Interested in learning how to identify and interpret wildlife tracks and other sign?
If you are, then you’d better sign up for a wildlife tracking course that David Moskowitz and Trevor Goward will be offering on Sept. 1, 2 and 3 out of the old schoolhouse in Upper Clearwater.
“We’ll learn how tracking can open a window into wildlife viewing, ecological relationships, and the secret lives of animals. As a bonus, we’ll also probe game trail theory – how deer and other animals ‘see’ the physical world and get around within it,” Goward said.
If you don’t have time for or can’t afford the course, Moskowitz will give a public lecture on tracking on Friday evening, Sept. 1.
This will be followed by a public viewing of his film, “Last Stand: The Vanishing Caribou Rainforest,” on Saturday evening, Sept. 2.
The two evening events will be free of charge and will start at 7 p.m.
David Moskowitz, a resident of the Seattle area, works as a biologist, photographer, and outdoor educator who uses tracking and other non-invasive methods to study wildlife ecology and promote conservation. He is the author of two books, “Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest” and “Wolves in the Land of Salmon.” He is also certified as a track and sign specialist, trailing specialist, and senior tracker through Cybertracker Conservation and is an evaluator for this rigorous international professional certification program. Read more at davidmoskowitz.net.
Upper Clearwater resident Trevor Goward is one of the world’s leading lichenologists, an accomplished field naturalist and self-appointed inspector of deer trails. He is also author of more than 100 scientific papers, scores of popular pieces, and six books.
Sponsors of the tracking workshop are Thompson Rivers University, Wells Gray Wilderness Society, and Edgewood Wild.
More information about the workshop, including how to register, is available at: www.speaktothewild.org/events/#wildlife_tracking_fundamentals
