The Earth Native Wilderness School organized a Track and Sign Certification around Bastrop, Texas from May 22-23, 2021. It poured down rain for most of the weekend, making conditions pretty difficult. However, we managed to find some nice bridges that gave us some protection from the rain and had pretty good tracks. Despite the…
CyberTracker North America invites you to the North American Wildlife Tracker Conference, taking place online on April 24-25, 2021. The conference will showcase how professional trackers are applying tracking across the continent and around the world, the status of the tracker certification program in North America, and explorations of wildlife…
Dave Scott with the Earth Native Wilderness School hosted a Track and Sign Specialist Certification in deep South Texas on April 10-11, 2021. Specialist Certifications are arduous. 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 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 did a great job wearing masks, sanitizing hands, and maintaining…
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 Specialist Certifications to ensure reliability and consistency. Casey McFarland served as…
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 of a branch blowing in the wind. We spent the…
