Last Saturday the top skaters from each of the Future Nature contests came to Woodward West to compete in the Championships with a years supply of decks at stake. In the 13 & under division, tons of young rippers battled it out hitting handrails that were well above waist high on them. In the end Isaiah Johnson claimed victory along with 12 boards and trophy . The 14-17 division was no easier to judge with great skating from David Gonzalez among others, but in the end, Boo Johnson took home 1st place and earned himself a Scholarship to Element YMCA Skate Camp along with decks. In the 18 and up division, the crown was passed graciously from our last year’s winner, Sean Rodriguez, who took home second place, to Matt Lemond with Jason Martinez close behind them both. The Sambazon Skate Camp Scholarship Award went to Caedyn Curto for his outstanding skateboarding and sportsmanship. Special thanks goes out to all competitors, click here to check out a video from the event. Also thanks to our additional judges Cody, Jared & Tony we brought in for this event.

All entrants to this saturdays ‘Future Nature’ contest finals must have a signed waiver to compete, if parent is not present form must be notorized. Apologies in advance for the inconvenience.Click here to download the waiver. For additional info on the contest championships next weekend check out the flyer. You must have received a ‘golden ticket’ at one of the contests earlier in the tour to guarantee your spot. Remaining spots in the comp will be filled first come first serve.

The fifth contest in the Future Nature contest series took place at 'Granite skate park in Sacramento , CA this past saturday. The turnout was great despite threatening clouds throughout the day. Competition was fierce in the 13& under division, but top honors went to Tristan Puza (right), with Cody Chapman close behind. In the 14-17 division, Stephen Carlin edged out Tristan 'thizz nation' Moss (center). The rain eventually came just before starting 18&up/Sponsored, so they got an exclusive product toss for the prizes that would have been won. Thanks to all the Sacto skaters like Blue, Ducky for coming out and enduring the elements, we'll see all the winners from the series at the championships next weekend at Woodward West in Tehachapi.

This week Elemental Awareness taught a Wilderness Education workshop in San Rafael,CA for students at San Andreas High. The two day workshop consisted of basic & intermediate wilderness survival skills. The first Day, students were taught how to build a shelter, find water, make fire by friction and find food out in the wilderness. Jason took home top honors by making his first bowdrill fire; he also found the hidden skateboard camoed in the tree during and Awareness exercise. Day two of the workshop went into advanced wilderness survival and awareness skills. The students build a 'scout pit,' an advanced shelter close to invisible. Hand drill friction fire making was practiced successfully by multiple groups. Students also participated in a 'blindfolded drum stalk,' where students are blindfolded and spread out over the landscape and told to move towards the sound of a drum . This teaches students to slow down and become more aware of the wilderness focusing on senses other than sight. Thanks goes out to Allen Charne for bringing us out and all instructors that assisted to make this a safe and joyful educational experience.

Element and Elemental Awareness are proud to announce the 3rd annual ‘Future Nature Tour.’ Element riders Tosh Townend, Dallas Rockvam, Levi Brown and Collin Provost welcome you to compete in a mini series of contests running May 4-14. Events will be held in Phoenix, on the White River Apache Indian Rez and in Sioux City, IA. Check out the flyers for each event here. Along the way the team will be skating street and enjoying the environments from the desert to mountain high, hope to see you somewhere along our way.

Element and Elemental Awareness held an event at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Ca yesterday, giving attendees an inside look into the brand. The event started with a demo with Element riders Darrell Stanton, Tosh Townend, Chad Tim Tim, Collin Provost & 9 yr old demo machine Patrick Ryan. Following the demo roughly 200 students, faculty and local skaters headed into the forum for a discussion on the brand. Element Founder and President Johnny Schillereff opened the presentation, introduced the panel of key staff. The discussion included all aspects of the brand such as Art, Marketing, Sales & Elemental Awareness. Element staff discussed their backgrounds, positions and opened up for questions. Curiousity ranged from how to get a job, to how the logo was created, overall giving a multi-faceted look into the brand. Thanks to OCC for hosting the event and everyone that came out and experienced the brand first hand.

Last weekend, the 3rd contest in the Elemental Awareness/Element Future Nature Am Series went down in Simi Valley, CA at Skatelab. Guest judge and Element Team Rider Mike Barker was at the judges stand leaving no room for sketchy skating. That didn’t seem to be a problem for the day’s top winners Gibson Jones (13 & Under), Tyler Cobb (14-17) and Matthew Lemond (18& up/Sponsored). Additonal standout skating came from Alex Midler, Allysha Bergado & Derek Barman. Congratulations goes out to all the winners who took home prizes from Element and special thanks to Sambazon for keeping the skaters healthy and hydrated during the event.