Minnesota Master Naturalist

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NWGL - Hartley Nature Center, Duluth

Hartley Nature Center, Duluth website

3001 Woodland Avenue
Duluth, MN 55803

Come join us for a Duluth-based North Woods, Great Lakes Minnesota Master Naturalist Biome Course!

This course is designed to engage folks local to Duluth and will be held Wednesdays from 6:00- 8:00 pm with three additional all-day field trips. The course will be based at Hartley Nature Center, with multiple field trips to highlight the diversity of volunteer opportunities in the largest biome of the state. Course will touch on geology, plant communities, wildlife, ecological relationships, aquatic systems, human impacts and more. Field trips will take place on weekends and include: Sax-Zim Bog, Jay Cooke State Park, and Great Lakes Aquarium (with a connection to the Large Lakes Observatory via their research boat)! If you have ever wanted a more leisurely course to discover the biome in your backyard, this course is for you!

The course will be experiential, field based, and will include both indoor and outdoor components. There will be expectations for some work outside of class and reading (as necessary). Please come prepared for a wide range of weather, as autumn in Duluth can bring warm and cold temperatures just days apart! Important things to bring might include notebooks, hand lenses, binoculars, and cameras. These items may or may not be needed for this course, but please bring them as you see fit. Water will be available during the course. Field trips not taking place on our regular Wednesday class time will be held on Saturday, September 20; Saturday October 25, and Sunday, November 9. Further notes on these field trips will be available prior to the start of the course.

All participants will contribute to a small group capstone service project to be described in class.

Course Instructors: Clinton Dexter-Nienhaus and Samantha Smingler

Please inform instructors before the class begins of any accessibility or mobility needs, especially regarding outdoor activities.

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For Registration questions contact Extension Registration, ext-reg@umn.edu
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The course cost is $295 and includes course manuals and supplies.

If the course cost is a hardship, please fill out the scholarship application. After the scholarship is fully processed, you will receive a code to be entered in the on-line registration process. Please wait until you receive that code to complete registration.

Course Dates:

Meeting from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on:

Instructor Information

Clinton Dexter-Nienhaus

Sponsor Information

Hartley Nature Center

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