There is still time!!! The UF/IFAS Okaloosa & Walton County Extension Office will be offering a condensed Uplands Master Naturalist class this month. Come join us for an exciting class full of instruction, field trips, and guest speakers that will be covered during this 40 hour course.
Training includes ecosystem processes, identification of key plants and wildlife, role of humans in shaping Florida’s environment, interpretation skills, environmental ethics, and a final project.
The upland module will be taught July 15-23 (with the 20th and 21st off). The cost is $225, which includes materials, instruction and three field trips. Adults 18 and up are welcome. Registration closes July 9.
For more information or to register visit www.MasterNaturalist.org, click on course offerings, upland habitat courses, Okaloosa/Walton.
Tentative Schedule:
Day 1 | Monday, July 15 - Okaloosa County Extension
9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. - Paperwork, Ecology, Interp, Mammals, Impacts Video
Day 2 | Tuesday, July 16 - Okaloosa County Extension
9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. - Scrub Video, Ethics, Field Trip: ECWR Zoo
Day 3 | Wednesday, July 17 - Okaloosa County Extension
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Pinelands, Birds II, Inverts I, Inverts II
Day 4 | Thursday, July 18 - Walton County Extension
9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. - Pinelands Video, Field Trip: Little Creek Woods
Day 5 | Friday, July 19 - Okaloosa County Extension
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Hardwoods, Scrub, Birds I, Herptiles
Day 6 | Monday, July 22 - Okaloosa County Extension
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Hardwoods Video, Field Trip: Solon Dixon Center
Day 7 | Tuesday, July 23 - Okaloosa Island Fire Station & Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Final Projects, Tour: Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge, Graduation
NOTE:
**Course locations may change due to class enrollment**
**Bring a lunch for all class days unless otherwise stated**
**Schedule and field trips are subject to change**
If you have any questions about the course or logistics please contact Brooke Saari or Sheila Dunning at bsaari@ufl.edu or call 850-689-5850.
Training includes ecosystem processes, identification of key plants and wildlife, role of humans in shaping Florida’s environment, interpretation skills, environmental ethics, and a final project.
The upland module will be taught July 15-23 (with the 20th and 21st off). The cost is $225, which includes materials, instruction and three field trips. Adults 18 and up are welcome. Registration closes July 9.
For more information or to register visit www.MasterNaturalist.org, click on course offerings, upland habitat courses, Okaloosa/Walton.
Tentative Schedule:
Day 1 | Monday, July 15 - Okaloosa County Extension
9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. - Paperwork, Ecology, Interp, Mammals, Impacts Video
Day 2 | Tuesday, July 16 - Okaloosa County Extension
9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. - Scrub Video, Ethics, Field Trip: ECWR Zoo
Day 3 | Wednesday, July 17 - Okaloosa County Extension
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Pinelands, Birds II, Inverts I, Inverts II
Day 4 | Thursday, July 18 - Walton County Extension
9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. - Pinelands Video, Field Trip: Little Creek Woods
Day 5 | Friday, July 19 - Okaloosa County Extension
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Hardwoods, Scrub, Birds I, Herptiles
Day 6 | Monday, July 22 - Okaloosa County Extension
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Hardwoods Video, Field Trip: Solon Dixon Center
Day 7 | Tuesday, July 23 - Okaloosa Island Fire Station & Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Final Projects, Tour: Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge, Graduation
NOTE:
**Course locations may change due to class enrollment**
**Bring a lunch for all class days unless otherwise stated**
**Schedule and field trips are subject to change**
If you have any questions about the course or logistics please contact Brooke Saari or Sheila Dunning at bsaari@ufl.edu or call 850-689-5850.