New and Upcoming
Status on upcoming classes (06/26/08):
Most classes currently have spaces available. We hope to see you.
Class availability
Traditional Skills (Southwest Culture & Crafts) has been rescheduled to September 6-7, 2008 at Mt. Kare Camp in Wrightwood. It is open.
July 12-13 Nature Awareness is open.
July 17 Plant Uses currently has eight spaces open, and July 18-20 Wilderness Skills has four spaces open.
All fall classes are currently open. .
Book notes:
The Tracker's Field Guide has sold out of its first printing and the second printing is now in Globe Pequot's warehouse. I have ample copies that you can order directly from the website, with bonus materials (while they last) mailed to you, materials not included when you order through someone else. See the Products page to order copies.
Upcoming talks & events:
Jim has written a series of articles about track identification and interpretation for the magazine Wilderness Way. The third article appeared in the spring 08 issue. Go to www.wwmag.net to subscribe.
Special trainings:
This spring we've done several special trainings: Plant Uses workshops for the Claremont Colleges and for docents at Franklin Canyon; a tracking training for the Wilderness Youth Project in Santa Monica. We're conducting a tracking workshop for State Parks personnel from the central coast, to facilitate monitoring of snowy plover nest predation. We also completed a five-session Wilderness Skills course for CalArts in Valencia. We'll be doing another program with Crossroads School (Santa Monica) sixth grade students. We can organize a program for nature centers that includes teaching ideas and interpretive skills. We can also schedule a PowerPoint presentation for your group about tracking & awareness, at no charge.
Field Biology Consulting:
We have wrapped up our 2007 track survey work at Edwards Air Force Base and now we're beginning another mammal monitoring project at EAFB.. Please contact us if your field biology consulting firm would like help in survey work that involves tracking.
Looking ahead…
Is this the year you will do a Solo Quest? It's an experience of a lifetime. Dates are August 2-9. Remember that you must ask for an application and return it to us by June 15.
We hope to see you in a class.
