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Santa Barbara Tracker Certification 11/15/2020

Published on November 17, 2020 under Certifications

On November 14 & 15, I conducted a Track and Sign Certification in Santa Barbara County for the Wilderness Youth Project. It was a bit of a strange event due to Covid precautions. Safety was our top priority and everyone…

San Diego CA Specialist Certification 11/12/2020

Published on November 17, 2020 under Certifications

Bob Ollerton hosted a Track and Sign Specialist Certification in San Diego County on November 11-12, 2020. Specialist Certifications are arduous. Participants must answer 57 very difficult questions over 2 days. Two evaluators (1 local and 1 external) are present at…

Ventura Tracker Certification 11/8/2020

Published on November 8, 2020 under Certifications

On November 7 & 8, I conducted a Track and Sign Certification for the Ventura County Wildlife Trackers in Southern California. We saw the tracks of 28 species, including 18 mammals, 6 birds, 2 herps, 1 invertebrate, and 1 track…

Intro to Animal Tracking Webinar

Published on October 22, 2020 under Articles

This is a 40 min introduction to animal tracking presentation I've given many times. Due to the pandemic and our inability to gather in groups indoors, I thought I'd share it online. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/AVZ5gT3C54I

Central Texas Certification 10/04/2020

Published on October 5, 2020 under Certifications

The Earth Native Wilderness School organized a Track and Sign Certification around Bastrop, Texas from Oct 3-4, 2020. It's a strange year due to COVID-19, and we took precautions to wear masks and stay spread out from each other as much as possible. We saw…

Tracking at the Cibolo Nature Center in Under 5 Minutes

Published on August 4, 2020 under Articles

On April 28, 2015, I took a little tracking walk at the Cibolo Nature Center in Boerne Texas. But life got busy and I never published the video. So 5 years later, here it is! The video is under 5…

South TX Specialist Certification 2/2/2020

Published on February 7, 2020 under Certifications

Dave Scott with the Earth Native Wilderness School hosted a Track and Sign Specialist Certification in deep South Texas on February 1-2, 2020. Specialist Certifications are arduous. Participants have to answer 57 very difficult questions over 2 days. Two evaluators…

Santa Barbara Tracker Certification 11/10/2019

Published on November 19, 2019 under Certifications

On November 16 & 17, I conducted a Track and Sign Certification in Santa Barbara County for the Wilderness Youth Project. We saw the tracks of 32 species, including 17 mammals, 11 birds, 2 herps, and 2 invertebrates. We spent…

Ventura Tracker Certification 11/10/2019

Published on November 11, 2019 under Certifications

On November 9 & 10, I conducted a Track and Sign Certification for the Ventura County Wildlife Trackers in Southern California. We saw the tracks of 32 species, including 20 mammals, 8 birds, 2 herps, and 2 invertebrates. We spent…

Central Texas Certification 5/19/2019

Published on May 20, 2019 under Certifications

The Earth Native Wilderness School organized a Track and Sign Certification around Bastrop, Texas from May 18-19, 2019. We saw the tracks of 30 species, including 13 mammals, 9 birds, 2 herps, 5 invertebrates, and a mark from a branch in the mud. We spent the…