ABOUT

Kathy Dean has worked in the field of outdoor education since 1983 as a wilderness guide, rock climbing instructor and teacher of wildlife tracking, bird language and nature awareness. In addition to working with several nature education centers, she offers in-depth wildlife tracking intensives, a variety of tracking and birding-related courses, custom-tailored nature programs and one-on-one mentoring.

Kathy is the author of Abbreviated Field Guide to Mammal Behavior: New England Region and is certified by Tracker Certification North America as a Track & Sign Specialist (visit Tracker Certification to learn more) in New England and California. She also holds current certifications in Wilderness First Aid and CPR.

Kathy lives in a small hill town in western Massachusetts and is blissfully surrounded by abundant woodlands, wetlands and wildlife.