Vantage Field Class
Finding Track & Sign & Assessing in the Field is Key to Being a Better Tracker
Vantage Field Skills Class
Instructor Marcus Reynerson
Friday September 12th 9-3
One - Day Wandering Field Exercise Vantage September 12th - This is a new approach to Wildlife Tracking. You will be wondering over the landscape with Marcus Reynerson. This is a workshop but more so to help participants break through some mental barriers to answering questions and teaches you how to find wildlife tracks in the field. This combines Trailing & Track & Sign and really helps to hone in your field skills. You will be asked to answer the questions in a more efficient way than and learn how to find track & sign. This will take a bit of physical shape for these evaluations. This is not an evaluation but an exercise to find track in the wild.
East Cascades Ecosystem
Your instructor Marcus has had an affinity for the living world since childhood. He is a naturalist, educator, and photographer. He has worked in wilderness education, outdoor leadership, and conservation for numerous organizations and communities across North America. He is engaged in telling stories that bring to light and life, the complexity of humans living in the 21st century. Originally from Louisville, Marcus currently lives in the Snoqualmie Valley in Washington State, just east of Seattle, where he is the Lead Instructor for an internationally renowned environmental leadership immersion program for adults at the Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall, WA.Through this experience, you will grow a skillset in exploring the vast world of wildlife tracking. While we will certainly cover some of key fundamental themes, every tracking experience is unique, and we will go where the tracks take us. Topics that will likely be explored:
• Basic wildlife foot physiology and morphology
• The Natural History of Landscapes
• Clear print identification
• Concepts in behavior and wildlife sign interpretation
• How wildlife interacts with landscapes
• Thinking about how to age tracks and sign on the landscape Whether an experienced or beginning tracker and naturalist, participants will leave this experience looking at the ground in a completely different way with new tools to continue to develop themselves as naturalists
Whether beginner or advanced, every participant will walk away with a lot more knowledge and “search images” for the subtle patterns left behind by life on the landscape, ultimately feeling a stronger connection to the natural world.
The goal is to make you better at finding tracks in the field.
Full Refunds minus $50 processing fee given before 30 days of program after that I will honor a credit If I can fill your spot!
