SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS & INDIVIDUALS WITH

Mentoring & Consulting

Inspired by & Rooted in Nature

Outdoor Education

& Consulting

Are you looking to level-up your staff training, or grow your organizations capacity and offerings? I'm ready to help with 20+ years experience in a wide range of fields.

Land Stewardship

& Permaculture Design

Do you have a land based project, forest or homestead in need of guidance? Get professional support in permaculture design, forestry, regenerative land management and stewardship.

Emergency & Disaster Planning

Is your business, organization or group ready for the challenges of our rapidly changing world and climate? Develop confidence and peace of mind that you are prepared for the future.

About Chris Outdoors

My offerings bridge a deep understanding of ecology, community and culture with emergency preparedness, holistic business practices, healthy human development and empowerment.

I offer several services and learning opportunities for individuals, private groups, organizations and businesses. In addition, I have a fantastic and knowledgable team to support where needed.

This diversity in offerings comes from over 20-years of being a passionate student of life. I'm on a mission to find holistic approaches to meet the needs and challenges of the present world while also preparing for the needs of our uncertain future.

With nature as my guide (and a ton of practical life experience), I support individuals, groups, businesses and organizations thrive in our quickly changing world.

Whether you are an education centre looking for staff training or organizational support, a business or farm planning for climate change and disasters, an individual looking to grow your knowledge of the land and self-reliance, or an event looking for a speaker,

I would be honoured to support you with your next steps.

Below is a more detailed breakdown of my offerings and click to learn more about my story and experience .

20+ years of experience

How Can I Help You?

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Customized Training

Designing customized training to meet your unique needs and learning goals is one of my specialties.

Over the past twenty years, I have developed and presented training for Private Groups, NGO Organizations, Governments, Summer Camps, Farms, Eco-Villages, and more.

Choose from a range of topics:

Emergency and disaster preparedness and response
Designing and facilitating "mock emergency and disaster events"
Outdoor education and Summer camp staff leadership development
Mentoring techniques and strategies
Outdoor and naturalist education
Wildlife tracking and bird language
Wilderness and urban survival
Sustainable wild foraging
Growing food and mushrooms
Permaculture systems and homesteading
Sustainable forest management and stewardship

Please contact Chris Outdoors to discuss your group or organization's unique needs.

Consulting

The world is changing quickly. Adapting and staying on top of everything required to run a successful event, organization, business, or project can be overwhelming.

I am available to help you overcome the hurdles of getting started and growing. Turn big ideas into actionable plans, and make sure you are prepared for the unexpected challenges life can present.

My diverse background and experience include:

Helping start, run and grow multiple successful organizations and businesses from the ground up. This includes an outdoor education business, a summer camp, a brick and mortar food business, an organic farm and more).
Organizing prominent (400 people +) events and conferences such as a Northern Indigenous Teachers' Conference, extensive outdoor skills rendezvous, wilderness summer camps and more.
Curriculum and course design for all levels of education.
Professional consulting in emergency and disaster planning and response for events, summer camps, farms, governments and private groups.
Homestead, permaculture and forest management plans
Transitioning 80% of my teaching and income-earning online. I can support you in finding the right technology and best strategies for success in your niche.

Let's work together to elevate your offerings, staff competency and preparedness - learn more.

Speaking Events

Are you looking for a dynamic speaker who can engage the crowd for your online or in-person event?

Giving inspiring talks that leave people thinking, talking and acting is is both an art and a science. Therefore, I strive to make my presentations the perfect balance between entertaining, interactive and educational.

Over the past twenty years, I've delivered talks on a range of topics, including:

College lectures on outdoor education and career development in the outdoors.

Conference keynote addresses on wildlife tracking and cultivating nature awareness.
Speaking events for municipality and utility workers on disaster and emergency preparedness.
Guest online lectures on permaculture and sustainable living.

Please contact Chris Outdoors to discuss your event and how we can be part of it.

Land Stewardship

Do you have a land-based project that needs some guidance and direction? Do you live in Ontario, Canada and own more than 9.88 acres?

Are you starting a homestead, farm or looking to increase your self-reliance? I am a forestry technician by trade with twenty years of experience working on projects related to:

Permaculture and growing food, medicinal herbs and mushrooms,
Modern-day homesteading,
Forest gardening and wild foraging
Teaching permaculture
Working on sustainable land-based projects for fun, self-reliance and profit

I am certified to develop a Managed Forest Plan that qualifies you for Ontario's Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program (up to 75% tax savings).

Learn more about Land Stewardship & MFTIP

They Say

Clients &

Students

It helped bring a greater awareness of the natural world to me. I felt more comfortable interpreting the story that was unfolding around me, and subsequently feeling more like a participant in that story.

Eric Vehe, eCourse Participant

Nature's Language

I really appreciated how he looks at all aspects of a situation, including the very human emotional based aspects. After working with him I felt I had the tools to move forward into high stress situations in a grounded and empowered way. I would 100% work with him again.

Megan Griffen, clearwater farm

consulting client