Medicinal Survival Plants of the Rocky Mountains: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species - Paperback

by Jason Schwartz (Author), James Kavanagh (Editor), Raymond Leung (Illustrator)

Medicinal Survival Plants of the Rocky Mountains is a straightforward and practical survival guide. Designed to help hikers and backpackers treat ailments and injuries using wild plants and trees, it is ideal for those who may need in-field remedies in the Rocky Mountains. The plants and trees featured in this guide were selected for being widespread, easy to identify, and available in various seasons and environments, from the Plains to Alpine Zones. Additionally, the guide provides helpful tips for using these plants and trees for bushcraft and survival, along with interesting facts about their historical and Native American medicinal uses. Written by bushcraft/survival specialist Jason Schwartz, a US Army veteran and founder of Rocky Mountain Bushcraft, this laminated guide is built for real-world survival situations. Made in the USA.

Author Biography

Writer and bushcraft/survival specialist Jason Schwartz is a United States Army Veteran and the founder of Rocky Mountain Bushcraft, a blog that features articles, news stories, outdoor tips and product reviews written from a bushcraft and wilderness survival perspective.

Schwartz is a former Red Cross certified Wilderness and Remote First Aid Instructor and has taught bushcraft and wilderness survival techniques at Rabbitstick in Idaho, Fire to Fire in Utah, The Winter Camping Symposium in Minnesota, and to the Boy Scouts of America in Colorado. He has also interned with the US Forest Service as a forestry technician and studied outdoor recreation, wilderness survival, forestry and wildland firefighting at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville, Colorado.

In addition, Jason has written for magazines such as The New Pioneer and Backpacker Magazine, where he wrote the "Tinder Finder" portion of Backpacker's "Complete Guide to Fire," which won a 2015 Ellie Award, the magazine equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize.

Writer and Bushcraft/survival specialist, Jason Schwartz is the founder of Rocky Mountain Bushcraft, a blog that features articles, news stories, outdoor tips and product reviews written from a Bushcraft and wilderness survival perspective. Schwartz is a former Red Cross certified Wilderness and Remote First Aid Instructor, and has taught Bushcraft and wilderness survival techniques to the Longmont, Colorado Troop of the Boy Scouts of America. He has also interned with the US Forest Service as a forestry technician, and studied outdoor recreation, wilderness survival, forestry and wildland firefighting at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville, Colorado. In addition, Jason is a regular contributor at Backpacker Magazine, where he shares his expertise on Bushcraft and wilderness survival.