White Pine Programs offers a variety of course offerings in natural history, wildlife tracking, ecology, and outdoor skills for adults and interested adolescents. From three-hour workshops to week-long expeditions, we think you'll find something to your liking. Contact us if you'd like to design a custom training or workshop.

Wildlife tracking in North America is growing and developing in exciting ways: In the last seven years alone, there have been more quality tracking texts published then in the last century; an international tracking evaluation process has been implemented; wildlife resarch projects are utilizing tracking skills; and new discoveries in animal behavior are being made by trackers and naturalists. This is surely an exciting time!

The purpose of the White Pine Tracking Apprenticeship is to help prepare trackers to apply thier skills as effective tools in community, scientific, and educational settings .

Apprentices are guaranteed monthly field tracking time in a diversity of habitats across New England and will take part in unique evening workshops to become more proficient and experienced wildlife trackers.

Who is the Apprenticeship for?

- Anyone with a true interest in becoming more skilled trackers.

- Beginning or experienced trackers are welcome; we customize apprentice goals.

- Past apprentices include: Professional biologists, medical doctors, college students, public and private school teachers, environmental educators, permaculturalists, glass cutters, engineers, college professors, administrative assistants, etc. (all sorts of folks!)

With over 10,000 acres of woods, waters, and wildlands, the Mt. Agamenticus region is home to fisher, bobcat, otter, moose, bear, beaver, deer, coyote, two foxes, mink, muskrat, skunk, opossum, three squirrels, two weasels, and a myriad of bird life! 

Our popularprograms include: Backtracking Bobcats and Intro to Winter Wildlife Tracking and Trailing. Come join us on our next adventure!

In conjunction with Cybertracker Conservation, White Pine Programs is proud to host Wildlife Track & Sign Evaluations. As of late 2006, evaluations are conducted by certified evaluators.

Evaluations are open to the public and are intended to validate the "dirt time" of practicing trackers as well as help them understand their strengths and weaknesses in terms of a working knowledge of track and sign and trailing skills.

We hope that evaluations can serve as a means for competent trackers to prove credibility and gain employment in the application of tracking skills. Tracker evaluations are also an efficient form of education and excellent means to test observer reliability. Click here to view CyberTracker’s list of Qualified Trackers both here in North America and abroad in Africa.

Click here for upcoming Track & Sign and Trailing  Evaluations.
 

ALGONQUIN WINTER TRACKING EXPEDITION

Fox, Otter, Wolf, Moose, Marten, Beaver, Mink, Fisher, Shrew, Owl, Flying Squirrel, and Grouse extend an invitation to spend a week in a winter wonderland studying their tracks and sign. For over 10 years, we've journeyed to the heart of Central Ontario for a week of tracking & trailing an amazing array of animals in a place so beautiful that you have to stop and take it all in many times a day. We stay in heated, rustic cabins and bring along an excellent cook so you can focus on learning. We only accept 10 participants, so sign up early.

NORTH MAINE WOODS LYNX TRACKING EXPEDITION 

Experience the need to track & collect data on a flagship species of the North Maine Woods, the Canada Lynx. Since 2002, this expedition has emphasized field techniques and wildlife skills that help citizens become competent volunteers to wildlife research.

We spend each day in the field  gathering useful information on Lynx and associated species like hare, bobcat, marten and moose and share that information with wildife bilogists responsible for Lynx management.

This program is run with support from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries' Mammal Group. Experience the power of citizen science in action.

Limited to six participants, this week has been an amazing experience of exponential growth in tracking for past participants.

Human beings have lived a life close to the earth for the majority of our existence. For the last fwe milennia, our ancestors have chosen lifestyles that are seem disconnected from nature. Recent studies are showing that a life disconnected from nature comes with a price.

We offer day and weekend workshops in wilderness suvivalnot becuase we want to make people into survialist hermits in the Idaho moutnains, but becuase survival makes clear our absolute dependence on nature. Nature is the ultimate provider and a fabualous teacher as well. 

Learning to work with nature is the goal of our Wilderness Survival and Ancient Living Skills programs. Workshops include: Autumn Survival Shelter campout,  The Acorn: From Harvest to Feast, Winter Snow Shelter Campout, Primitive Fire-Making, and more.

CUSTOMIZED TRAININGS & WORKSHOPS

We frequently are asked to create individualized programs for small or large groups of adults in a variety of settings. Whether you're a corporate group, teacher training team, conservation commission, professional research team, or interested parents we can create a program to suit your needs. Please call to arrange your tailor-made program today.