The Wekiva Wilderness Trust is holding its next basic survival boot camp on Saturday, April 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. at Rock Springs Run State Reserve in Sorrento, off State Road 46.

The course has been designed so that everyone knows what to do in case of an emergency. All the techniques are vital skills to use in the great outdoors. The boot camp will cover survival techniques, field first aid, foraging for food and water, hands-on building a shelter, plus rope, and basket weaving from natural materials, fire lighting techniques, and navigation.

Apart from water, bug spray, sunscreen, and lunch, each participant is asked to bring a knife, about 20 feet of strong string, cord, or similar, and two large black garbage bags.

The cost for the workshop is $10 a person (a donation to WWT) which will be collected on the day - cash only.

If you have questions, email: info@wwt-cso.com

The entrance to Rock Springs Run State Reserve is off Wekiva River Road, which runs south from SR 46. Do not put in the name of the park, rather the address: 31515 Wekiva River Road, or search "Wekiva Falls" which is down the street (and you'll see the Park on your left).