Wildlife Tracking
City Nature Challenge
OnlinePlease join us in western Massachusetts April 28th through May 1st as we participate in the worldwide City Nature Challenge, a global bioblitz aimed at connecting people with the biodiversity all around them! Now in its eighth year, the City Nature Challenge has grown…
Birding by Ear
Have you ever wondered who is singing those love songs in the tree canopy, discreetly building a nest in your backyard, or scolding potential predators who have ventured too close for comfort? In this workshop we will be attuning our sense of hearing to the…
Wild Earth Sisters Retreat
Leave your cell phone and your to-do list behind and step into a nourishing day in the life of the woods. Join a group of women and circle around a community fire, and let the energy of the group and…
Summer Track & Sign Day
The summer season for wildlife tracking can take us to many different types of habitats, including along river banks, across sand plains and even along silt-covered roads of agricultural fields or puddle-laden dirt roads. These are places we will consider in our quest to…
Hike Gobble Mountain with Mammal Specialist John McDonald
Hike up to one of the lookouts along the ridge and enjoy the stories written in tracks and signs that animals leave behind. John McDonald, past Wildlife Society president and professor at Westfield State University, will lead participants on this…
Wildlife Tracking Hike with Jim Pelletier and David Ellis
October Mountain State Forest Lee, MAAlthough wildlife tracking is often correlated with winter, snow isn't necessary in order to successfully find and identify track and sign left by animals. Join skilled trackers Jim Pelletier and David Ellis for a day of tracking at October Mountain…
Wildlife Tracking Hike with Jim Pelletier and Richard Greene
Beartown State Forest 69 Blue Hill Rd., Monterey, MA, United StatesAlthough wildlife tracking is often correlated with snow, it isn’t necessary in order to successfully find and identify track and sign left by animals. Join skilled trackers Jim Pelletier and Richard Greene for a half day (or full day —…
Wildlife Tracking Hike with Jim Pelletier and Richard Greene
Beartown State Forest 69 Blue Hill Rd., Monterey, MA, United StatesAlthough wildlife tracking is often correlated with snow, it isn’t necessary in order to successfully find and identify track and sign left by animals. Join skilled trackers Jim Pelletier and Richard Greene for a half day (or full day —…
What Mammal is That? Identification & Sign
Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MAWhy do ermine turn white in the winter? How can you tell if a porcupine is nearby? Join mammal enthusiasts Doug Lister & Dana Williams from Williamstown Rural Lands to answer these questions through a hands-on exploration of all things…
Winter Wildlife Tracking
Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MAWINTER WILDLIFE TRACKING For ages 8 and up. Join guide Jim for a 3-hour wildlife tracking exploration. Journey less than 2-miles at a leisurely pace with some off-trail, rough terrain, and stream crossings. Dress for winter weather. Hiking poles, traction…
The Clues Animals Leave Behind: Wildlife Tracking with Jess Applin
Fare-Thee-Well Wholeness Center 153 Pond Brook Rd, Huntington, MA, United StatesExperienced tracker and HLT staff member, Jess Applin, will lead two 2.5 hour sessions of wildlife tracking and reading the landscape. Jess will take a small group along the trail network at Fare-Thee-Well in Huntington, home to four vernal pools…
Winter Wildlife Tracking
Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MAWINTER WILDLIFE TRACKING For ages 8 and up. Join guide Jim for a 3-hour wildlife tracking exploration. Journey less than 2-miles at a leisurely pace with some off-trail, rough terrain, and stream crossings. Dress for winter weather. Hiking poles, traction…
Tracking at the Bioreserve – Tamakoce Wilderness Programs
The Bioreserve 38 Old Route 9W, Glenmont, NYTracking at the Bioreserve: come to the diverse and magical forest just outside of downtown Albany The Bioreserve is home to deer, raccoons, porcupines, fishers, bobcats, foxes, rabbits, squirrels, and many more four legged critters. Plus it is an important…
Wildlife Tracking at CHP
Community Health Programs 444 Stockbridge Rd., Great Barrington, MAMany animals remain active all winter long, and we can look for signs they leave behind in the landscape. This program will introduce you to some basic track and trail patterns you can find in snowy or muddy conditions and…
Winter Wildlife Tracking
Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MAWINTER WILDLIFE TRACKING For ages 8 and up. Join guide Jim for a 3-hour wildlife tracking exploration. Journey less than 2-miles at a leisurely pace with some off-trail, rough terrain, and stream crossings. Dress for winter weather. Hiking poles, traction…
One-Day Track & Sign Certification
Albany Pine Bush Albany, NY, United StatesDaniel Hansche of Spur Wander and Tracker Certification North America, offers this special opportunity to expand participant’s knowledge and experience in wildlife tracking with the possibility of earning an internationally recognized Track & Sign 1 Certificate through Cybertracker Conservation. We'll…
CANCELED: Berkshire Green Drinks: “Tracking: Out-of-Sight, Out-of-Mind” with Daniel Hansche
Dorothy's Estaminet 438 North Street, Pittsfield, United StatesUnfortunately, the June Berkshire Green Drinks event has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. We hope to postpone Daniel's presentation to another month, so stay tuned! Wildlife tracking has contributed significantly to our awareness of the species cohabitating in…
A Day of Tracking & Perception
Chatham NYDaniel Hansche of Spur Wander offers a one-day taste of the world of tracking when it is experienced while honing our perceptions remains at the forefront of our approach to solving the mysteries that the wildlife inevitably leave behind. Tracking…
Berkshire Green Drinks: “Tracking: Out-of-Sight, Out-of-Mind” with Daniel Hansche
Online/In PersonWildlife tracking has contributed significantly to our awareness of the species cohabitating in the Berkshires alongside our human population. Especially valuable to the conservation and management of the more nocturnal and crepuscular mammals, tracking allows us to identify or verify…
One-Day Track & Sign Certification
October Mountain State Forest Lee, MABecome a better naturalist through this One-Day Track & Sign Certification, organized by Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) and led by Daniel Hansche, founder of Spur Wander and an evaluator with Tracker Certification. This one-day evaluation will provide an excellent…