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9 people are interested
Learn Wildlife Tracking and Help Document Rare Carnivores on Mt Hood!
ORGANIZATION: CASCADIA WILD
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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9 people are interested
Join the Wolverine Tracking Project Tracking Team
Learn wildlife tracking and help document rare carnivores on Mt Hood National Forest this winter!
Training: November 7, 6:30-7:30pm, online
Introduction to Wildlife Tracking Class (highly recommended for all new volunteers): November 14, 6:30-8:30 pm, online
Survey trips: November through March
The winter tracking surveys are part of the Wolverine Tracking Project, a long-term community science project studying rare carnivores in Mt Hood National Forest.
- Learn to identify animals based on their tracks and signs.
- Learn about and help protect our native wildlife
- Gain field-based research experience
- Help search for wolverine and wolves, study the distribution of rare montane red fox, and document other resident carnivores.
Tracking - interpreting the footprints and other sign wild animals leave behind - can open your eyes to a whole new world, as you are able to tell the presence of animals that can't be observed directly. The tracking surveys are a place to learn this valuable skill, while at the same time, helping out in an important research project. Tracking is an important skill for anyone looking to get into conservation, wildlife biology, environmental science and resource management, or for anyone looking to develop a deeper connection and understanding with the natural world.
Tracking surveys are done on snowshoes, in groups lead by an experienced volunteer Tracking Leader. Survey trips are all day trips, starting on the mountain at 9:00am and ending around 3:30pm. Surveys follow designated one mile-long transects, and happen almost every weekend from December through March. We ask volunteers to commit to helping on at least two trips during the season.
Qualifications:
- Reliable and have time to help with at least 2 surveys during the season, December through March
- Transportation to Mt Hood National Forest
- Able to snowshoe at least two miles
- Comfortable working outdoors in the winter
- Able to pay attention to detail and accurately follow survey protocol
For more information and to register: www.cascadiawild.org/winter-tracking.html
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About CASCADIA WILD
Location:
5431 NE 20TH AVE, PORTLAND, OR 97211, US
Mission Statement
Cascadia Wild is a Portland-based nonprofit dedicated to connecting people with the natural world. We do this by teaching naturalist skills, creating meaningful interactions with local natural areas, and providing stewardship opportunities for serving the wildlife, forests, and land of the Pacific Northwest.
Description
Our largest program is a long-term community science project called the Wolverine Tracking Project, in which volunteers help survey for wolverine, Sierra Nevada red fox, gray wolf, and Pacific marten in Mt Hood National Forest. Participants learn about wildlife while at the same time contributing to an increased understanding of the wildlife on Mt Hood. Three different types of surveys are done: snow tracking, in which highly trained volunteers look for footprints in the snow; camera surveys, in which volunteers maintain baited trail cameras to detect wildlife, and scat surveys, in which volunteers hike trails to search for scat.
Cascadia Wild also offers programs in animal tracking, wild plant foraging, and wilderness survival. We combine modern ecology with the ancient practices of living with nature, to help people develop healthier relationships with the natural environment and with their community.
CAUSE AREAS
Animals,
Community,
Environment
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
Multiple locations Portland, OR 97211
(45.576736 ,-122.63867 )
DATE POSTED
September 26, 2024
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- Training: November 2, 6:30-7:30pm, online; Introduction to Wildlife Tracking Class (highly recommended for all new volunteers): November 9, 6:30-8:30 pm, online; Tracking surveys: November through March, we ask you help out on at least two surveys
- Reliable and have time to help with at least 2 survey trips; Transportation to Mt Hood National Forest; Able to snowshoe at least two miles; Comfortable working outdoors in the winter; Able to pay attention to detail & accurately follow survey protoc