Wolves, coyotes and nature connection oh my

Nipissing Naturalists Club
News Release

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Nipissing Naturalists Club will be having a meeting on November 8, 2011, in the Cassellholme auditorium, at
7:00 pm.

Speaker: Alexis Burnett

Alexis Burnett is a Naturalist, Tracker, Wilderness Skills Practitioner and Canoe Guide from Orangeville, ON. He resides in central Ontario, spending his days tracking and running his Outdoor School and Wilderness Canoe Tripping company, Earth Tracks. Alexis is lead guide for the wilderness canoe trips and head instructor for all the programs and classes. He has been practicing indigenous skills, pursuing naturalist/tracking studies and guiding canoe trips for over ten years. Alexis teaches classes both for Earth Tracks as well as through various organizations, for people of all ages. Some of these workshops have focused on such topics as Wilderness Survival, Wildlife Tracking, Wild Crafting & Herbal Preparations and Naturalist Studies.

Topic: Wolves, Coyotes and Nature Connection

This talk will focus on learning about the biology and behaviour of wolves and coyotes and nature connection. We will discuss how these animals relate to each other, the landscape and the eco-system as a whole. Part of the presentation will also focus on 'Coyote Mentoring' and how we use these teachings and techniques to draw us towards a closer relationship with nature. Alexis has spent more than 12 years tracking and following wolves and coyotes as well as mentoring and teaching others about the natural world. Through stories, fact, myth and personal experience you will begin to see the world through the eyes of the 'wild canines.'

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