Certifications

Prove your expertise with internationally recognized certifications and evaluations, building reliable field skills that stand out.

Beginner Workshops

Start your tracking journey with fundamental principles and hands-on experience, perfect for those new to wildlife sign interpretation.

Advanced Training

Elevate your skills with specialized workshops focusing on complex scenarios and nuanced interpretation of animal behavior.

EXTRAORDINARY IN-THE-FIELD WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS

February - May 2026   SOUTHWEST DESERT WILDTRACK WEEKENDS   

Tucson and SoCal's Anza Borrego Desert.  Led by expert trackers from the Southwest Wildlife Tracking Institute 
Wildtrack Weekends are designed to fit YOUR schedule.  Each weekend is a stand-alone field experience to sharpen you  observation skills and explore animal stories. Sierra Vista, AZ & Borrego Springs, CA.  Info: WildTrack Weekends

April-May 2026 Oregon Dunes Wildlife Tracking Field Course 

Experience the world-renowned Oregon Sand Dunes through the eyes of a tracker. Guided by leaders in the field, we are excited to team up with South Sound Nature School to offer this no-pressure, fun and unique training in the art and science of wildlife tracking.   Info: Oregon Dunes

June 2026  Colorado Awaken Your Natural Instincts: 3-Day Tracking Immersion 

Sharpen your wildlife tracking skills by engaging all senses—sight, touch, smell, taste, and imagination—to gain deeper awareness of animal signs and the living landscape.  This fun, relaxing, collaborative workshop will help  and develop sharper observation often overlooked in standard training.   Mancos, Colorado  Info:  Mancos  

Labor Day Week  2026  California YMCA Camp Ravencliff:  Workshops For Beginners

Kim Cabrera (Facebook: Animals Don't Cover Their Tracks) invites you to join her for a true Tracker Gathering on the banks of  Northern California's Eel River—a living, breathing smorgasbord of tracking events for all experience levels: September 4–12, 2026.  Certifications, Workshops for beginners, intermediate and experienced trackers... this is the kind of gathering the tracking community has been craving.  Click here:  Tracker Gathering

November 2026  Cuyama  10 days of trailing and tracking workshops

Trailing Trainings.  Tracking Trainings.  Tracking and Trailing Certifications.  Cuyama River Valley surrounded by the magnificent Los Padres National Forest.  This is one of the most beautiful river valleys in the Americas.   Info: Cuyama Workshops 

December 2026  San Diego Deserts Standard Certification & Workshop

SoCal's Anza Borrego Desert.  The San Diego Tracking Team (SDTT) invites you to participate in one of two Standard Wildlife Track and Sign workshops & certifications and being conducted in the San Diego desert early December 2026.  These are fun, participative workshops.  Borrego Springs, CA   Info:  San Diego Desert 

December 2026  San Diego Deserts Specialist Eval

SoCal's Anza Borrego Desert.  The San Diego Tracking Team (SDTT) invites you to participate in one of two advanced Specialist Track and Sign certifications.  Dates:  Nov 31/Dec1; and Dec 3/4. Both will be held in the Anza Borrego Desert and nearby mountain foothills.  Borrego Springs, CA  Info: Specialist

We Unlock Wildlife Secrets By Allowing The Animals To Teach Us

Many TCNA and TCNA associated workshops, certifications, trainings, and evaluations consist of immersive, in-the-field training. Forget traditional classrooms; our learning environment is the outdoors, and our primary teachers are the animals themselves.

In every offering on these pages, expert instructors guide you to locate animal track and sign, prompting you to interpret what you see - then reveal alternative ways to “see” and understand these subtle clues.

 

Is Tracking Training For You?  

Whether you're a dedicated member of a Search & Rescue team, a professional biologist, an inspiring educator, a passionate hunter, a curious naturalist, an avid outdoorsman, or simply an individual deeply intrigued by the natural world, you'll discover our training to be truly eye-opening. No prior experience or formal training is required to participate. In fact, we often find that the less you initially know, the more profound your learning journey becomes. The immense value of this training lies in the deep and transformative awareness all participants gain regarding animal sign and behavior.

For virtual training from the comfort of your living room. See the information below about Virtual Tracking Training 

The Cybertracker & TCNA Training Advantage

If you're unfamiliar with the rigorous international standards set by organizations like Cybertracker or Tracker Certification North America (TCNA), we highly encourage you to explore this link to understand the depth and unparalleled value of this beginner, intermediate and advanced track and sign training.  Visit TCNA and you will understand why events on these pages are dedicated to organizing these Workshops, trainings, and certifications to further skills in state-of-the-art track and sign training available nowhere else in the world.

Virtual Tracking Training

How to Score a Level 3 on your first TCNA Cybertracker Certification

Southwest Online Tracking Training (SWOTT) gives you the skills and tools you need to score a Level 3 in Cybertracker certifications putting you into the top 5% of North American Trackers.   These skills are real.  SWOTT is an on-line program is rigorous that is at once rigorous and satisfying, demanding yet rewarding.  SWOTT equips newer trackers the skills they need to become highly competent trackers.  Don't let the word Southwest fool you. This course is applicable to trackers who want to improve their skills anywhere in North America.  SWOTT INFO