Upcoming Adult Programs
Summer Tracking Day with Bob Etzweiler
Saturday, July 25, 2026 – 9 am to 3 pm (Rain date: Sunday, July 26, 2026)
Brattleboro, VT area
Wildlife Tracking Weekends with Bob Etzweiler
- Weekend #1: Wildlife Tracking Weekend Intro – August 22nd & 23rd.
- Open to all experience levels.
- Weekend #2: Wildlife Tracking Weekend Next Level – September 19th & 20th.
- Intended for trackers with more experience and/or those who attended the 1st weekend.
Wildlife Tracking Apprenticeship with Bob Etzweiler
The Tracking Apprenticeship provides quality instruction in wildlife tracking in a wide variety of conditions, over seven weekends spread out across three seasons. Click here for more info.
Free Events at the Retreat Farm
Wild Wisdom: Fire by Friction with Bob Etzweiler
Location: Retreat Farm in Brattleboro, VT – Saturday, August 15 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Come learn and practice various traditional fire making by friction techniques. Folks will have a chance to practice bow drill, flint and steel, and other fire starting techniques and learn how to create tinder bundles off the landscape to nurture embers into flames. This is a free event and registration is appreciated!
Wild Wisdom: Wildlife Tracking 101 with Bob Etzweiler
Location: Retreat Farm in Brattleboro, VT – Thursday, October 22 6:00 PM
Join expert Wildlife Tracker Bob Etzweiler for a brief presentation and hands on exploration of the tracks and signs of local wildlife. Expect to leave with more understanding of how to track on your own as a first timer or with some more advanced knowledge and skills if you have already begun this exciting adventure into getting to know the natural world around you more deeply.
