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Natural Areas Training Academy

Registration for 2008-2009 is open!

In Florida there is a great need for natural areas managers. To meet the demand for trained personnel, the Certificate in Natural Areas Management Program has been developed by a partnership of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the world's leading private, non-profit conservation organization, and The University of Florida IFAS Extension. The Natural Areas Training Academy is managed by The University of Florida's Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation in partnership with The Nature Conservancy .

The mission of the academy is to provide opportunities for public and private resource managers to receive up-to-date and practical information and training in the techniques and management strategies relevant to protecting Florida's natural areas.

The Certificate in Natural Areas Management is awarded upon completion of a series of five workshops. The Certificate is conferred by TNC and IFAS Extension. The five workshops involved are indicated below. You may enroll for workshops singly or in any combination. A team of experienced natural areas management professionals, including IFAS extension faculty, form instructional teams for each workshop.

 

Several of the workshops are held at TNC's 12,000 acre Disney Wilderness Preserve in Kissimmee, a site with an excellent instructional facility and easy access to both wetland and upand restoration sites. The academy welcomes public and private resource managers to complete the Certificate. The training will benefit anyone involved in planning land-management activities on protected natural areas, whether in public or private ownership.

"I feel I've gained more useful information from these workshops to date than in five years of attending conferences and seminars."
- Jim Duby, Seminole County Land Manager


"I felt that overall the program was a very worthwhile experience. The workshops presented the tools, knowledge and skills to enhance the management practices of all aspects of Florida's natural areas."
- Harper Carroll, SWFMD

Certificate in Natural Areas Management Workshops

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

For registration for the 2008-2009 workshops, click here.

Note: For on-line registration for Introduction to Fire Effects, click here.

For registration for the Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Course, click here.

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