Tracking

You might be surprised what wildlife live on the same landscapes as you and how tracking to find the tracks, scat, and sign they leave behind can open your eyes. I am available for hire to track on private and public parcels as a way to survey what species are using a space and how they are interacting with their ecosystems through behaviors such as feeding, bedding, and making homes.

Tracking Foray Pricing

Sliding scale $75-$500 depending on financial need and size of area to be surveyed; preferred minimum rate of $75/tracking hr (no charge for administrative time compiling pictures and report) plus travel expense. This can also look like a group of folks pitching in $5-10 to support me. I am also eager to trade with farmer and hunters for food or with crafters for baskets, tanned hides, etc. Let’s talk!

mycelialmedicines@proton.me

Landscaping & Stewardship services

I am also available for hire to help brainstorm and implement stewardship practices to help steward and enhance the biodiversity on your land.

The art and science of tracking other living beings is ancestral to us all and this lifeway is making a comeback through organizations like Queer Nature, Original Wisdom, and CyberTracker. I am certified as a Tracker Level III after receiving a level III in a track and sign evaluation and a trailing evaluation through CyberTracker. I have applied and grown in my tracking skill through my employment as the wildlife specialist for the Bad River Tribe where I monitored wolf and piping plover in particular via tracking. I have also been contracted by the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe to train their wildlife biologist and wardens in wolf monitoring techniques including tracking, alongside wolf howl surveys and running trail cameras. I have offered tracking courses and services through the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe, Superior Rivers Watershed Association, City of Detroit Office of Sustainabilty, the Tracker Certification North America Conference, the Traditional Ways Gathering, the Lincoln Community Forest, the St. Maud’s makerspace, the Queer Outdoors, the Michigan Folk School, libraries throughout Michigan, Friends of Rouge Park, and the Earthcraft skillshare. I would love to work with you to set up a contract for tracking with conservation goals in mind or to set up a wildlife tracking class.