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Monahans TX Specialist Certification 2/10/2019

Dave Scott with the Earth Native Wilderness School hosted a Track and Sign Specialist Certification at Monahans Sand Hills State Park in Texas on February 9-10, 2019. Specialist Certifications are arduous. Participants have to answer 57 very difficult questions over 2…continue reading

Breaking Down an Elk Trail

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Santa Barbara Tracker Certification 11/11/2018

I conducted a Track and Sign Certification in the Santa Barbara Area from November 10-11, 2018 for the Wilderness Youth Project. We saw the tracks of 27 species, including 15 mammals, 8 birds, 1 herps,  2 invertebrates, and marks of…continue reading

Ventura Tracker Certification 11/08/2018

I conducted a Track and Sign Certification in the Ventura Area on November 7-8, 2018. We saw the tracks of 32 species, including 14 mammals, 11 birds, 3 herps, 2 invertebrate, a human hand print, and a mark from a…continue reading

Los Padres NF Specialist Certification 11/04/2018

Casey McFarland and I conducted a Track and Sign Specialist Certification in the Los Padres National Forest in California on November 3-4, 2018. We saw the tracks of 26 species, including 14 mammals, 6 birds, 3 herps, 1 invertebrate, and…continue reading

San Francisco Tracker Certification 6/17/2018

Matt Nelson and I conducted a Track and Sign Certification in the San Francisco Bay Area from June 16-17, 2018. We saw the tracks of 28 species, including 14 mammals, 11 birds, 2 herps, and 1 invertebrate. We spent the first…continue reading

Central Texas Tracker Certification 5/20/2018

The Earth Native Wilderness School hosted a Track and Sign Certification in and around Austin, Texas from May 19-20, 2018. We saw the tracks of 35 species, including 20 mammals, 7 birds, 4 herps, and 4 invertebrates. We spent the first day at a…continue reading

San Diego Tracker Certification 5/06/2018

The San Diego Tracking Team hosted a Track and Sign Certification in San Diego, California on November 18–19, 2018. We saw the tracks of 24 species, including 12 mammals, 6 birds, 2 herps, 3 invertebrates, and ridges caused by tree roots that looked…continue reading

Ventura Tracker Certification 11/19/2017

The Channel Islands Tracking Team hosted a Track and Sign Certification in Ventura, California on November 18–19, 2017. We saw the tracks of 32 species, including 17 mammals, 8 birds, 4 herps, 2 invertebrates, and marks of a branch moving in the wind.…continue reading

San Diego Specialist Cert 11/12/2017

Marcus Reynerson and Bob Ollerton hosted a Track and Sign Specialist Certification in the deserts east of San Diego, California on November 11-12, 2017. Participants at Specialist Certifications have to answer 57 very complex questions over an arduous 2 days. Two evaluators…continue reading