Wilderness Adventures Health & Safety

Recreation, Training, & Wellness

Wilderness Adventures Health & Safety is a Recreation, Training, and Wellness Center that offers First Aid and CPR courses, Lifeguarding courses, Active Violence Emergency Response Training (AVERT), wilderness survival and safety courses, guided outdoor recreation excursions, yoga, as well as nature inspired photos and paintings for purchase. 

Our Guides, Instructors, and Artists

Aimee Van Garrett is an avid outdoor enthusiast who loves hiking, camping, kayaking, white water rafting, skiing, and mushing. She is a certified Outdoor Emergency Care Instructor, certified First Aid and CPR Instructor, certified Lifeguard Instructor, certified Yoga Teacher, a licensed Hiking, Camping, and White Water Rafting Guide, and a mushing mentor. Aimee has a Two-Year Degree in Outdoor Leadership, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management with a Specialization in Emergency Management.

 

In addition to offering instruction and guiding services, Aimee volunteers for the New York State Federation of Search and Rescue Teams with Boonville Search and Rescue as an Active Field Member, and for the National Ski Patrol with Highland Forest Ski Patrol as a Nordic Patroller.

LuAnn Boone-Isherwood is an outdoor enthusiast who loves kayaking, canoeing, and swimming. She is a certified Lifeguard Instructor and a certified First Aid and CPR Instructor. 

In addition to offering instruction services, LuAnn has worked many years as Camp Director and Aquatic Director at a Summer Camp in the Adirondacks.