TRACKS, SCAT, AND ALL THAT!

Saturday, October 25^th 9am-12:30pm

Hone your skills as a nature detective and learn how to identify an area’s wildlife residents by the signs they leave behind! As we wander through natural areas, we often don’t see the wildlife that lives there. They usually know we’re coming long before we can see them, and many of the animals are nocturnal so we don’t see them during our daytime activities.  Join husband and wife team David Rosen and Jeanette Wrysinski and learn how to become better nature detectives! Investigate a variety of methods to discover what critters live around us, even if you can’t see the animals themselves! We’ll investigate animal tracks, trails, fur, feathers, pellets, scat (aka poop), and other signs of wildlife on our walk. We will check several track stations and discuss how you can set up a track station in your own yard. We’ll also retrieve a remote game camera and see if it captured any photos of animals passing by! We’ll practice identifying animal tracks using field guides and everybody will be able to make a plaster cast of an animal track to take home with them! David has worked as a naturalist and environmental educator for over 40 years, the last half of that time as a naturalist and guide for Sacramento Splash. Jeanette has worked with the Yolo County Resource Conservation District for over 30 years and has conducted many wildlife monitoring studies in various project areas. This hike will be on level terrain and no more than 1.5 miles total. Rain date November 1^st. Ages 7+ welcome. Meeting location TBD: Gold Hill or Coloma area. Suggested donation: $10/members, $15/non-members, or $25/family. A detailed email will be sent once you register online at REGISTRATION LINK.