South TX Specialist Certification 4/11/2021

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 to ensure reliability and consistency. Casey McFarland served as external evaluator.

We were staying at the Cactus Creek Ranch neighboring the Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge. This is an amazing location filled with amazing birds and a diverse array of wildlife. We saw some amazing tracks. See the photos below.

Huge congratulations to Marcia Karr for earning her Track & Sign Specialist Certificate! This is a huge accomplishment and takes years of preparation. Thanks to Cactus Creek Ranch for allowing us to camp and explore the property, Laguna Atascosa for allowing access, Thadea Corkill for feeding all of us, Justin Bishop and JW Sessums for assisting, and Dave and Mikki Scott for organizing.