Animal Tracks of the Northwest - (Adventure Quick Guides) by Jonathan Poppele (Spiral Bound)

About the Book

This tabbed booklet features detailed illustrations of Northwestern animal tracks, created to look just as they appear in nature and organized by group, to help readers quickly and easily identify the animal tracks they see.

Book Synopsis

Your Quick Guide to Identifying Animal Tracks

When you're out and about, keep this tabbed booklet by Jonathan Poppele close at hand. Featuring more than 145 Northwestern mammals of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and northern California, the booklet is organized by group for quick and easy identification. Narrow your choices by group, and view just a few animal tracks at a time--created to look just as they appear in nature! The pocket-sized format is much easier to use than laminated foldouts, and the tear-resistant pages help to make the book durable in the field.

Review Quotes

"Jonathan Poppele has created a terrific little resource here on some of the most common animals in the region that a tracker might be interested in. There are great details about track ID, as well as some bigger picture concepts in how to learn track ID, as well as animal gait interpretation. An inspired naturalist will be grateful to have this in your backpack."
--Marcus Reynerson, Evaluator at Tracker Certification North America and Lead Instructor at Wilderness Awareness School

About the Author

Jonathan Poppele is a naturalist, author, and educator with wide-ranging interests. He earned a master's degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Minnesota, studying citizen science, environmental education, and how to cultivate a personal relationship with the natural world. He has taught ecology, environmental studies, biology, and technical writing at the University of Minnesota. An avid outdoorsman and student of natural history, Jon is a member of the Minnesota Trackers Club and the International Society for Professional Trackers, and he is the founder of the Minnesota Wildlife Tracking Project. A Black Belt in the peaceful martial art of Ki-Aikido, Jon is also the founder and director of the Center for Mind-Body Oneness in Saint Paul, Minnesota.