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Tracking, Tending and Questing in Community

Our work as wildlife trackers, ecologists and deep nature guides cultivates an ecology of belonging. To thrive in one's life is to belong, wholeheartedly, with deep connection to nature and one's own truth in community. Belonging to a place is simply to let ourselves cherish and be cherished by the land where we stand, to intimately know, care for and be held by the nature of that place on Earth we call home. To belong in community is to fully love and be loved by those precious people in our lives, people who see our gifts and help us shine. Where do you belong?

As wildlife ecologists and deep nature guides, our work deepens our inherent connections to life through tracking wildlife, tending and protecting critical habitat and asking questions that heal and make whole. Each practice (tracking, tending, questing) is a life-work and a birthright, synergistic and interwoven. We are all born trackers and tenders, with inquiring minds, curious bodies and loving hearts, belonging in community. We are all on a quest for belonging in this world again... Let's go tracking together!
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Current Immersions

Men's Fast ~ School of Lost Borders in Payahuunadu and the Inyo

Council 1 Training ~ Council is a compelling communication method that cultivates empathic listening and heartfelt dialogue. This training offers an introduction to and grounding in the forms and intentions of the practice, exploring the lineage of Council and indigenous and ceremonial roots. 
Nevada City, CA

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Walk With Local Waters ~ guided walking meditations along the paths of your local wild waters. With each walk we ask, "How might we live in reciprocity with the waters in our watershed?" "What can I learn from water?" Please join us for any or all.
Water Pilgrimage with Lagunitas Creek and the Wildflower Classroom
Walk With Local Waters: Lagunitas Creek, from Headwaters to Sea


Twilight Tracking Series ~ Discovering Wildlife on the Edge
Tuesdays 5:00-6:30PM and 7:00-8:30PM in San Pablo Bay Watershed
Wednesdays 7:30-9:00AM and 9:30-11:00AM in San Geronimo Creek Watershed
Thursdays 5:00-6:30PM and 7:00-8:30PM in Sleepy Hollow Creek Watershed
Fridays 7:30-9:00AM and 9:30-11:00AM in Deer Park Creek Watershed


Youth Circles ~ building skills and being real with youth in the SF Bay Area, CA
Flirting 101, a 4-week series for teens
​Staying True in Changing Times, weekly circles

Welcome, dear Refugees ~ Inviting newcomers, locals and wildlife into community together, from Syria, Iraq, Eritrea, Uganda, Norway and California

Rite of Passage for Boys becoming young men ~ 2.5 years of committed mentoring in Fairfax, CA (private group)

Wild Life Mapping Projects, for schools, homes and workplaces ~ Ongoing wildland tendings for local schools and neighbors

Seasons Past

Tracking Mono Basin, Mono Lake Basin east of Yosemite, CA
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Wilderness Reflections Youth Quest, from Marin County to Inyo Mtns, CA

​International Council Immersion with The Ojai Foundation
Timeless wisdom ~ Timely action


Tracking Winter Sierra
North shore of Lake Tahoe, CA

Men's Quest for YPO group, Death Valley, CA

Deep Dive with The Ojai Foundation, Ojai, CA

Walking Water, a pilgrimage, 
Owens Valley-Los Angeles, CA

Bioneers Conference, Council Tent, Marin County, CA


Nature of Council with Lost Borders, Owen's Valley, CA

​CyberTracker Specialist Evaluation, Mono Lake Basin, CA


Norwegian Friluftsliv, integrating refugees in Ås, Norway


Wilderness Guides Council Annual Retreat, Methow Valley, WA


Vision Fast Guides Training, Big Pine and Inyo Mtns, CA

Tracker Academy: Samara Game Reserve, South Africa

6th Int'l Rites of Passage Guides Gathering, South Africa

​Art of Mentoring, Navarro River in Anderson Valley, CA



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