Apprenticeship

This February 2025, while out with the Tracking Apprenticeship Group near Bell’s Lake, Grey County, we started using some terms for which I’m not totally clear of the meaning. I’d […]

Atop of a Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) plant, on one of the highest leaves, we noticed a slight inward bend to the leaf, with a bit of webbing holding the […]

This year I wanted to keep birds in focus and at front of mind in my ongoing learning about wildlife tracking. I wanted to do this because birds are often […]

Another day with the tracking apprenticeship and damn, was it a blast! Our focus was how we can read the changes to the landscape based on the signs which remain. […]

We had just finished part of our climb up Old Baldy, maybe a quarter of the way to the top, just finished checking out some pretty clear mouse tracks, bounding […]

Our cool (but not chilly) breezy day began with gifts and gratitude. Upon our arrival at the Kinghurst Forest Nature Reserve we were blessed with a sighting of a great […]

We got out of the cars and stretched a little, letting the blood recirculate to all the places it struggled to reach on the drive out there. We laughed a […]

The day started with an extended opening circle; discussing gratitude and how to give back to the land in a good way in a world that doesn’t always reflect nature […]

Today was such a magical day, I am grateful for all the beautiful beings who shared the day the with us. The morning started slow and calm as we all […]

Tracking in Algonquin, February 2018 February’s tracking weekend took place in Algonquin Park. Our focus? The sexy area megafauna: Moose, Wolf, Otter and Marten. Here’s a phrase not often [...]