Registration for this workshop opens on Wednesday, March 26th at 9 am.
Get to know the ecology of animals in our backyards. In this workshop, we'll hone our observation skills and learn to identify tracks, scat and sign for a variety of Ontario wildlife. By learning to read the clues animals leave behind, we can piece together mysteries that bring us closer in our connection with the wild beings of the forest and shores of the Eramosa river.
Tap into the ancient skill of tracking and bring the spring landscape to life.
This workshop is open to nature lovers age 18 and up. All levels of experience are welcome!
Session price: $85 +HST. If cost is a barrier, please see our Economics for a Changing World page for sliding-scale and mutual aid options.
“Tracking an animal is opening the door to the life of that animal. It is an educational process, like learning how to read. In fact, it is learning how to read. Following an animal’s trail may bring you closer to the animal physically, but, more importantly, it brings you closer to it in perception.”
– Paul Rezendes, Tracking & the Art of Seeing
About the instructors:
Tamara Anderson dove into the art and science of animal tracking under the mentorship of Alexis Burnett and Earth Tracks for many years as an apprentice wildlife tracker and intern. She completed her international wildlife Track and Sign certification with CyberTracker Conservation in 2015. Tamara presently works for the GRCA and the Guelph Outdoor School, sharing tracks and trails with children and adults on the shores of the Speed and Eramosa rivers.
byron murray has been studying wildlife tracking for the past 10 years, first informally, then both as an Earth Tracks apprentice but also as an intern since 2019. He is a certified Professional in Wildlife Track and Sign with Tracker Certification North America. He is out tracking nearly everyday, endlessly motivated by curiosity, discovery and inter-species learning.