Want to identify tracks, scat, and trees like a professional?
Join The Nature Museum at Grafton on Saturday, February 7, 2015 for Tracks and Trees: an animal tracking and tree identification workshop and snowshoe hike with Lynn Levine. An author, noted tracking expert, and consulting forester for over 36 years, Lynn will introduce her new tracking book, Mammal Tracks and Scat: Life-Size Tracking Guide, and use the tree guide she created for identifying trees in the winter. Participants will learn to think like the animals they track and connect with the forested landscape.

The adventure begins at The Nature Museum at 186 Townshend Road in Grafton, where Lynn will share her collection of scat and fur and discuss animal tracking methods. Afterwards, participants will carpool for a five minute ride to nearby forested land. The group will tramp into the winter woods with Levine, who will demonstrate how to identify signs of wildlife and practice winter tree identification skills. Most mammals remain active throughout the winter months, and snow provides a stunning backdrop for wildlife tracking. From scat to tracks in the snow, a multitude of clues reveal the animals in the winter woods.

Levine is the co-author of Mammal Tracks and Scat: Life-Size Tracking Guide and the author of Snow Secrets. She holds a master’s degree in forestry from the University of Massachusetts. For the last 32 years, Lynn Levine has been an environmental educator, tracker and a consulting forester to private landowners, managing over 15,000 acres of land. In the last two years, she has created five interpretive trails including Treasured Trees through Brattleboro and most recently Woodlands Interpretive Trail. Lynn has taken thousands of people into the forest to share her love of nature, and to spur others to feel the same. She has found that teaching tracking is one powerful way to spark and enhance that bond.
Tracks and Trees includes a moderate hike with hills, and participants must bring their own snowshoes. This program is geared for adults and children over 10, and children must be accompanied by an adult. Early bird registration (until January 28th) is $20/person. If there are still spots available after January 28th, the price will be $25/person. Space is very limited: please pre-register to ensure a spot on this hike. Snow date: Sunday, February 8th, 2015.
For more information and to register, visit www.nature-museum.org or call (802) 843-2111.

The Nature Museum at Grafton is a regional resource for nature, science, and environmental education in the Vermont and New Hampshire communities of the Connecticut River Valley. The Nature Museum offers hands-on natural history exhibits, nature programs for adults and children, plus tours for schools and community groups. Information about other upcoming events can be found on The Nature Museum at Grafton’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/naturemuseumatgrafton) and on their website (www.nature-museum.org).

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