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GoodWitch58

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[quote="jdarg, post: 558523"]She now has 2 new certifications-  Florida Master Gardener AND Master Naturalist!!!

She has been working her hiney and green thumbs off for the past several months, and the hard work has paid off.  :clap:[/quote]

Congratulations! and thanks again for picking up the tomatoes...I can't wait for them to produce.:clap:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="jdarg">She now has 2 new certifications- Florida Master Gardener AND Master Naturalist!!! 
 
She has been working her hiney and green thumbs off for the past several months, and the hard work has paid off. :clap:</blockquote> 
Congratulations! and thanks again for picking up the tomatoes...I can&#039;t wait for them to produce.:clap:

Miss Kitty

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:clap:...yay, Punzey!

She is a wealth of information!  I am going to make a date with her and jsut listen to her talk about all she has learned!

:clap:...yay, Punzey! 
 
She is a wealth of information! I am going to make a date with her and jsut listen to her talk about all she has learned!

Kurt

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Congrats!

 - the red round sweet sunshine baby makers are doing fine.

Congrats! 
 
 - the red round sweet sunshine baby makers are doing fine.

DuneAHH

CONGRATULATIONS on your Double Masters! :clap::clap:

Mango

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Congrats!  :clap:One day I will need to pick your brain and maybe some of your tomatoes.:biggrin:

Congrats!  :clap:One day I will need to pick your brain and maybe some of your tomatoes.😀

Smiling JOe

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The best part is that now, as a Master Gardner, she gets to help us with gardening issues as part of her service to the community.  

I know Brooke was happy to graduate another class of Master Naturalists. 
Congrats, Punzy!

The best part is that now, as a Master Gardner, she gets to help us with gardening issues as part of her service to the community. 
 
I know Brooke was happy to graduate another class of Master Naturalists. 
Congrats, Punzy!

rapunzel

Actually, I'm only a Freshwater Wetlands Master Naturalist...there are three modules required to be a full fledged Master Naturalist, and I have two to go before Florida Master Naturalist.

By the way, if anyone is interested in the program -- I can't tell you how enjoyable the Master Naturalist program is.  It's split between Okaloosa and Walton Counties, so there is a lot of driving.  The payoff is that you get to go on field trips with UF professors and other experts and learn about our flora and fauna.  The trip to Eglin was really incredible...we visited a seepage slope that is basically a field of pitcher plants and sundews.  It was beautiful.  Had it not been for this class I'm not sure I'd have ever realized what an incredible resource Eglin is...I'm dying to go back and kayak Boiling Creek!

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Actually, I&#039;m only a Freshwater Wetlands Master Naturalist...there are three modules required to be a full fledged Master Naturalist, and I have two to go before Florida Master Naturalist. 
 
By the way, if anyone is interested in the program -- I can&#039;t tell you how enjoyable the Master Naturalist program is. It&#039;s split between Okaloosa and Walton Counties, so there is a lot of driving. The payoff is that you get to go on field trips with UF professors and other experts and learn about our flora and fauna. The trip to Eglin was really incredible...we visited a seepage slope that is basically a field of pitcher plants and sundews. It was beautiful. Had it not been for this class I&#039;m not sure I&#039;d have ever realized what an incredible resource Eglin is...I&#039;m dying to go back and kayak Boiling Creek! 
 
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Groovegirls

Good for you! I know you have had to work hard to earn. Be proud!

Mermaid

picky

This makes me happy! Punzy, you will never regret the time you spent learning how to make this wonderful earth of ours a greener, better place. :clap:

Walton Outdoors

[quote="rapunzel, post: 558710"]Actually, I'm only a Freshwater Wetlands Master Naturalist...there are three modules required to be a full fledged Master Naturalist, and I have two to go before Florida Master Naturalist.

By the way, if anyone is interested in the program -- I can't tell you how enjoyable the Master Naturalist program is.  It's split between Okaloosa and Walton Counties, so there is a lot of driving.  The payoff is that you get to go on field trips with UF professors and other experts and learn about our flora and fauna.  The trip to Eglin was really incredible...we visited a seepage slope that is basically a field of pitcher plants and sundews.  It was beautiful.  Had it not been for this class I'm not sure I'd have ever realized what an incredible resource Eglin is...I'm dying to go back and kayak Boiling Creek!

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Beautiful pitcher plants... and congrats!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="rapunzel">Actually, I&#039;m only a Freshwater Wetlands Master Naturalist...there are three modules required to be a full fledged Master Naturalist, and I have two to go before Florida Master Naturalist. 
 
By the way, if anyone is interested in the program -- I can&#039;t tell you how enjoyable the Master Naturalist program is. It&#039;s split between Okaloosa and Walton Counties, so there is a lot of driving. The payoff is that you get to go on field trips with UF professors and other experts and learn about our flora and fauna. The trip to Eglin was really incredible...we visited a seepage slope that is basically a field of pitcher plants and sundews. It was beautiful. Had it not been for this class I&#039;m not sure I&#039;d have ever realized what an incredible resource Eglin is...I&#039;m dying to go back and kayak Boiling Creek! 
 
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Beautiful pitcher plants... and congrats!

[b]upcoming paddle on Boiling Creek at Eglin[/b]

[quote="rapunzel, post: 558710"]Actually, I'm only a Freshwater Wetlands Master Naturalist...there are three modules required to be a full fledged Master Naturalist, and I have two to go before Florida Master Naturalist.

By the way, if anyone is interested in the program -- I can't tell you how enjoyable the Master Naturalist program is.  It's split between Okaloosa and Walton Counties, so there is a lot of driving.  The payoff is that you get to go on field trips with UF professors and other experts and learn about our flora and fauna.  The trip to Eglin was really incredible...we visited a seepage slope that is basically a field of pitcher plants and sundews.  It was beautiful.  Had it not been for this class I'm not sure I'd have ever realized what an incredible resource Eglin is...I'm dying to go back and kayak Boiling Creek!

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Info on upcoming Boiling Creek paddle:
[COLOR=#3333FF][COLOR=#330033]                        [/COLOR][/COLOR]If you don't have and Eglin pass you need to get one: The Eglin Recreation Permits     ($10) are available at Jackson  Guard. Jackson Guard / Eglin    AFB Natural  Resources  Office, at 107 Highway 85   North , Niceville, FL 32578,   Ph. (850)  882-4164[COLOR=#3333FF][COLOR=#330033]

The Florida Trail Assoc. is having a paddle at Boiling Creek on May 3, I'd love to join you and carpool if you've got a kayak:
[url=http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/take-a-hike-along-a-florida-trail/]Take a hike along a Florida Trail | Welcome to Walton Outdoors[/url]
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upcoming paddle on Boiling Creek at Eglin 
 
<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="rapunzel">Actually, I&#039;m only a Freshwater Wetlands Master Naturalist...there are three modules required to be a full fledged Master Naturalist, and I have two to go before Florida Master Naturalist. 
 
By the way, if anyone is interested in the program -- I can&#039;t tell you how enjoyable the Master Naturalist program is. It&#039;s split between Okaloosa and Walton Counties, so there is a lot of driving. The payoff is that you get to go on field trips with UF professors and other experts and learn about our flora and fauna. The trip to Eglin was really incredible...we visited a seepage slope that is basically a field of pitcher plants and sundews. It was beautiful. Had it not been for this class I&#039;m not sure I&#039;d have ever realized what an incredible resource Eglin is...I&#039;m dying to go back and kayak Boiling Creek! 
 
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Info on upcoming Boiling Creek paddle: 
 If you don&#039;t have and Eglin pass you need to get one: The Eglin Recreation Permits ($10) are available at Jackson Guard. Jackson Guard / Eglin AFB Natural Resources Office, at 107 Highway 85 North , Niceville, FL 32578, Ph. (850) 882-4164 
 
The Florida Trail Assoc. is having a paddle at Boiling Creek on May 3, I&#039;d love to join you and carpool if you&#039;ve got a kayak: 
<a href="http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/take-a-hike-along-a-florida-trail/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Take a hike along a Florida Trail | Welcome to Walton Outdoors</a>

ItzKatzTime

Congratulations Punzy! :clap: I love your pic of the Pitcher Plants.  Brings back memories of my childhood!  What a great accomplishment!!!

Rita

margarita brocolia

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Way to go Punzy!:clap:
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The pitcher plants remind me of a Botany field trip out onto a bog in Michigan where there were pitcher plants growing. That was the coolest sensation to bounce up and down on the bog, knowing it was water underneath.

Does Eglin have a bog or are they just growing in a wet area?

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Way to go Punzy!:clap: 
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The pitcher plants remind me of a Botany field trip out onto a bog in Michigan where there were pitcher plants growing. That was the coolest sensation to bounce up and down on the bog, knowing it was water underneath. 
 
Does Eglin have a bog or are they just growing in a wet area? 
 
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Susan Horn

Congrats, Punzy!  I love pitcher plants -- thanks for the great pic!

NoHall

hmmmm......can't remember

Jdarg

She now has 2 new certifications-  Florida Master Gardener AND Master Naturalist!!!

She has been working her hiney and green thumbs off for the past several months, and the hard work has paid off.  :clap:

She now has 2 new certifications- Florida Master Gardener AND Master Naturalist!!! 
 
She has been working her hiney and green thumbs off for the past several months, and the hard work has paid off. :clap:

Congratulations Rapunzel!

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