courage, patience, teamwork, and trust. Along the way, the distractions fall away and there is room to simply be together, because it is often through that shared time, challenge, adventure, and presence that the bond between father and son deepens most naturally. Within a small circle of other fathers and sons, and supported by experienced mentors, families have the opportunity to strengthen their connection, create powerful shared memories, and come away knowing one another in a deeper way. Registration is now open for our May 27 - 31, 2027 Memorial Day Weekend program.
Interested in our Father Son Wilderness Program? Learn more and sign up here.
Early Autumn Blessings,
Twin Eagles Wilderness School
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