TWIN Workshops
We’re excited to be resuming our Winter Workshop schedule in 2024! We’ll be back at two of our normal venues – Beaver Creek Reserve and Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center. We have a potential for a third workshop in North Central Wisconsin. The one-day clinic lectures are condensed a bit – pricing varies based on site accommodations. Minimum age for attendees is 14, under 18 must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian. Due to the close proximity required for our events, help us stay healthy – request a refund and stay home if you’re feeling ill or have been exposed to COVID.
2024 Workshop and Clinic Dates and Locations:
Beaver Creek Reserve, Fall Creek, WI – January 27/28, 2024
S1 County Hwy K
Fall Creek, WI 54742
(715) 877-2212
email: bcr@beavercreekreserve.org
website: www.beavercreekreserve.org
Winter Wolf Ecology Clinic
Saturday, 9:00 AM ~ 4:30 PM
Join retired DNR Wolf Biologist Dick Thiel and the TWIN crew for a Wisconsin Wolf Ecology and Management Clinic. Morning lectures will cover basic wolf management principles, human value systems, and wolves’ natural history and ecology – all topics that are timely and important, given the ongoing controversies surrounding this iconic animal, and its status as a keystone predator.
After lunch, you’ll head to the field to examine wolf tracks and scent posts and to get a close-up look at wolves’ mastery of the wintery landscape, as you learn more about wolves’ ecological role. You’ll likely encounter tracks and sign of other winter wildlife as well.
Bring a bag lunch and beverage and appropriate clothing for several hours outdoors.
Limit 25 people.
Fee: $70 ($65 for BCR members)
Winter Tracking Clinic
Sunday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Ride along with a veteran TWIN tracker on an actual winter carnivore track survey! While your focus will be on finding wolf tracks and scent posts and counting individuals, you’ll likely encounter a full array of other carnivores as well – coyote, bobcat, fox, and fisher as you learn the tips and tricks to read the stories written in the snow.
Bring a bag lunch and beverage and appropriate clothing for outdoors. Subject to cancellation if tracking conditions are poor.
Limit 10 people.
Fee: $30 ($25 for BCR members)
Lodging:
Call (715) 877-2212 for lodging information.
To register: Visit the Beaver Creek Reserve website or call (715) 877-2212
Please register by January 19, 2024.
DNR-Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center, Babcock WI – February 3/4, 2024
Sandhill Wildlife Area
1715 Hwy X
Babcock, WI 54413
dnr.wi.gov/topic/lands/WildlifeAreas/sandhill/
TWIN email: timberwolfinfonetwork@gmail.com
TWIN phone: (844) GO2-TWIN (462-8946)
Winter Wolf Ecology Clinic
Saturday, 9:00 AM ~ 4:30 PM
Join TWIN wolf biologists and field crew for a Wisconsin Wolf Ecology and Management Clinic. Morning lectures will cover wolves’ natural history and biology, wolf management principles, and human value systems – timely and important topics, given wolves’ status as keystone predators and the continuing controversies surrounding these animals.
After lunch, you’ll head out to wolf territory with TWIN trackers for a close-up look at how wolves navigate and survive on the winter landscape. You’ll encounter wolf tracks, and other species as well, while you learn more about the winter predator/prey dynamic
BYO Saturday lunch and beverage, clothing for outdoors.
Limit: 25 people
Fee: $70
Winter Tracking Clinic
Sunday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Ride along with an experienced TWIN tracker on a winter carnivore track survey, focusing on detecting and counting wolves. You’ll be looking for wolf tracks and scent posts, but you’re likely to encounter the full suite of carnivores on the winter landscape – coyote, fox, bobcat and maybe even fisher.
Bring a bag lunch and beverage and appropriate clothing for outdoors. Subject to cancellation if tracking conditions are poor.
Limit 10 people.
Fee: $40 (includes Saturday night pizza supper and dorm lodging)
Secure credit card registration: opening October 15, 2024
Questions? Email us at timberwolfinfonetwork@gmail.com or call us at (844) GO2-TWIN (462-8946)
Please register by January 26, 2024.
TWIN workshop content is identical at each location, but pricing varies depending upon facility accommodations. If your organization would like to book us for one of our courses contact us at timberwolfinfonetwork@gmail.com. We’ll do our best to suit your schedule and needs.
