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MILTON — Want a firsthand look at Northwest Florida's coastal habitats?
Then join Escambia and Santa Rosa County Extension agents for a hands-on learning experience through the Florida Master Naturalist Program. The 40-hour class is held primarily on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 6 through July 11.
Registration costs $275 and includes field trips, classroom training and materials.
The Coastal Systems Module includes classroom instruction, field trips and practical interpretive experiences related to the general ecology, habitats, vegetation types, wildlife and conservation issues of coastal systems in Florida.
Field trips include, among others, Navarre Beach, Gulf Islands National Seashore, the EPA Gulf Ecology Lab on Pensacola Beach and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Estuarium.
Register before May 31 at www.masternaturalist.ifas.ufl.edu and click on current course offerings.
For more information, contact Chris Verlinde, chrismv@ufl.edu or 623-3868, or Rick O'Connor, roc1@ufl.edu or 475-5230.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Florida Master Naturalist Program begins in June