Tracking ClubMinnesota Tracking Club is a social group for anyone interested in the art of wildlife tracking. The group meets monthly, usually at Ft. Snelling State Park and occasionally at other locations in and around the Twin Cities metro area. Monthly meetings are facilitated by certified wildlife trackers with many years of experience in track and sign identification.Tracking club excursions are open to everyone. For a schedule of upcoming club meetings, click on the Events tab, or click here to follow the clubs Facebook group Bird Language SitsBird Language Leaders is a program designed to empower conservationists worldwide through bird language mentoring partnerships. The program was developed by Jon Young over his two decades of experience mentoring naturalists in the art of interpreting bird language. Jonathan Poppele is collaborating with Jon Young to introduce the Bird Language Leaders program to Minnesota. We
host a monthly a Bird Language club and offer mentoring and resources
for people interested in becoming group facilitators through the Bird
Language Leaders program. Learn more about our monthly Bird Language Gatherings here. Wildlife Tracking SurveysThe Minnesota Wildlife Tracking Project partners with research and
conservation organizations throughout the state to conduct wildlife
tracking surveys. The lead trackers on our survey are certified in Track & Sign Identification through trackercertification.com, and have decades of experience in wildlife tracking and wildlife research. Each
of our projects also includes a strong Citizen Science component. We
support interested naturalists in learning track and sign
identification, and provide opportunities to participate in wildlife
surveys, and to pursue certification in Track & Sign Identification.
Many of our survey observations are available on iNaturalist.org Current projects include:Wisconsin Volunteer Carnivore Tracking Program Learn more about the development of our Wildlife Tracking Survey program here. |