Tracking and Sign with Jamie Schultz

Date: Saturday, November 14th
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Meet at Council Grove State Park
Cost: $40 MNHC member/$45 non-members

Join certified tracker Jamie Schultz at Council Grove State Park for a hands-on morning of exploring the wild world of animal tracks and signs! Learn how to read the clues animals leave behind—from tracks and scat to feeding marks, trails, and other evidence—and discover who has been moving through the landscape. Finding tracks on the ground can be weather dependent, but rain or shine (or snow) there will be plenty of animal sign for us to find!

Tracking handouts and field guides will be provided for the walk, along with a few extra measuring tapes. You’re encouraged to bring a journal, and we can practice drawing what we see in tracks and sign! Whether you’re a seasoned tracker or simply curious about the animals around you, come sharpen your observation skills and put your detective skills to work! Kids are welcome to join as well.

About Jamie Schultz:
Jamie is a certified wildlife tracker in multiple states, and spent her childhood deep in the forests of Western Washington; following deer trails, spending time with the birds and the trees, and learning everything she could from the natural world and library books. She moved to Montana five years ago, and has enjoyed discovering both the new and the familiar on a different landscape.

She has worked as an outdoor educator for most of her life, and loves helping people see the immense richness that nature has to offer. She uses her tracking knowledge to contribute to various conservation and community science projects, and as a way to intimately know the land and the beings who spend their time there. When she’s not tracking, birding, or wandering in the woods, she embraces the hobbit life and loves to curl up with her cats, a cup of tea and a good book.

FAQs
What’s the refund policy?

The course fee (minus a 25% administrative fee) is refundable if a cancellation is made up to 7 days before the event. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after this deadline. See our full refund/cancellation policy here.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

Nope! We will have a list of all the attendees.