New events are being added weekly as our workshop leaders
finalize descriptions and pricing for their workshops and clinics.

We anticipate featuring four or five different daily workshops each day. 
The calendar is in a state of flux until late March. 

Tuesday and Wednesday, September 1 & 2

9am - 7pm Early check-ins, Leaders scouting for best workshop locations 

5-7pm  Evening meal prep, meal and social time.  The Lodge Dining Hall.

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Thursday, September 3

No activities scheduled until our Opening Ceremony at 5:30pm.  Come When You Can, Leave When You Must

5-7pm  Evening meal prep, meal and social time.  The Lodge Dining Hall.

5:30pm OPENING CEREMONY & WELCOME   --  Terry Hunefeld  & Kim Cabrera

6-7pm   The Secret Life of Camp Ravencliff:  Tracks, Trails, and things that go Bump in the Night  - Kim Cabrera

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Friday, September 4

9am  - 1pm  Discover Bear Bites, Beds & Stomp Trails -  Kim Cabrera and Terry Hunefeld

9am - 4pm    Transform Your Tracking: Critical Observation Skills for Trackers & Trailers  - Jonathan Shapiro

9am - noon 

5-7pm  Evening meal prep, meal, social time and a free event.  The Lodge Dining Hall.

6-7pm  Free Presentation: My Mountain Lion Adventures -- Matt Nelson

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Saturday, September 5

9am - noon.  Track and Sign Identification: A Practical Approach  Mike Cox

9am - 4pm  A "Mock Eval" (An "Eval" With No Stress) Accelerated Learning - Jonathan Shapiro

1pm - 5pm  Writing about Wildlife Tracking  -  Mallory Clarke
5-7pm  Evening meal prep, meal, social time and a free event.  The Lodge Dining Hall.

6pm    Free Internet Resources Essential For Trackers - Terry Hunefeld

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Sunday, September 6     

8am - 6pm   Tracker Certification Day 1.   Evaluator Matt Nelson  

9am - Noon  Eel River Sand Canvas: Decode Animal Stories with Tracking Icon Kim Cabrera

9:30am - 1pm  Taking The Animal Home With You - the Magic of Casting   Terry Hunefeld

5-7pm  Evening meal prep, meal, social time and a free event.  The Lodge Dining Hall.

6pm     Critical Thinking - An Essential Skill in Obscure Track Identification - Jonathan Shapiro

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Monday, September 7   

8am - 4pm   Tracker Certification: Day 2    Evaluator Matt Nelson

5-7pm  Evening meal prep, meal, social time and a free event.  The Lodge Dining Hall.

6pm     Bird Nests of North America

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Tuesday, September 8   

9am - 4pm  Seeing The Animal - Real-world Trailing Training - Jonathan Shapiro

5-7pm  Evening meal prep, meal, social time and a free event.  The Lodge Dining Hall.

6pm     Bird Tracks Asked at Certifications

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Wednesday, September 9   

8am - 5pm  Track & Sign Certification Day 1.  Evaluator Matt Nelson  

9am - Noon  How Dusty Back‑Country Roads Become Nature’s Chalkboard - Kim Cabrera

9am- 4pm  Making Fire From Nothing - Real Life Primitive Skills  - Zander Balthaser

5-7pm  Evening meal prep, meal, social time and a free event.  The Lodge Dining Hall.

6pm     North American Bird Feathers Asked At Certifications

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Thursday, September 10

8am - 4pm    Tracker Certification Day 2.  Evaluator Matt Nelson

9am- 4pm  Making Fire From Nothing - Real Life Primitive Skills - Zander Balthaser

5-7pm  Evening meal prep, meal, social time and a free event.  The Lodge Dining Hall.

6pm    Bird Pellets Asked At Certifications

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Friday, September 11 

9am - 4pm  "Mock" Eval   A Certification With No Stress  - Accelerated Learning, Tons of Fun - Jonathan Shapiro

8:30am - 1pm  Redwood Forest Beds: Kim Cabrera's Bear Bed & Trail Expedition  - Kim Cabrera and Terry Hunefeld

9am- 4pm  Making Fire From Nothing - Real Life Primitive Skills Workshop - Zander Balthasar

5-7pm  Evening meal prep, meal, social time and a free event.  The Lodge Dining Hall.

6pm      Avian Predation: Questions To Ask Yourself On Certifications

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Saturday, September 12

9am - 4pm  Seeing The Animal Real-world Trailing Training - Jonathan Shapiro

5-7pm  Evening meal prep, meal and social time.  The Lodge Dining Hall.

6pm  Closing Ceremony & Farewells  - Sharing What We Learned

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Sunday, September 13

6am - 2pm  Final Good-byes -  Homeward Bound

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SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE COVER STORY:  The TCNA Track & Sign Certification was the cover story in SMTHSONIAN MAGAZINE.  If you've never participated in a Track & Sign certification, we recommend you read the fascinating Smithsonian story written by an actual participant.  Also, to get a feel for the Certification process, check out the TCNA Certification page - also an excellent glimpse into The Certification Process.  

Oh, What Fun We'll Have!

 

One of the greatest gifts of this gathering is an abundance of great trackers to lead workshops and the superb Humboldt County tracking habitat available to those leaders. The 60‑acre YMCA Camp Ravencliff—where Kim has filmed about 80% of her videos and tracking training vignettes—is a tracking paradise all on its own, with the Eel River winding right through the property and a mosaic of habitats that offer fresh sign day after day.

Workshops & Clinics are given daily by highly experienced trackers, master naturalists, trailing aficionados, and nature writers from around the country. Each workshop leader determines who their audience will be. Beginner? Intermediate? Experienced?    The pricing is set by the workshop leader. Any questions about content or reservations for any workshop should be directed to the workshop leader.  

A Few Southern Humboldt County Mammals Recorded and Reported to iNaturalist.org