Tracking Challenge 2: Squirreling Around

​Author: Teri Lysak, Tracking Leader with the Wolverine Tracking Project

TRACKING CHALLENGE 2:
Squirreling Around!
Send us your photos of squirrel tracks and sign!
Winners will be chosen for:
- the clearest squirrel tracks,
-the most unusual squirrel tracks, and
- the most unusual sign!
Challenge Ends: March 15
Send photos to: wildlifesurveys@cascadiawild.org
Or, tag us on social media! #CaWTracks
Send us all your tracking questions and stories, too!

A Douglas squirrel says hello to one of our Wolverine Tracking Project wildlife cameras on Mt. Hood.

Did you all get to enjoy the snow we received over Valentine's Day Weekend? I have never seen so much snow in Portland before! The snow was deeper than the tops of my boots as I walked along the sidewalk, and more was still coming down. There weren’t many tracks to be seen, apparently not many animals were venturing out in those conditions. The only tracks I saw were people and dogs - and one squirrel!

Squirrels are a great place to begin if you want to study the ecology of your backyard. Although they are very common, studying squirrels can take you on some quite unexpected journeys.  

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