Emergency Preparedness Archives (2024)

Thriving Through Thirst: Top Drought Resistant Crops for a Warming World

Emergency Preparedness, Natural Wellness

Explore the full spectrum of drought resistant crops, including new developments, and great options for your own garden.

Prepping 101: Urban Dwellers

Emergency Preparedness

Don't Panic. Prepare Instead! While living in the city during a long-term disruption of water and electricity during a power grid failure is not the ideal or even possible for months on end, there are preparations you can make that will address the immediate needs of...

Prepping 101: Water!

Disease, Disorders, and Illnesses, Emergency Preparedness, Survival Skills, Wilderness Living Skills

Nicole shares tips for collecting, storing, and purifying water, so you can be prepared in any circ*mstance.

Prepping 101: Wilderness Field Kit and Herbal Medicine Chest

Disease, Disorders, and Illnesses, Emergency Preparedness, Survival Skills

The fragility of our supply chain for essentials has the average person thinking preparedness isn’t just for those living off-grid anymore

Prepping 101: Food!

Emergency Preparedness

The pandemic has shown us that having long-term emergency food and other supplies is crucial to keeping our families safe during shortages.

My Emergency Field Kit is a Must-Have. Here’s Why.

Disease, Disorders, and Illnesses, Emergency Preparedness

Nicole talks emergency preparedness, and the items that are crucial to have on hand whenever you leave home.

Emergency Preparedness for Kids!

Disease, Disorders, and Illnesses, Emergency Preparedness, Favorite Things, Healthy Kids, How-To, Survival Skills, Video

When my youngest son was 10 years old, he helped me create this video about emergency preparedness for kids and what's in his own emergency preparedness kit. He's 12 now, and he still carries these items every single day. He keeps them in his backpack during the...

Favorite Things: Foraging Field Reference Bandana

Emergency Preparedness, Favorite Things, How-To, Natural Remedies, Special Projects, Wilderness Living Skills

When the Wazoo Survival Gear crew asked me to help them create this foraging field reference bandana along with Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen I was thrilled. Foraging is something I teach a few times every year because it is such an important part of being prepared...

Alone, Classes, Emergency Preparedness, Local Events, Survival Skills, Wilderness Living Skills, Workshops

Experience what it takes to survive ALONE in the woods with Dr. Nicole Apelian and Larry Roberts from the History Channel’s TV show ‘Alone’ during this 3-day Survival Skills Workshop in Raymond, Washington Learn the skills Larry and Nicole used to survive and thrive...

The Sustainable Wild Podcast | Being Prepared for Wilderness Survival

Emergency Preparedness, In the Press, , Survival Skills, Wilderness Living Skills

Unfortunately, it appears that this podcast is no longer available. You can explore other interviews & podcasts with Nicole Apelian here and additional press items here. On this episode of The Sustainable Wild Podcast, I address the following questions: Are you...

Chinook Observer | ‘Survive and thrive’: Pacific County woman’s philosophy

Alone, Apothecary, Emergency Preparedness, Good Living, In the Press, Multiple Sclerosis, Natural Healing, Nature Connection, Survival Skills

Teacher, TV survival expert is rolemodel for self-sufficiency From the Chinook Observer article authored by Patrick Webb: Nicole Apelian is a survivor. She leads safari groups to Africa, teaches outdoor survival skills and competes on TV reality shows which push...

Healthline | How to Prepare Your Emergency Survival Kit

Emergency Preparedness, In the Press, Survival Skills

From the Healthline article by Jessica Timmons: "If the worst happened — an earthquake, a tornado, extensive flooding, or some other large-scale natural disaster — would you be prepared? Being prepared for emergencies or disasters simply means being properly equipped...

Salon | Ben Foster on his role in indie hit “Leave No Trace”

Emergency Preparedness, In the Press, Indigenous Wisdom, Special Projects, Survival Skills, Wilderness Living Skills

From the Salon interview with actor Ben Foster on his role in the film "Leave No Trace" by Andrew O'Hehir: "I worked with someone named Dr. Nicole Apelian for these tribal skills, or primitive skills rather.Nature becomes legible. You get into the forest and it's...

5-Day Wilderness Survival Skills Workshop with Nicole Apelian and Larry Roberts

Alone, Classes, Emergency Preparedness, Local Events, Nature Connection, Survival Skills, Wilderness Living Skills, Workshops

Join me andAlone Show alumLarry Robertsfor a5-Day Wilderness Survival Skills Workshop at my property in Raymond, Washington! There are still a couple of spots left for my upcoming5-day Wilderness Survival Skills Workshopin the beautiful Willapa Hills of Raymond,...

The Daily Astorian | Experiencing ‘Alone’ with Nicole Apelian

Alone, Emergency Preparedness, In the Press, Survival Skills, Wilderness Living Skills

From the article in The Daily Astorian | by Aaron Breniman: When I first saw History’s hit show “Alone,” I wanted to know more about the contestants, what they learned and how the experience changed them. The show features 10 contestants dropped off in the remote...

Portland Tribune | Nicole Apelian Gets Back To Basics

Alone, Emergency Preparedness, In the Press, Indigenous Wisdom, Natural Wellness, Nature Connection, Special Projects, Wilderness Living Skills

Survival skills pro and 'Alone' star is consulting on movie From the Portland Tribune article, authored by Lyndsey Hewitt: Apelian believes that humanity is too disconnected and needs to find its way back to community living. "Because these things have been taken out...

Deseret News | PrepperCon to offer tips, tools on surviving disaster

Disease, Disorders, and Illnesses, Emergency Preparedness, Survival Skills, Wilderness Living Skills

From the Deseret News article byCaresa Alexander Randall: "Guest celebrities this year include Alan Kay and Nicole Apelian of the History Channel’s “Alone,” and Salvador Alvarenga, who survived 438 days at sea. This year continues on the success of the past two...

Inquisitr | Nicole Apelian On Being One Of First Three Women on ‘Alone’

Alone, Emergency Preparedness, In the Press, Multiple Sclerosis, Natural Healing, Wilderness Living Skills

From the Inquisitr article by Danielle McGaw: Nicole Apelian is getting a fair amount of media attention because not only is she in that group of women that are first to be onAlone, but she has some special circ*mstances. She has multiple sclerosis. Of course, having...

The Truth About Knives | The Knives of History’s Alone, Season 2

Alone, Emergency Preparedness, In the Press, Wilderness Living Skills

From the article on The Truth About Knives by David C Andersen "NICOLE APELIAN /CUSTOM KUKRI:Nicole Apelian worked as a game warden for the Peace Corps and is a safari guide and anthropologist. She has brought along a whopper – a custom kukri-inspired blade,...

Nicole’s Packing List

Alone, Emergency Preparedness, Survival Skills, Video

Each challenger on The History Channel's show "Alone" was allowed to bring only 10 items of gear on their survival journey. Keep in mind that gear such as water filters, matches, tents and anything battery-operated was completely off-limits. So, what did Nicole...