Event information
Date and time
Location
Wright County Parks
5212 73rd St NW
Maple Lake,
MN
55358
Contact
Ann Wessel, [email protected]
Big Woods, Big Rivers - Maple Lake
The Robert Ney Regional Park is the home base for this weeklong exploration of Minnesota's central biome. This course offers a mix of classroom instruction and daily, expert-led field trips within Wright County parks and Lake Maria State Park to discover the unique geology, birds, fungi, trees, plants and aquatic insects of the region. Excursions will include a visit to the banks of the Mississippi River.
All participants will complete a small group capstone service project to be described at the beginning of the course.
Audience
Potential and current Master Naturalist volunteers.
Cost
$295
Includes manuals and supplies.
Registration
Cancellation requests received more than two weeks before the start of class are refunded minus a $20 processing fee. Cancellation requests received less than two weeks before the start of class are refunded minus $50. If possible, your full fee may be transferred to another biome course.
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 Big Woods, Big Rivers course
In this core course, training is tailored to Minnesota's Eastern Broadleaf Forest biome. This area makes a diagonal sash across Minnesota, starting at the northwest corner of the state with a narrow band and widening out in the southeast. It encompasses approximately 12 million acres and includes three of the largest rivers in the state.
Big Woods, Big Rivers 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.