Winter Wildlife Tracking in the Field, Mar 24
Post date: Nov 30, 2017 9:26:59 PM
Join me for a day-long wildlife tracking workshop at North House Folk School Saturday, March 24, 2018
North House Folk School
Grand Marais, MN
Wildlife tracking may be the most ancient of all sciences. Tracking is the study and interpretation of the footprints and other signs left behind by animals as they go about their lives. Tracking begins with identifying the animal that left the tracks and signs behind for us to see. Over time, it grows into an intimate understanding of the lives of those animals. All our distant ancestors knew how to read the tracks and sign of passing animals. For them, it was a matter of survival. For us, tracking is a way to learn about our local ecology and to connect more deeply with the natural world around us. This class will introduce you to the fundamentals of this ancient art, and give you a foundation for continuing your own exploration of animal tracks.
In this class, you will: learn the fundamentals of identifying animal tracks and trail patterns in the snow; work in small groups to build a collective knowledge and understanding of the natural world; and begin to build a connection to the northern landscape by literally waking in the footsteps of other animals.
