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Central TX Track & Sign Certification 5/4/2025

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.…continue reading

Los Padres CA Specialist Certification 4/20/2025

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…continue reading

Minnesota Track & Sign Certification 9/8/2024

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,…continue reading

Central TX Track & Sign Certification 5/19/2024

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…continue reading

Los Padres CA Specialist Certification 4/21/2024

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…continue reading

Central TX Track & Sign Certification 5/21/2023

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…continue reading

Los Padres CA Specialist Certification 4/2/2023

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…continue reading

Ventura Tracker Certification 11/19/2022

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…continue reading

Los Padres CA Tracker Certification 11/16/2022

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…continue reading

Santa Barbara Tracker Certification 11/13/2022

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.…continue reading