Free Workshop with Ken Hickman

Saturday, May 2, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
UC Sedgwick Reserve, Tipton House and in the field
Advance registration required at synature@west.net or 693-5683.
SYVNHS members and Sedgwick docents have priority for reservations (limit of 20)

Join Ken Hickman on a moderate to vigorous hike at Sedgwick Reserve to collect previously placed camera traps and to discuss the camera trapping techniques, goals, and methods used for each set (the “set theory”). You’ll then return to the Tipton House to review the captured photos on the projector screen and to discuss the camera trapping and wildlife insights they reveal.

This workshop can be described as an “afternoon in the field with a camera trapper.” Camera traps are sensor-triggered cameras that can last in the field for months and “digitally” trap — i.e.– photograph, the local wildlife that passes nearby. These capabilities make them an invaluable tool for remote wildlife monitoring and surveying, and open new possibilities in wildlife research, behavioral studies, and educational outreach.They are rapidly being popularized by technology advances and internet sharing of their often amazing wildlife photos.

For more about workshop leader Ken Hickman, see the details about his evening lecture on May 2.

Juvenile mountain lion, Tehachapi Mountains. Photo credit Ken Hickman.