Laughing Coyote Project

Laughing Coyote Project The Laughing Coyote Project is a non-profit dedicated to reconnecting to the natural world through the practice of traditional and primitive skills

OUR STORY:

The Laughing Coyote Project was founded in 2007 out of the vision of two people dreaming about connecting our community more closely to the Earth and natural world. As Laughing Coyote has grown and evolved since its inception, we realized that the pursuit of traditional skills and nature awareness were the most effective practices we could develop and cultivate to accomplish this goal.

Students at Laughing Coyote, both children and adults, are engaged in the study of ancestral skills, including everything from basketry, animal tracking, bowmaking, stone tools, blacksmithing, to community potlucks and monthly skills jams, with dynamic passion, generosity of knowledge, and an eye towards growing a caretaking approach to the landscape. Our programs are multi-faceted. Youth programs include home school programs that last throughout the school year, teen overnights in every season, and summer camps. Adult programs frequently feature guest instructors, as well as current instructors, bringing to classes the highest quality instruction available.

I spent the morning breaking rocks. Feels like I’ve been doing that forever, since the days of pulverizing pebbles at th...
02/15/2024

I spent the morning breaking rocks. Feels like I’ve been doing that forever, since the days of pulverizing pebbles at the playground. It felt good today, found a bit more of a groove.

Back home. We’re working on new projects and finishing old ones. Isaac spent a day with .belly working on corrugated pot...
02/06/2024

Back home. We’re working on new projects and finishing old ones. Isaac spent a day with .belly working on corrugated pots, and has been practicing his technique.

The puzzle. Basketry can be mentally challenging. Keeping track of the chaotic octopus while counting, tracking the patt...
02/03/2024

The puzzle. Basketry can be mentally challenging. Keeping track of the chaotic octopus while counting, tracking the pattern and remembering to control the shape. Pursuing this skill gives me respect for the spiders and birds that craft spectacular shapes and baskets in nature.

The mighty leister spear. This one caught a couple of fish on this trip, and scared a lion fish to within an inch of its...
01/31/2024

The mighty leister spear. This one caught a couple of fish on this trip, and scared a lion fish to within an inch of its life.

Iguana berries. Tasty treats.
01/24/2024

Iguana berries. Tasty treats.

Eating the invaders. We love harvesting food from the landscape, locally or while traveling. Few things bring as much co...
01/19/2024

Eating the invaders. We love harvesting food from the landscape, locally or while traveling. Few things bring as much connection to place. Particularly special is eating invasive species that have moved in and are challenging local ecosystems. Excited to eat lionfish for dinner.

Then and now. Badger has come on every St Croix expedition. Our first year, there was a photo that has always been iconi...
01/18/2024

Then and now. Badger has come on every St Croix expedition. Our first year, there was a photo that has always been iconic, capturing this trip. We recreated it at the beach the other day. It is a privilege to be part of these journeys, watching students grow in these dynamic years.

Isaac: “This just about sums up my experience of St Croix.”
01/17/2024

Isaac: “This just about sums up my experience of St Croix.”

Success. Roasting fish on the beach. Fire by friction, fish by Leister spear.
01/15/2024

Success. Roasting fish on the beach. Fire by friction, fish by Leister spear.

One of the coolest wildlife moments ever. Today at the beach, Gelsey found a turtle nest where the babies recently hatch...
01/08/2024

One of the coolest wildlife moments ever. Today at the beach, Gelsey found a turtle nest where the babies recently hatched and trundled to the ocean. She went to investigate, and found one baby leatherback on its back, dying. She ran it down to the ocean, and after we took a couple obligatory photos, it perked right up and launched into the water. These giants are incredible, and it has been a dream of ours to see one.

Protecting ourselves from the sun, island style. We love coconut palm basketry, it is a technique so specific to the mat...
01/07/2024

Protecting ourselves from the sun, island style. We love coconut palm basketry, it is a technique so specific to the material. Thanks for guiding us through the process again.

Introducing… Origin Skills. We are excited to share this project with you all. This is a platform for learning primitive...
01/06/2024

Introducing… Origin Skills. We are excited to share this project with you all. This is a platform for learning primitive and earth living skills through high quality video courses. First course, Introduction to Knife Skills, just dropped. Follow .skills to stay in the loop. Check it out, and let us know what you think! Link to the website in our bio. 📷 by the masterful

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Longmont, CO
80503

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Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm

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