2-Day Tracking Workshop & Tracking Club: Oct 14-15
Post date: Sep 11, 2017 9:20:40 PM
Join the Minnesota Wildlife Tracking Project for a two day introduction to the fundamentals of animal tracking--or just come Sunday for October Tracking Club!
October 14-15
9:00am - 2:00pm Sat
9:00am - 1:00pm Sun
Ft. Snelling State Park Visitor Center
101 Snelling Lake Rd
West St Paul, MN 55111
Thanks to the generosity of the State Park system, this program is free--but registration is required for Saturday's class.
To register call 612-725-2724 or email krista.jensen@state.mn.us
This workshop qualifies as training for the Cedar Creek Wildlife Survey. Workshop participants are invited to join us at Cedar Creek on Saturday, October 21, for our fall survey.
Over the course of the weekend you will build a foundation for your own study and interpretation of animal tracks. Tracking may be the most ancient of all sciences. Tracking is the study and interpretation of the tracks (footprints) and other signs left behind by animals as they go about their lives.
Tracking begins with identifying the animal that left the tracks and signs behind and grows into understanding the intimate details of that animal's life. Our distant ancestors learned to read the signs of passing animals. For them, it was a matter of survival. For most of us, tracking is a way to connect more deeply with the natural world around us.Saturday will begin at 9:00am and conclude by 2:00pm with a break for lunch (please bring your own). Sunday runs 9:00am - 1:00pm. We will spend much of Saturday and most of Sunday in the field. Dress to be comfortable inside and outside both on and off the trail. You may also wish to bring:Notebook and writing utensilSmall ruler (6" plastic rulers work well)Measuring tapeCameraLunch and or snacks
A water bottle
Registration is required for Saturday.
To register, call 612-725-2724 or email <krista.jensen@state.mn.us>
A state park permit is required on each vehicle parking at the Visitor Center ($7/day pass or $35 annual pass. Available at park office upon entry to park). You can park for free at the Historic Fort Snelling visitor center. It is about a half-mile walk past the historic fort and down the hill to get to the State Park visitor center. The Historic Fort parking is located at 200 Tower Ave, St Paul, MN 55111