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Animal Tracking Clinic

2008 Sessions - February 16 & 17 or Feb 23 & 24

Cost: $150 (includes one night's accommodation at the NwC facility)

(or $75 for Seeley-Swan residents)

1 University of Montana credit (EVST 395) is available for an additional
$135 credit recording fee. OPI credit is also available. Please contact our
office if you would like UM or OPI credit for this clinic.

Click here for COURSE REGISTRATION FORM

Course Description
NwC offers a two day introductory snow tracking workshop. Participants learn how to recognize animals by track, gait pattern, habitat selection and behavior.

“It’s education at its finest” comments previous participant Steve Kem, “highly knowledgeable instructors leading a well-designed, hands-on course that inspires students to continue their learning of the subject (even) after the course ends”.


Itinerary

Saturday Session
9:00	Welcome/Registration
9:15	Introductions/Overview
9:30 - 11:00	Lecture: wildlife habitats and gait patterns
11:00	Outdoor Field Session – Interpretation of plants and mammal sign
12:00	Lunch in the field
5:00	Return to NwC
6:00	Dinner
7:00	Slideshow

Sunday Session
9:00	Track Characteristics (slides)
10:15	Break
10:30	Outdoor Field Session – Interpreting gait patterns and tracks
12:00	Lunch in the field
4:00	Return to NwC
5:00	Course Evaluations/Conclusion

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