Introduction to wildlife tracking

The land around is woven with the stories of our more-than-human neighbours. With wildlife tracking, we begin to read their stories and witness the web of relationships we are a part of. This is a practice that uses all of our senses and animal bodies to tell stories, do community science and build interspecies relationships.

In this workshop, we will explore the fundamentals of tracking through play, exercises, and theory. We will learn about :

• movement patterns (gaits)
• foot morphology
• stretching our awareness and perception
• building familiarity with animal families and local ecology

You will be set up with the tools to track on your own as well as a sense of how to learn and deepen in this practice on your own time!

Group size will be kept low for quality instruction. In case of low registration or inclement weather, class will be cancelled and you will receive a full refund. 

15% of funds will go to support the Biblioterre co-op! 

Location: Biblioterre Co-op (169 chemin Parent, Alcove), on unceded Algonquin Anishinaabeg teritory.

Date: March 14th, 10-1pm

Price: 45$ regular price, or sliding scale 20-30$. If cost is still a barrier, please reach out. 

Questions? Reach out at smallhymns@protonmail.com !

--
Your facilitator:

Anya is a youth nature educator, herbalist and naturalist from Ukraine. Over the years, land-based education and connection has been the thread that has guided them through work in community urban agriculture, horticulture, herbalism and place-based skills. They currently mentor at a local forest school. Anya holds a Track & Sign Level II certificate from CyberTracker, a B.A. in Environment and Health from McGill and are a certified Wilderness First Responder. They live on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg.

https://smallhymns.weebly.com

-----

Testimonials from participants of Intro to Wildlife Tracking, 2025: 

"Etre dans la nature avec Anya a été très enrichissant. elle est très  attentive au rythme de chacun et très claire dans ses enseignements...une très belle énergie"

"I became more aware of what creatures I share the  forest with and became more interested in all aspects of the animal tracks. Several of the suggestions, from imitating the movement of animals to drawing tracks that you find I will implement in my walks. Thank you Anya!"