COVID vaccinations not required to attend NOLS courses

NOLS no longer requires COVID vaccinations to attend wilderness medicine courses.  Please review the NOLS Wilderness Medicine COVID-19 Practices and Expectations for Students document for additional details.


FFI's Pete Walka receives 2022 NOLS Wilderness Medicine Faculty Award!

FFI’s Pete Walka honored to receive the 2022 NOLS Wilderness Medicine Faculty Award!


Use your Americorps award to pay for your course!

In cooperation with NOLS and Western State University, students may use Americorps awards to pay for course tuition. Contact the office for more information!


First aid on the trail with Mountain Mama

Super fun article from NOLS/FFI Wilderness First Responder Ginny Galbreth on Tales of a Mountain Mama!


Yoder Scholarship available for January 2023 WFR course!

FFI and the Dustin and Kristen Yoder Memorial Foundation are proud to announce the 16th Annual Yoder Scholarship. The recipients of the scholarship will receive the full tuition for a WFR course in Flagstaff on January 5-14, 2023.

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