Terry holds two Professional Certificates and a Specialist Track & Sign Certificate from Tracker Certification North America (TCNA). His certification record includes four perfect scores at the 100% level

Terry and his wife live in tiny desert village - Borrego Springs, California - surrounded by a thousand square miles of Sonoran Desert wilderness ringed with mountain ranges - known as the Anza Borrego Desert State Park. 

Terry’s Naturalist & Tracking Experience

• TCNA Specialist Track & Sign Certification - 2024
• TCNA Professional Track & Sign Certification, San Diego County – 2024
• TCNA Professional Track & Sign Certification, Albuquerque, NM - 2025
• TCNA 100% on Track & Sign Certification, The North Woods, Wisconsin, August 2025.
• Terry has participated in more than 44 TCNA certifications since 2020  -  all over the world  -   from SoCal to Vermont, Florida to Washington... plus four weeks in Africa - building tracking skills for sign recognition of all North American species in varying habitats. 
• San Diego Tracking Team Wildlife Survey Leader, 2022 – present
• Level 1,2,3 San Diego Tracking Team Naturalist/Tracker Certifications, 2019-2020
• California State Parks Naturalist, 2016 - present
• Anza Borrego Foundation Desert Naturalist and Trip Leader/Interpreter  2016 - present
• Anza Borrego Desert State Park Naturalist and Field Trip Leader 2016- present
• Anza Borrego Desert Botany Society Vice-President -  2017- 2010
• Naturalist & Trip Leader, 2015-present
• NOAA Fisheries Science Center, On-Board NOAA Ship Bird Census Volunteer, 2008-2010
• San Diego Field Ornithologists, Rare Bird Moderator 2012-2020
• eBird San Diego County Low Desert Reviewer Moderator, 2012 – 2020
• Southern California Audubon Societies Pelagic Bird Coordinator & Outings Leader, 2006-2012
• Oceanside CA Audubon Christmas Bird Count Coordinator and Leader - 2006-2012
• Sierra Club, San Diego Chapter, Certified Outings Leader, 2002-2008
• San Diego Natural History Museum Naturalist & Hike Leader, 2002-2006
• Mission Trails Regional Park Naturalist & Hike Leader, 2003-2008
• Anza Borrego Foundation, Board of Trustees, 2018-2021
• Anza Borrego Desert Natural History Association Naturalist and Trip Leader 2012 to present
• San Diego Tracking Team Board of Directors, 2021-present
• San Diego Tracking Team TCNA-CyberTracker Training Coordinator, 2021-present.