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Minnesota Master Naturalist: North Woods Great Lakes

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Add to Calendar 2025-03-01 09:00:00 2025-05-03 17:00:00 Minnesota Master Naturalist: North Woods Great Lakes Hawk RidgeBy the shores of Gitchee Gumee is a great place for the North Woods, Great Lakes Master Naturalist Course! We will base this Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory-sponsored course at Hartley Nature Center in Duluth, Minnesota, but we will also take advantage of several other locations in the Duluth area. Join us and travel through the transition from the ice and snow of winter into the greening spring in the Northwoods! Explore the fascinating geology, plant and animal communities, inland lakes and bogs, ecology and human interactions of the North Woods, as well as how Lake Superior impacts and interacts with these ecosystems. The course will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. over five Saturdays beginning March 1 and ending May 3, 2025. This course offers guest speakers and unique experiences in a beautiful location, with so many amazing places to explore nearby. Field trips will be incorporated into the scheduled class days, so regardless of the weather, expect that there will be outdoor discovery in every class session! By the end of the course, participants will complete a capstone project of their choice in small groups. Hartley Nature Center Hartley Nature Center Hartley Nature Center America/Chicago public

Time

Central time

Location

Hartley Nature Center
3001 Woodland Ave
Duluth, MN 55803

Contact

Julie Larson, [email protected] or 320-589-1711

 

Hawk Ridge

By the shores of Gitchee Gumee is a great place for the North Woods, Great Lakes Master Naturalist Course! We will base this Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory-sponsored course at Hartley Nature Center in Duluth, Minnesota, but we will also take advantage of several other locations in the Duluth area. Join us and travel through the transition from the ice and snow of winter into the greening spring in the Northwoods! Explore the fascinating geology, plant and animal communities, inland lakes and bogs, ecology and human interactions of the North Woods, as well as how Lake Superior impacts and interacts with these ecosystems. 

The course will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. over five Saturdays beginning March 1 and ending May 3, 2025. This course offers guest speakers and unique experiences in a beautiful location, with so many amazing places to explore nearby. Field trips will be incorporated into the scheduled class days, so regardless of the weather, expect that there will be outdoor discovery in every class session! By the end of the course, participants will complete a capstone project of their choice in small groups.

Audience

Potential and current Master Naturalist volunteers.

Cost

$295. Includes manuals and supplies.

If you would like to receive a scholarship do not register now. Instead, complete this scholarship form and wait to be contacted before enrolling.

Registration

Cancelation requests received more than two weeks before the start of class are refunded minus a $20 processing fee. Cancelation requests received less than two weeks before the start of class are refunded minus $50.

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Accommodations

University of Minnesota Extension is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. To request accommodations for persons with disabilities, reach out to the event contact two weeks before the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.

Language

This offering is delivered in English. Interpreter services may be available with an advance request.

About the North Woods, Great Lakes course

This core course's training is tailored to Minnesota’s unique Laurentian Mixed Forest biome. The largest biome of the state, it covers over 23 million acres of northeast Minnesota. The region contains a multitude of landscapes, including swampland, bogs, vast forests, lakes and exposed bedrock.

North Woods, Great Lakes covers topics of geology, glaciers, water, wildlife, humans, ecology, and botany using a variety of teaching techniques, ranging from lectures, classroom discussions, field trips, fieldwork, small group work and readings.

Participants must complete the full 40 hours of training to become a certified Minnesota Master Naturalist Volunteer.

Each participant must complete a group capstone project. Participants will choose a capstone that they can complete before finishing the course.

Learn more about Master Naturalist volunteer training

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