training Archives - Earth Tracks

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, classes, deer, earth tracks, mammals, naturalist, nature connection, nature education, tracking, TrailingOntario, training, wildlife tracking, workshops

Posted December 7, 2015

How Do You Like Them Apples?

Approaching our meeting location for the day, the veil of fog I had been driving in for an hour seemed to be lifting with the rising sun that had began […]

By Alexis Burnett

In earth tracks, naturalist, nature, nature connection, nature education, Ontario, pressure releases, track journaling, tracking, training, wilderness skills, wildlife tracking, workshops

Posted December 1, 2015

Jedi Tracker Training and Luke Sandwalker

Sunday November 1st, 2015 As the tracking apprentices learned about pressure releases this past weekend, we could almost hear the wise words of Yoda saying, “Patience you must have […]

By Alexis Burnett

In earth tracks, Landscape Tracking, mammals, Mentoring, naturalist, nature connection, nature education, Track and Sign Evaluation, track journaling, tracking, training, wildlife tracking, workshops

Posted June 10, 2015

Sign Tracking and an Intro to Wildlife Tracking

Written by Tamara Anderson Sunday, May 24, 2015 Lockyer Pits, Orangeville It was sunny and 26°C at the Lockyer Pits in Orangeville. We began the day by tracking the weather. Wispy [...]

Down in the Valley: A focus on snow trailing and animal gaits

On a cold and windy January Saturday we met in the Beaver Valley to start our weekend of tracking and trailing. Most of us were on snowshoes, skimming across the […]

By Alexis Burnett

In apprenticeships, deer, earth tracks, fishers, mammals, naturalist, nature, nature connection, nature education, Ontario, tracking, training, wildlife tracking

Posted January 9, 2015

What the Raven says . . . and other fortuitous tracking moments

Guess What happened to this guy? On a snowy December day, we were in the Boyne River area heading up a steep, steep deer trail as we began the morning. […]

By Alexis Burnett

In classes, Mentoring, nature connection, nature education, Ontario, track journaling, tracking, training, wildlife tracking, workshops

Posted December 16, 2014

The Value of Journaling in Tracking Training

I’ve been spending a lot of time recently working on tracking journals. For the past year and a half or so, I’ve been involved in a tracking apprenticeship program through […]