On April 20-21, 2024, the Ventura County Wildlife Trackers hosted a Track and Sign Specialist Certification in the Los Padres National Forest in California. At Specialist Certifications, participants have to answer 57 very difficult questions over 2 days. Two evaluators (1 local and 1 external) are present at Specialist Certifications…
The Earth Native Wilderness School organized 2 Track and Sign Certifications around Bastrop, Texas from May 20-21, 2023. Dave Scott ran one of the certifications and I ran the other. The weather was amazingly cooperative. We had to work around some rain, but the temperatures were fantastic for this time of year. We spent…
On April 1-2, 2023, the Ventura County Wildlife Trackers hosted a Track and Sign Specialist Certification in the Los Padres National Forest in California. At Specialist Certifications, participants have to answer 57 very difficult questions over 2 days. Two evaluators (1 local and 1 external) are present at Specialist Certifications…
On November 118 & 19, I conducted a Track and Sign Certification for the Ventura County Wildlife Trackers in Southern California. We saw the tracks of 23 species, including 16 mammals, 4 birds, 2 invertebrates, and a few signs left by humans. We spent the first day 2 amazing spots…
On November 15 & 16, I conducted a Track and Sign Certification for the Southwest Wildlife Online Tracking Training group in San Diego, California. Another evaluator, Matt Nelson, happened to be in town and volunteered to co-lead the certification. We saw the tracks of 32 species, including 18 mammals, 7 birds,…
On November 12 & 13, I conducted a Track and Sign Certification in Santa Barbara County for the Wilderness Youth Project. We spent the first day at the North Campus Open Space and Day 2 at a bridge in town. All told, we saw the tracks of 25 species, including…
