Event information
Date and time
Location
Online course
Contact
Andrea Lorek Strauss, [email protected], 507-258-8787
Amy Rager, [email protected], 320-589-1711
Big Woods, Big Rivers - Online
This course will explore the natural and cultural history of Minnesota’s temperate deciduous forests. The class will cover the same topics as an in-person class, but will take place online, using Zoom for class meetings and the learning platform Canvas.
Zoom meetings are held on Wednesdays from May 27 through August 5. Choose between a morning and an evening section during registration.
Field trip
A one-day field trip is required for course completion. There are two options to choose from at registration:
- July 10 at 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., or
- July 11 at 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Audience
Potential and current Master Naturalist volunteers.
Cost
$295
Includes manuals and supplies.
If you need a scholarship, do not register now. Instead, complete this scholarship form and wait to be contacted before enrolling.
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, less a $50 fee.
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, call or email 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.