Family Resilience

Save the Date:

December 6th, 2025

Taught by Spencer “Two dogs”

Hurricane Helene, the natural disaster that devastated our beautiful Western North Carolina mountains has prompted us to offer a course designed to prepare and educate you to be as resilient as possible during an event such as this. Being prepared is essential. Spencer “2dogs” Bolejack will lead this class. We will meet in one of our Adirondack cabins. Please dress warmly in layers. This class is limited to 20 folks and only 1 member per household please, so that we may serve more families. If the interest warrants it, we will schedule another repeat class. This class is totally FREE to our community of friends. We just ask that you register. Topics covered:

  • food and water storage

  • low budget options

  • mindset & conscious language

  • family organization & kids during disasters

  • medical basics

  • radios

  • simple solar power

  • fires & basic cooking

  • small engines & generatos

  • battery hacks

  • security & area defense

  • networking & community engagement

    And more!

A group of people gathered outdoors near a rustic wooden cabin in a forest, listening to a man in a black hat and boots explain something.

Group photo credit:@luxehousephotographic

details & Registration:

Date/Time: December 6th 9:00am - December 6th 4:30pm

Available Spaces: limited to 20 folks (one per family)

Cost: Free- make sure you register!

What to bring: Pack a lunch & bring a water bottle. Dress warmly in layers. Hot coffee & teas provided….bring cup.

Road Conditions: 1.5 miles off-road gravel - watch the VIDEO

Location: 8 miles east of Boone, NC - Base camp at Turtle Island Preserve is just 2 miles off the Blue Ridge Parkway - Bamboo Gap Exit

Email registration: carolyn@turtleislandpreserve.com

Registration Form
A skillet of pasta salad with cherry tomatoes, green peas, and chopped vegetables on a mosaic table, surrounded by fruit, flowers, and candles at an outdoor gathering.
Man with long gray hair and beard, wearing a blue t-shirt and camouflage cargo pants, kneeling on wooden deck, holding a whiteboard with notes about kayaking, talking to an audience.

Spencer “two Dogs”

Spencer 2 Dogs Bolejack operates Land of the Sky Wilderness School in Western North Carolina where he lives with his wife and three kids.  An apprentice of mountain man Eustace Conway in the 1990s, Bolejack holds dan rank in multiple styles of martial arts including Tang Soo Do, Kenpo, IMA, and a 5th degree black belt in ninjutsu.  After a rough start at Appalachian State, he gave everything away and moved into the woods for a total of three years, surviving on little and accumulating many of the skills discussed in camp. Eventually graduating from UNC-A, he has taught public school, won state level awards from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, has been published in Best Practices for Middle School Teachers and has taught internationally.  The 11th generation Carolinian also co-hosted 59 episodes of Discovery’s Hillbilly Blood.

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