Tracker Gathering Coordinator
Leader: Terry Hunefeld
email: thunefeld@gmail.com
A Field Trip For Leaders, Professionals & Specialists (free)
Date: See the Calendar for Dates & Times of all Terry's Programs
Time: 8:30am - 3pm
Tuition: Free for Workshop Leaders & trackers holding Professional or Specialists Certificates
Location: TBD by participants
Maximum Participants: 10
A Field Trip For Leaders, Professionals & Specialists
Leader Day Off—a special ~6-hour outing reserved for workshop leaders and specialist & professional-certified trackers. After a full week of guiding clinics, certifications, and hands-on tracking in redwood forests, river mudflats, dusty roads, and meadows, this exclusive outing lets us step away as peers to explore somewhere truly remarkable.
We may venture into one of Humboldt's hidden gems, chosen spontaneously based on the week's discoveries and shared excitement. Perhaps it's a quiet stretch of the Eel River's banks, where fresh tracks emerge on low-water sandbars, or a nearby redwood grove. Perhaps we'll carpool offsite. We will know before the day we begin.
This isn't a structured workshop—it's pure, collaborative fun. Join us for this celebratory escape: a rewarding close to the Gathering. No cost.
Terry Hunefeld
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.
