Wildlife Tracking
Events
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2022 Northeast Wildlife Trackers Conference
MassWildlife Field Headquarters 1 Rabbit Hill Rd., Westborough, MADate(s): Saturday, October 22 Time: 8:00 AM – 4:45 PM Location: MassWildlife Field Headquarters, 1 Rabbit Hill Rd, Westborough MA 01581 *Followed by Sunday Field Sessions across the region on October 23 from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM* Join wildlife…
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What Mammal is That? Identification & Sign
Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MAWhy do ermine turn white in the winter? How can you tell if a porcupine is nearby? Join mammal enthusiasts Doug Lister & Dana Williams from Williamstown Rural Lands to answer these questions through a hands-on exploration of all things…
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Winter Wildlife Tracking
Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MAWINTER WILDLIFE TRACKING For ages 8 and up. Join guide Jim for a 3-hour wildlife tracking exploration. Journey less than 2-miles at a leisurely pace with some off-trail, rough terrain, and stream crossings. Dress for winter weather. Hiking poles, traction…
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The Clues Animals Leave Behind: Wildlife Tracking with Jess Applin
Fare-Thee-Well Wholeness Center 153 Pond Brook Rd, Huntington, MA, United StatesExperienced tracker and HLT staff member, Jess Applin, will lead two 2.5 hour sessions of wildlife tracking and reading the landscape. Jess will take a small group along the trail network at Fare-Thee-Well in Huntington, home to four vernal pools…
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Winter Wildlife Tracking
Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MAWINTER WILDLIFE TRACKING For ages 8 and up. Join guide Jim for a 3-hour wildlife tracking exploration. Journey less than 2-miles at a leisurely pace with some off-trail, rough terrain, and stream crossings. Dress for winter weather. Hiking poles, traction…
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Tracking at the Bioreserve – Tamakoce Wilderness Programs
The Bioreserve 38 Old Route 9W, Glenmont, NYTracking at the Bioreserve: come to the diverse and magical forest just outside of downtown Albany The Bioreserve is home to deer, raccoons, porcupines, fishers, bobcats, foxes, rabbits, squirrels, and many more four legged critters. Plus it is an important…
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Wildlife Tracking at CHP
Community Health Programs 444 Stockbridge Rd., Great Barrington, MAMany animals remain active all winter long, and we can look for signs they leave behind in the landscape. This program will introduce you to some basic track and trail patterns you can find in snowy or muddy conditions and…
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Winter Wildlife Tracking
Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MAWINTER WILDLIFE TRACKING For ages 8 and up. Join guide Jim for a 3-hour wildlife tracking exploration. Journey less than 2-miles at a leisurely pace with some off-trail, rough terrain, and stream crossings. Dress for winter weather. Hiking poles, traction…
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One-Day Track & Sign Certification
Albany Pine Bush Albany, NY, United StatesDaniel Hansche of Spur Wander and Tracker Certification North America, offers this special opportunity to expand participant’s knowledge and experience in wildlife tracking with the possibility of earning an internationally recognized Track & Sign 1 Certificate through Cybertracker Conservation. We'll…
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CANCELED: Berkshire Green Drinks: “Tracking: Out-of-Sight, Out-of-Mind” with Daniel Hansche
Dorothy's Estaminet 438 North Street, Pittsfield, United StatesUnfortunately, the June Berkshire Green Drinks event has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. We hope to postpone Daniel's presentation to another month, so stay tuned! Wildlife tracking has contributed significantly to our awareness of the species cohabitating in…
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A Day of Tracking & Perception
Chatham NYDaniel Hansche of Spur Wander offers a one-day taste of the world of tracking when it is experienced while honing our perceptions remains at the forefront of our approach to solving the mysteries that the wildlife inevitably leave behind. Tracking…
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Berkshire Green Drinks: “Tracking: Out-of-Sight, Out-of-Mind” with Daniel Hansche
Online/In PersonWildlife tracking has contributed significantly to our awareness of the species cohabitating in the Berkshires alongside our human population. Especially valuable to the conservation and management of the more nocturnal and crepuscular mammals, tracking allows us to identify or verify…
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One-Day Track & Sign Certification
October Mountain State Forest Lee, MABecome a better naturalist through this One-Day Track & Sign Certification, organized by Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) and led by Daniel Hansche, founder of Spur Wander and an evaluator with Tracker Certification. This one-day evaluation will provide an excellent…
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Explore the Fauna and Flora of Mahanna Cobble
Mahanna Cobble PittsfieldExplore the fauna and flora of Mahanna Cobble, Lenox/Pittsfield. This 3-mile moderate to difficult hike will be led by Naturalist and Tamarack Hollow Director Aimee Gelinas M.Ed and will feature the flora (trees, plants, evergreens and ferns) and the fauna (signs of…
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First Day Waterfall & Boreal Forest Snowshoe/Hike
Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center 1515 & 1516 Savoy Hollow Rd., Windsor, MA2025 FIRST DAY Waterfall & Boreal Forest Snowshoe/Hike at Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center Windsor, MA 10am-12:30pm Snowshoe (or hike) on the First Day of the New Year in the Boreal forests of Windsor at the Tamarack Hollow Nature and…
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Finding Focal Species: Fisher, Otter, Mink & Bobcat
OnlineTracking wide-ranging carnivores as indicators of habitat connectivity Join Sophie for an hour-long exploration of the tracks and sign of Vermont's wide-ranging carnivores—and the other species we commonly confuse them with! Fisher, Otter, Mink & Bobcat require large expanses of…
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Tracking Workshop: Cats and Canines
Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary 309 Holmes Rd., Pittsfield, MASearch for tracks, scat, and other signs of the elusive wild cats and dogs that roam the fields and forests at Canoe Meadows. Focusing on long-legged creatures, dig deep into how they stealthily walk, lope, and gallop across the landscape…
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Tracking Winter Wildlife at the Mount
The Mount 2 Plunkett St, Lenox, MA, United StatesJoin a Mass Audubon naturalist for an introduction to the world of wildlife tracking. We will walk through fields and forests searching for tracks, scat, and signs of the delicate but exciting interactions between predators and their prey. With any…
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Winter Wildlife Tracking
Mount Greylock State ReservationFor ages 8 and up. Join guest guide Jim for a 3-hour wildlife tracking exploration. Journey less than 2-miles at a leisurely pace with some off-trail terrain, and stream crossings. Dress for winter weather. Hiking poles, traction devices for boots…
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Tamakoce Wilderness Winter Tracking Intensive 2025
This intensive tracking study takes place 1 day per month over the course of 4 months. Learn to unlock the stories held in the tracks and trails of animals. Taken to a variety of habitats spread out through Rensselaer, Columbia…