About our school
Coyote Bushcraft LLC is an outdoor education school located in Troy, New Hampshire, dedicated to helping individuals reconnect with nature and develop essential wilderness skills since 2021. With a passion for the great outdoors, we strive to provide comprehensive education and memorable experiences to enthusiasts of all levels.
Our Mission
At Coyote Bushcraft LLC, our mission is to inspire and empower individuals to explore the wilderness, connect with the natural world, and develop self-reliance through the skills we teach. We firmly believe that spending time outside enhances not only physical and mental well-being but also nurtures a deep appreciation for nature and promotes environmental connection. Through our courses and experiences, we strive to ignite a passion for the outdoors and equip our students with the knowledge and skills to thrive in the wilderness while fostering a connection with the outdoors that will last a lifetime.
Our Staff
Rob Bianchi
Owner/Survival Instructor
Rob has been an avid outdoorsman since childhood. Watching Dual Survival and Survivor Man and imitating everthing he could sparked his love for the outdoors and connecting with nature. In addition to more than 20 years of practicing survival skills for endless hours, he has also completed outdoor education courses and instructed with many different schools and instructors such as the Gray Bearded Green Beret, Raven Wilderness, Roots school, American Outdoor school, and Owl Eyes Wilderness. As a passionate business owner, Rob is present or instructing at almost every class.
Lauren Bianchi
Owner/Operator
Born and raised in Chelmsford, MA, Lauren is a National Guardsman with six years of experience, including over two years of emergency activations. She has worked full-time as a cannon crew member. Additionally, Lauren possesses extensive knowledge of veterans affairs, human resources, and hospital patient care. She is also highly knowledgeable in essential survival skills and regularly attends classes to further enhance her expertise.
Brandon Corey
Navigation Instructor
Born and raised in Lowell, MA, Brandon has many passions, including high-endurance physical challenges such as 50-mile Goruck challenges, hiking, survival classes and much more. He has a long list of achievements in his military career as a full-time small arms expert and instructor. With training as an advanced mountain warfare specialist and expert land navigator, Brandon is an important asset to our survival team and brings a lot of hands-on experience to the table.
Theresa Brangarran
Foraging Instructor
Theresa Brangarrán was raised in Scituate, MA, and spent much of her time growing up exploring the woods, learning about the many plants growing in the area. She found a love of teaching about nature while working with kids at an Audubon summer camp, and especially loved teaching them how to find fun treats to eat in the fields and woods on their daily hikes. She started working with herbs for health around the same time and has been over sharing about both foraging and herbalism ever since! She has learned from a number of different herbalists from all over the country, and regularly educates herself about the plants she comes across in her daily life, learning about how to work with both edibles and medicinals in the local ecosystems.
Rick Swain
Medical Instructor
Rick Swain is a retired Army combat veteran with more than 20 years’ experience as a Special Operations Combat Medic and Paramedic/ HAZMAT Technician serving in both technical and tactical units. After retiring from the military, he continued his service for ten years as a government contractor and consultant; mentoring, training, and evaluating units in the National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise.
Rick has had the opportunity to train and operate in all types of environments from the deserts in Iraq to the mountains in Afghanistan to the jungles in Panama and Ecuador. His true passion lies in the wilderness, and he has been honing the skills for critical readiness in the outdoors for the past 30 years by always remaining a student of the wilderness and by seeking self-improvement through realistic, hands-on training. By applying this mind set over the years, he has learned many life-sustaining lessons that have been applied in real life situations. Rick is the founder and owner of The SCROLL LLC where he shares the Skills for Critical Readiness in the Outdoors and Life-sustaining Lessons.