Florida Master Naturalist Program Freshwater Restoration Course in person – Franklin and Gulf Counties

Learn about Freshwater Wetland Restoration through classroom, field trip and practical experiences. This course consists of 24 contact hours, including about 12 hours of classroom presentations and discussions, about 10 hours of field site visits with activities and 2 hours of On Your Own exercises. Students receive a Certificate of Completion, embroidered patch, lapel pin and FMNP Freshwater Restoration Student Workbook. Classes will be held at the St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve in Gulf County and the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve in Franklin County.

COURSE FEE: $250 with PDF manual or $295 with hard copy manual Registration closes October 4, 2024 at noon. For more information about the course and to register go to: https://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/fmnp/FR24-05inperson.php  (Be sure to select Gulf County on the registration form).

Tentative Schedule – All Times Are Eastern
Thurs, October 10, 9:00 – 4:30 Classroom: St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve; Field
Trip: Horseshoe Creek Mitigation Bank – Gulf County
Fri, October 18, 9:00 – 4:30 Classroom & Field Trip: SJBSBP – Gulf County
Wed, October 23, 9:00 – 4:45 Classroom: Apalachicola National Estuarine Research
Reserve; Field trip: Tate’s Hell State Forest – Franklin County
Thurs, October 24, 9:00 – 3:30 Classroom: Apalachicola NERR; Field Trip (AM) Location
TBA
REGISTRATION REQUIRED

For questions, contact the Lead Instructor – Rosalyn Kilcollins at Roztally@gmail.com or 850-570-8889.