Lynx Tracking Expedition
Enrollment: Open. Please use form below to register.
Where: Jackman, Maine
When: Thursday evening through Sunday morning, February 19-22, 2026. Participants meet in Jackman on the evening of 2/19 and head home on Sunday 2/22.
Ages: Adults and motivated teenagers.
2025 Cost: Early bird special $800 … pay in full by Sept 1st!
After Sept 1st – Sliding Scale Pricing$825 / $875 / $900
Sliding Scale Pricing Cost includes lodging (see below for more information). If you would prefer to arrange your own lodging, please contact us. Scholarship and Reparations Funds available.
Food: Participants bring your own breakfast and lunch, and have the option to contribute to potluck dinners or provide your own.
Lodging: VWS has organized the rental of a group of cabins for lodging during the Lynx Tracking Expedition. Rental costs have increased over the past years and we offer group lodging as a way to keep individual costs lower for participants – and to share in our time together !
Program Overview
Join Vermont Wilderness School for a long weekend on the trail of one of the most elusive carnivores of the Northeast. The Canada Lynx is built for deep snows, long winters, and big wilderness – all found in the vast lands of Northern Maine. We will spend the weekend together tracking, trailing, learning winter ecology, and building connection with the grey ghost of the North!
Evenings may include sharing stories of the day around a campfire. Individuals staying in motels or AirBnb’s are welcome to gather with the group by the cabins.
Expedition Leader Bios:
Bob Etzweiler is a longtime teacher at the Vermont Wilderness School, leading both youth and adult programs. He runs both our Tracking Apprenticeship and the Hunter’s Heart Hunting Apprenticeship. Bob has over a decade of experience in Wildlife Tracking, has been hired on wildlife track surveys, and is CyberTracker Level III certified. He’s a skilled and passionate tracker and teacher.
Neill Bovaird has been practicing and teaching wilderness skills since 1998. He has a B.S. in Natural Resource Conservation from UMass Amherst, and holds Professional-level certificates through CyberTracker Conservation in Track & Sign, Trailing, and as a Professional Tracker. Neill has been a facilitator at Art of Mentoring since 2001 and has studied under Jon Young, Mark Elbroch, Errett Callahan, and Steve Watts.
To Enroll:
- Complete the registration form below.
- Make your payment. Full payment or 1st installment of payment plan due by February 1.
- Make a secure online payment:
- Use Quickbooks payment links below to pay via debit, credit, bank, Paypal, or Venmo.
- Send a check: payable to “Vermont Wilderness School” sent to: Vermont Wilderness School, P.O. Box 2585, Brattleboro, VT 05303.
- Make a secure online payment:
- Complete a Medical Form / Waiver by clicking the tab at the bottom of this page.
$825 – LYNX TRACKING EXPEDITION – ACCESS PRICE
$875 – LYNX TRACKING EXPEDITION – SUSTAINER PRICE
$900 – LYNX TRACKING EXPEDITION – SUPPORTER PRICE
Review our scholarship and cancellation policies for more information.
Questions? Email office@vermontwildernessschool.org.
