Landscape Tracking Archives

Algonquin Tracking!

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 [...]

From Forest Forage to Potluck Feast

Saturday May 20, Grey County It was a beautiful sunny Spring day when the Wild Plants Apprentices met up to have their first wild edible themed day! As soon as […]

By Alexis Burnett

In Apprenticeship, apprenticeships, earth tracks, Landscape Tracking, naturalist, nature, nature connection, nature education, Ontario, trackers, tracking, Trailing, TrailingOntario, wilderness skills, wildlife, wildlife tracking

Posted March 28, 2016

Fisher Foray

This piece is written from the perspective of the animals that we tracked on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in the Bells Lake Conservation Area. The quilled shape clings to a […]

Flying Saucer Trails in Algonquin Park?

On February 6th, 2016, the tracking apprentices tracked along the shores of Sasajewun Lake near the Algonquin Park Wildlife Research Centre. The weather was mild with little wind. To start [...]

By Alexis Burnett

In animal gaits, Apprenticeship, apprenticeships, beaver valley, canada, classes, deer, earth tracks, grey county, Landscape Tracking, Mentoring, nature, nature connection, nature education, track journaling, tracking, wildlife tracking

Posted March 24, 2016

A ‘Cliffy’ Tracking Adventure

Sunday, January 17, 2016 Beaver Valley, ON Weather: snowing: thick, fluffy; winds constant, ranging velocities, -10 (-14) We started our day with further investigation of one of yesterday’s [...]

By Alexis Burnett

In animal gaits, apprenticeships, classes, deer, earth tracks, Landscape Tracking, Mentoring, naturalist, nature connection, nature education, Ontario, wilderness skills, wildlife tracking, workshops

Posted December 1, 2015

A Boyne River Valley Scat Rap

Sunday September 13, 2015 Written by Tamara Anderson (With help from the Scat Rap, by A. Bennett, M. Keebler, R. Pemble, D. Elliott, and B. Jonas) It starts with an […]

By Alexis Burnett

In Algonquin park, earth tracks, Landscape Tracking, mammals, Mentoring, naturalist, nature, nature connection, nature education, wildlife tracking

Posted October 1, 2015

Tracking in Algonquin – Part 2

First thing in the morning, we recapped on the harvest of yesterday’s exploration, reviewing on a map where we had come across some of our favourite discoveries. We headed out […]

By Alexis Burnett

In classes, earth tracks, grey county, Landscape Tracking, mammals, Mentoring, naturalist, nature, nature education, Ontario, tracking, wilderness skills, wildlife tracking, workshops

Posted August 11, 2015

The Wisdom of the Marks

The site of a porcupine, raccoon and flying squirrel holes in this big old Basswood tree Saturday and Sunday, July 26th, 2015 Written by Tamara Anderson – 2nd year Tracking […]

By Alexis Burnett

In apprenticeships, classes, Landscape Tracking, mammals, naturalist, nature connection, track journaling, trackers, tracking, wildlife, wildlife tracking, workshops

Posted July 2, 2015

Tracking in the Sauble Beach Area

Saturday, June 13th, 2015 – Story of the Day Congregating at Alexis’s place before starting our drive to Sauble, we travellers arrived with stories of our adventures. Sue, Aster and [...]

By Alexis Burnett

In animal gaits, apprenticeships, classes, earth tracks, Landscape Tracking, nature education, Ontario, tracking, wildlife tracking, workshops

Posted July 2, 2015

Tracking on the Sauble River

Sunday June 14th, 2015 – Story of the Day Written by Tamara Anderson Bob Marley wrote, “Some people feel the rain and others just get wet.” The rain reminds us […]