9-3pm A Field Trip For Workshop Leaders, Professionals & Specialists - Terry Hunefeld
9am - 1pm Whispers in the Wild: Decoding Wildlife Tracks and Sign at Ravencliff - Terry Hunefeld
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We offer a range of specialized services tailored to meet your individual needs.
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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
Tuesday, September 1 Check-in for Leaders as they arrive to scout best locations.
Wednesday, September 2 Check-in for Leaders as they arrive to scout best locations.
Thursday, September 3 All day: Check-in for all
Thursday, September 3 5pm Evening meal & Opening Ceremony 5pm
Thursday, September 3 6pm Eel River Mammals - Kim Cabrera
Friday, September 4 9am Bear Stomp Trails - Kim Cabrera
Friday, September 4 9am Mock Eval - A Practice TCNA Certification "Eval" - Jonathan Shapiro
Friday, September 4
Friday, September 4 9am - noon Introduction to Trailing The Animal - Sandy Reed
Friday, September 4 6pm Adventures with Mountain Lions and Mark Elbroch
Saturday, September 5
Saturday, September 5 9am - 4pm Building Strong Observational Skills - A Day In The Field - Jonathan Shapiro
Saturday, September 5 9am-noon. Track and Sign Identification: A Practical Approach Mike Cox
Saturday, September 5
Saturday, September 5
Sunday, September 6 8am - 5pm Certification #1 Matt Nelson
Sunday, September 6 9am - 1pm Where the animals are. Beginners and Level 1&2 trackers. Terry Hunefeld
Sunday, September 6
Sunday, September 6 9am - Noon Tracking on the Eel River - Kim Cabrera
Sunday, September 6
Sunday, September 6 6pm Feather Clinic - free during/following the evening meal.
Monday, September 7 8am - 4pm Certification #1 Matt Nelson
Monday, September 7 9am Primitive skills - Zander
Monday, September 7
Monday, September 7
Monday, September 7
Monday, September 7
Tuesday, September 8
Tuesday, September 8
Tuesday, September 8 9am - 4pm Seeing The Animal - Real-world Trailing Training - Jonathan Shapiro
Tuesday, September 8
Tuesday, September 8
Wednesday, September 9 8am - 5pm Certification #2 Matt Nelson
Wednesday, September 9 9am - Noon Tracking on the Eel River - Kim Cabrera
Wednesday, September 9 9am Primitive Skills Zander
Wednesday, September 9
Wednesday, September 9
Thursday, September 10 8am - 4pm Certification #2 Matt Nelson
Thursday, September 10 9am - Recognizing and Interpreting Sign Left By Wildlife - Terry Hunefeld
Thursday, September 10
Thursday, September 10
Thursday, September 10
Thursday, September 10
Thursday, September 10
Friday, September 11 9am - 4pm No Pressure "Mock" eval - Jonathan Shapiro
Friday, September 11 9am - Noon Tracking on the Eel River - Kim Cabrera
Friday, September 11
Friday, September 11
Friday, September 11
Saturday September 12 9am - 4pm Seeing The Animal Real-world Trailing Training - Jonathan Shapiro
Saturday September 12
Saturday September 12
Saturday September 12
Saturday September 12 6pm Closing Ceremony & Farewells
Sunday September 13 Goodbyes! Homeward bound.
Leader: Terry Hunefeld
email: thunefeld@gmail.com
A Field Trip For Leaders, Professionals & Specialists (free)
Date: Wednesday, September 2
Time: 8:30am - 4pm
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
The Tracker Gathering is a unique, collaborative, and joy‑filled celebration of our tracking community, offering workshops and activities for every skill level in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere where learning happens naturally.
Trackers from across North America will come together to explore redwood country, share stories in The Lodge meeting hall and deepen their skills through hands‑on experiences and daily free clinics each evening on topics ranging from feather and skull ID to obscure tracks and plant browse sign.
With a choose‑your‑own‑adventure format, you can stay for a couple of days or the full week, mixing and matching workshops, group outings, and communal activities entirely on your own schedule.
Evenings bring trackers to The Lodge where they can prepare their meals in the totally equipped kitchen and enjoy the camaraderie and fun that comes with hanging out together in The Lodge meeting & dining room for good conversation followed by a tracking presentation at 6pm --- complete with time to connect with Kim Cabrera herself and enjoy unhurried conversations with fellow trackers.
Every moment is designed to build camaraderie, spark inspiration, and strengthen the bonds of a community that learns, laughs, and grows together, all while supporting the TCNA Financial Access Fund to make professional‑level tracking training more inclusive.
See the EVENTS CALENDAR