Urban Bushcraft and the Capacity to Wonder
Your bushcraft skills travel wherever you go. They don’t remain in the woods when you leave. But few of us make use of our skills when we are in … Continue Reading →
Category: Tracking
Animal tracking
Fox Tracks in a Salt Marsh – Making Plaster Casts
I scan the marshland as the early morning breeze sways what remains of my hairline. From my position I can see Great Egrets (Ardea alba) and Black-necked Stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) … Continue Reading →
Stalking the Black Bear – High Adventure in the Forest (Part 4)
Did I really want to see a bear? I thought it over. On one hand, how exciting would it be to get close to such a powerful wild … Continue Reading →
Stalking the Black Bear – High Adventure in the Forest (Part 3)
How cool would it be to interpret animal sign and then track the animals so you can observe them? That was my thinking when I signed up for a bear … Continue Reading →
Stalking the Black Bear – High Adventure in the Forest (Part 2)
How often do you get to follow a bear? For me the answer is never! So imagine how exciting it is to learn to trail them. In Part 1 … Continue Reading →
Stalking the Black Bear – High Adventure in the Forest (Part 1)
You don’t tug on Superman’s cape, and you don’t go looking for the bear. I’m too polite for the former but just dumb enough for the latter. I spent a … Continue Reading →
Mysteries on the Beach (Part 2)
In part 1, our intrepid group of trackers deciphered signs left by a Harbor seal that hauled-out on the beach for several hours. As our group moves south, … Continue Reading →
Mysteries on the Beach (Part 1)
For some, Sundays are about watching football. They plant themselves on the couch in front of the TV with a bowl of salty snacks; Cheering their favorite team while munching … Continue Reading →
2014 Retrospective
Welcome to 2015! A blank calendar is full of possibilities! Do you have any big plans for 2015? Have you made any resolutions? Set any goals? For 2015, I … Continue Reading →
To See More Wildlife, Learn Bird Language
Collision Course The deer came crashing through the underbrush heading straight for me. I was rooted in place not by fear; I just didn’t know what else to do. They … Continue Reading →