Join Escambia and Santa Rosa County Extension agents to learn more about Florida’s natural resources. The Florida Master Naturalist Program is a hands-on learning experience for adults. The FMNP both informs and prepares individuals to share information about Florida’s natural areas and environmental history. This is a 40 hour class beginning March 31. Registration is $225. This fee includes field trips, classroom training and materials.
The Freshwater Systems Module includes classroom instruction, field trips, and practical interpretive experiences related to the general ecology, habitats, vegetation types, wildlife, and conservation issues of freshwater wetland systems in Florida. Field trips will include: Garcon Point ecosystems, Blackwater Fisheries Research and Development Center, Mobile Bay Delta Safari Tour, Roy Hyatt Environmental Center and Bayou Marcus Nature Trail.
Register at www.masternaturalist.org and click on current course offerings. Registration will close March 25 at 9 a.m. Contact Chris Verlinde for more information at 623-3868.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Florida Master Naturalist Program Freshwater Systems training