❊ Upcoming Wilderness Skills Community Days in Sintra-Colares, Portugal, 23 Nov. & 7 Dec. ⇢ Register
A way in to the wild living world of nature.
We guide families, youth and adults through connection-based wilderness journeys of primitive survival, ancestral skills and depth mentoring to learn with the Earth.
Based in Portugal & USA
What We Do
Nature Connection
Depth Mentoring
Group and 1-on-1 mentoring for youth, families, and adults to build awareness, resilience, and belonging through direct relationship with the Earth—rooted in the 8 Shields cultural mentoring model.
Ancestral Skills &
Wilderness Survival
Learn fire-making, shelter-building, foraging, tracking, and other practical earth-based skills that support self-reliance and reconnection with natural systems. Nature-connected survival skills help us depend less on destructive systems and more on the living Earth—and our relationship with it.
Nature-Connected
Educator Training
Training and consulting for educators, mentors and facilitators to design and lead nature-based learning. Gain practical frameworks for guiding children & youth through cooperation with natural systems—bridging hands-on earth skills, mentoring methods, and experiential learning for thriving learning communities.
Who We Are
Joshua Emerson Glass is a deep-nature connection mentor who works with families, youth, and adults to deepen their relationship with wilderness and the natural world. His practices include primitive fire‑making, shelter‑building, foraging, primitive cooking, and animal tracking. Joshua mentors young men and serves as a rite‑of‑passage guide. His training includes apprenticeship with Twin Eagles Wilderness School (Idaho) and Maine Primitive (Maine) where he studied the 8-Shields Cultural Mentoring model. He has served as Land Steward & Gardener for Traditional Dream Factory, an ecosystem regeneration project in Portugal's Alentejo region.
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 ecosystems and 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 transforms curiosity into unforgettable learning experiences. She uses wild-foraged edible plants to create vitality-rich, nutritionally balanced and delicious meals. Her love for nature, crafting, and togetherness enriches her unique approach as a chef and nature connection guide.
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Our Lineage
Jeannine Tidwell is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of Twin Eagles Wilderness School, located in Sandpoint, Idaho. She and her husband founded the school around 2005 after moving to the area, focusing on reconnecting people with nature, community, and themselves through wilderness skills and experiential education. The school emphasizes kinship with place and the broader bio-region, forming deep relationships to foster a sense of belonging and connection. Jeannine draws upon decades of nature mentoring and personal growth experience, inspired by a mentor who helped guide her toward her best self. She has been actively mentoring people of all ages for over 20 years and leads programs focused on mentoring, leadership, personal growth, and rites of passage for girls and women. The school and Jeannine's work stress earth-based living skills and building community through transformative outdoor experiences.
Tim Corcoran is the founder of Purpose Mountain and co-founder of Twin Eagles Wilderness School. He's a certified Nature-Based Purpose Guide dedicated to personal mentoring and supporting people's deep connection with wild nature to discover their purpose and live their vision. He focuses on deep nature connection mentoring, cultural restoration, and rites of passage. With over two decades of experience, Tim leads men’s groups, vision quests, and transformational ceremonies rooted in teachings from his mentors and indigenous elders. He is dedicated to healing cultural divides, fostering holistic health, and nurturing an earth caretaker movement, living as a heart-centered father and mentor.