Wildlife Tracking Weekends

Enrollment: OPEN.

Where: Various locations within 30 miles of Brattleboro, VT.

When: Sat 9am-3pm & Sun 9am-3pm

WEEKEND #1: Wildlife Tracking Weekend Intro – August 22nd & 23rd. OPEN. Please use this link to register
- Open to all experience levels.
WEEKEND #2: Wildlife Tracking Weekend Next Level – September 19th & 20th. OPEN. Please use this link to register
- Intended for trackers with more experience and/or those who attended the 1st weekend.

Who: Adults (Age 18+)

Cost: Access Price $225 / Sustainer Price $260 / Supporter Price $295 Sliding Scale Pricing

Access Price: Program enrollees that may struggle to fund their basic needs and that would not be able to access this program without a discounted payment option should consider paying at this level. Participants that experience a financial barrier to enrollment at this price can and should apply for our scholarship and reparations tuition aid.

Sustainer Price: Program enrollees that are able to meet their needs with relative ease and prioritize investment in education and entertainment should consider paying at this level, which will ensure the viability and stability of our programs moving forwards.

Supporter Price: Program enrollees that move through the world with financial ease and have access to family and community resource abundance should consider paying at this level, which will ensure the viability and stability of our programs.

Scholarship and Reparations Funds available.

Program Description:

Wildlife Tracking Weekends are designed as a step beyond one day tracking workshops. Two separate Weekend Wildlife Tracking experiences – take one or take both!

When it comes to wildlife tracking in New England, your mind might jump to cold winter temperatures and deep snows.

And while southern Vermont is a great place for snow tracking, the numerous river

banks, muddy areas, and sandy locations make for exceptional warm weather tracking as well!

Happening from 9:00AM to 3:00PM on both Saturday and Sunday, the Wildlife Tracking Weekends offer the chance to dive more deeply into wildlife tracking than possible on a one day workshop, without the commitment of the longer term Wildlife Tracking Apprenticeship.

We’ll spend two full days at some of the various excellent tracking locations in the area getting to know our other-than-human neighbors more deeply through the tracks and sign they leave behind. Sign up for one or both weekends!

Bob is an experienced and gifted instructor who helps create a supportive and welcoming environment for interested and curious trackers.

Topics to be covered:

Tools for clear track identification
Wildlife “sign” identification
Body mechanics, gaits, and track patterns
Trailing
Wildlife interactions with the landscape
General naturalist knowledge related to tracking

Meet the instructor

Bob Etzweiler is a longtime teacher at the Vermont Wilderness School, leading both youth and adult programs. He runs our annual Lynx Tracking Expedition, the (seven weekend) Wildlife 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 Level IV/Professional Tracker certified from Tracker Certifications of North America. He’s a skilled and passionate tracker and teacher.

To Enroll

Complete the Registration form with the following links.
- WEEKEND #1: Wildlife Tracking Weekend Intro – August 22nd & 23rd. OPEN. Please use this link to register
  - Open to all experience levels.
- WEEKEND #2: Wildlife Tracking Weekend Next Level – September 19th & 20th. OPEN. Please use this link to register
  - Intended for trackers with more experience and/or those who attended the 1st weekend.
Make a secure online payment via:
- Zeffy
- a check payable to “Vermont Wilderness School” sent to: Vermont Wilderness School, P.O. Box 2585, Brattleboro, VT 05303.

Full payment or 1st installment of payment plan due by June 1.

Complete a Medical Form / Waiver by clicking the tab at the bottom of this page.

Questions? Review our scholarship and cancellation policies for more information. Email office@vermontwildernessschool.org with any additional questions.