Wildlife Tracking Apprenticeship
with Jason Knight
The Wildlife Tracking Apprenticeship provides the opportunity to study tracking on an on-going basis with wildlife tracker, Jason Knight. Through monthly field days, track & sign slide shows, and support for individual research, students develop advanced tracking skills. Jason is a wildlife biologist and has been involved in the field of wildlife tracking for over ten years. His recent accomplishments include being evaluated by
CyberTracker International
and earning Level III Track and Sign certificates in both the Northwest and Northeast, scoring 98% and 92% respectively.
The Wildlife Tracking Apprenticeship consists of:
Tracking together as a small group for a full Saturday field day each month at diverse tracking locations in the Pacific Northwest.Reviewing and discussing track & sign photos and recent tracking research.Support for individual research projects conducted in between monthly meetings.
The course focuses on:
Practicing efficient trailing skills. Trailing animals for long distances in different types of terrain, with the goal of reaching the animal without disturbing it, while working primarily with elk, deer, black bear, cougar, and coyote.Improving track & sign identification skills for difficult species including birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects, as well as documenting tracks and sign of species not covered in published tracking guides.
Increasing track interpretation skills such as determining gender, relative age of individual animals, numbers of individuals in groups, and reading specific behaviors from tracks and sign.
The Tracking Apprenticeship is kept to a small group so that it can be extremely mobile, personalized, and focused. Field locations include the deserts of Central Washington, forest and riparian zones of Western Washington, and mountain habitats of the Cascades.Dates: Field days are on the second Saturday of each month, September through June. Location: A variety of tracking sites within Washington State. Cost: $950 Enrollment: New enrollments are accepted year-round based on available space.
Register for the Wildlife Tracking Apprenticeship.
The Wildlife Tracking Apprenticeship and
Bird Language Apprenticeship
take place on the same weekend each month. You can choose to participate in both to create a whole weekend of monthly nature training!
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