David Scott is the founder of Earth Native Wilderness School, an outdoor education program helping children and adults reconnect with nature through wilderness skills, outdoor learning, and hands-on experiences.
In this conversation, we explore what it means to raise capable kids in a world increasingly shaped by screens, convenience, and constant stimulation. David shares how boredom, age-appropriate risk, time outdoors, and practical life skills help build confidence, resilience, and curiosity in ways that can't be replicated in a classroom.
Before founding Earth Native in 2011, David served on a Search and Rescue team in the Colorado Rockies and spent six years in the U.S. Army Military Police Corps. He is also a nationally recognized wildlife tracker and co-author of Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species.
This episode is about much more than survival skills. It's about raising capable human beings.
Learn More About David Scott & Earth Native
Official Bio
https://www.earthnativeschool.com/staff-bios
Earth Native Wilderness School
https://www.earthnativeschool.com
https://www.instagram.com/earth_native/
https://www.facebook.com/earthnativewildernessschool
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@earthnativewildernessschool
Purchase David's Book
Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Bird-Feathers/S-David-Scott/9780811736183