Register here: http://www.mountainsongexpeditions.com/register-now.html
The deadline to sign up is March 9th!
Tracking is one of the most ancient arts of humankind and one which challenges us to weave together both our skills of perception and imagination to read the every-changing story of our place and time. When we track, we become explorers, detectives, and storytellers, following the thread of a mystery through fields and forests on a quest for its source. Together, we will learn:
- Names and behaviors of common VT mammals we are likely to track
- Track identification (foot morphology and substrate reading)
- Gaits and animal movement patterns (with mimicry exercises)
- Track aging (time and weather effects)
- Trailing (following a set of tracks for as long as possible)
- Mental aides for tracking (3 perspectives, 5 questions)
About the Instructor: Gary Johnson has been in love with natural history and wildlife tracking since he moved to Vermont in 2002. He has been a primitive skills instructor, Wilderness First Responder, outdoor educator, survivalist, and (of course) tracker. In addition to spending years of "dirt time" chasing tracks in the woods of southern Vermont, Gary has taken several intensive training courses at Tom Brown's Tracker School, worked through the Wilderness Awareness School's Kamana program, participated in the Sacred Hunt program with Jon Young, and mentored under several professional Vermont trackers, including George Leoniak and Brian Robertshaw.
This class is open to all genders, runs from 10am-4pm in Worcester, Vermont, includes a hot lunch, and the cost is $75. Please visit our Register Now page to reserve your spot!
http://www.mountainsongexpeditions.com/register-now.html
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