Ever wonder how to see, interpret, and understand the hidden signs of wildlife that most people overlook? Enhance your skills in recognizing and deciphering the subtle clues left by wild animals by joining the Tracking Certification North America (TCNA) Wildlife Track and Sign workshops.
If you would like to develop the skills to recognize and interpret wild animal sign that is invisible to “normal people”, we invite you to participate in the Tracking Certification North America (TCNA) Wildlife Track and Sign workshops across North America.
TCNA training is designed to equip you with reliable field skills to identify obscure track and sign left behind our wild neighbors. Participation in a TCNA workshop/certification equips you with the skills to unlock the mysteries of wild animal behavior by reading their marks on the landscape – sign that was previously invisible to you. You’ll be able to interpret animal sign and behavior that – to other people – are nothing more than obscure marks on the landscape.
1. Make your reservation with the Workshop Leader.
2. When approved by the leader, make the donation as instructed below on this page.
3. When submitting your payment, be sure to include a note on PayPal or Venmo with your email address and specifying the purpose of the payment (e.g., “Tracker Gathering Day Use Fee – Sept 2-9 or “Tracker Gathering Workshop: Feather ID – Sept 10” or "Tracker Gathering Certification with Matt Nelson Sept 6-7").
If you would like to develop the skills to recognize and interpret wild animal sign that is invisible to “normal people”, we invite you to participate in the Tracking Certification North America (TCNA) Wildlife Track and Sign workshops across North America.
The TCNA training is designed to equip you with reliable field skills to identify obscure track and sign left behind our wild neighbors. Participation in a TCNA workshop/certification equips you with the skills to unlock the mysteries of wild animal behavior by reading their marks on the landscape – sign that was previously invisible to you. You’ll be able to interpret animal sign and behavior that – to other people – are nothing more than obscure marks on the landscape.
Kim Cabrera, the owner of Animals Don't Cover Their Tracks Facebook group and producer of literally hundreds of tracking videos lives in a nearly mythical place called Red Valley, California, at the YMCA Camp Ravencliff.
The YMCA camp is very busy in June and July with three different long sessions for school-age children. By September, it is quiet. Nobody is there except the animals... and... in September 2026, trackers.
Kim has invited all of us to Ravencliff for an extended Labor Day week from Sept 4 - 13, a week of tracking, track & sign training, workshops for all levels of tracker and two track and sign certifications.