Chapter 15 - Cold Weather Survival - Equipped To Survive

instance, the arctic willow and birch are shrubs rather than trees. Thefollowing is a list of some plant foods found in arctic and subarcticregions (see Appendix B for descriptions).There are some plants growing in arctic and subarctic regions that arepoisonous if eaten (see Appendix C). Use the plants that you know areedible. When in doubt, follow the Universal Edibility Test in Chapter 9,Figure 9-5, page 9-8.TRAVELAs a survivor or an evader in an arctic or subarctic region, you will facemany obstacles. Your location and the time of the year will determinethe types of obstacles and the inherent dangers. You should—Avoid traveling during a blizzard.Take care when crossing thin ice. Distribute your weight by lying flatand crawling.Cross streams when the water level is lowest. Normal freezing andthawing action may cause a stream level to vary as much as 2 to 2.5meters per day. This variance may occur any time during the day,depending on the distance from a glacier, the temperature, and the15-24