On April 18-19, 2026, 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…
On May 24-25, 2025, UC Berkeley hosted a Track & Sign Certification in Point Reyes National Seashore, California. Despite some windy conditions, the tracking was excellent. We found some muddy banks along Drakes Estero with beautiful tracks of mole, otter,…
The Earth Native Wilderness School organized a Track and Sign Certification around Bastrop, Texas from May 3-4, 2025. Due to heavy rains in the area, we decided to drive an hour and a half to an incredible bridge near Sealy.…
On April 19-20, 2025, 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…
The Minnesota Wildlife Tracking Project organized a Track and Sign Certification in the Minneapolis area from September 7-8, 2024. We spent both days at some beautiful state parks in the city. All told, we saw the tracks of 27 species,…
The Earth Native Wilderness School organized 2 Track and Sign Certifications around Bastrop, Texas from May 18-19, 2024. Dave Scott ran one of the certifications and I ran the other. We spent half of Saturday at the Earth Native School campus and…
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…
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…
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…
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…