WELCOME TO EARTH SKILLS… YOUR CONNECTION TO NATURE!
Since 1987, Earth Skills has connected people to nature in deeper ways with a constant focus on creative and effective learning techniques - especially in wildlife tracking, plant uses, wilderness skills, indigenous traditions, and earth philosophy. Today, connecting in traditional ways with our planet is essential.
YOUR PORTAL INTO NATURE
On this site, we share methods, resources, facts and inspiration to build and deepen your relationship with the natural world.
Through stories, exercises you can do on your own, and skills everyone can learn, these are now available for you to download or participate in. They include books and monographs, videos, webinar recordings, stories and examples as well as scheduled on-line and in-person workshops. Whether you are new to the outdoors or a veteran wildlife professional, we offer materials and experiences which you can learn from, practice on your own, and use to empower your connection to nature.
WALK WITH THE ANIMAL
In this special new section of our site you will discover Animal Tracking that is Intuitive and Connected.
For decades Jim and Mary sought to weave intuitive tracking, with its ancient roots among indigenous trackers, into the skill set of modern trackers as a rich addendum to ‘technical tracking’. WALK WITH THE ANIMAL is an invitation to explore the principles and methods evolving from their extensive field work in this area.
ACCESS TO TRACKING RESOURCES
We have committed ourselves to offering you the greatest depth and breadth of tracking information.
OPEN THE DOOR by learning and practicing track identification methods and applying awareness skills.
EXPAND YOUR SKILLS by visualizing animal movement in tracks, learning biology and behavior, and following trails.
DEEPEN YOUR SKILLS by applying intuitive skills and learning to become a part of the environment that you are tracking in.
THE TRACKER’S FIELD GUIDE - 3rd edition
“The Tracker's Field Guide is a truly helpful work of art! Gratitude to Jim Lowery for his user friendly and inviting presentation of the complex and magical world of tracking and connecting to the natural world."
- Jon Young, Author of *What the Robin Knows* 8 Shields Institute