Minnesota Master Naturalist: Big Woods Big Rivers

Event information

Date

Monday, August 21, 2023 - Monday, December 4, 2023

Add to Calendar 2023-08-21 09:00:00 2023-12-04 11:45:00 Minnesota Master Naturalist: Big Woods Big Rivers Field biologyThis course is integrated with a for-credit class at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Class meetings will focus on lab activities on the Coon Rapids campus or sites within Anoka or Hennepin counties to satisfy the field requirements of the course.Lecture material will be presented in recordings and reading assignments. Students are required to participate in a minimum of 10 hours of service learning. D2L Brightspace will be used as the instructional management system.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. Capstone options will be presented on the first day of class, and participants will choose a capstone that they can work on and complete before finishing the course. Anoka Ramsey Community College Anoka Ramsey Community College Anoka Ramsey Community College America/Chicago public

Time

9 - 11:45 a.m. Central time

Location

Anoka Ramsey Community College
11200 Mississippi Blvd NW
Coon Rapids, MN 55433

Contact

info@minnesotamasternaturalist.org

Field biology

This course is integrated with a for-credit class at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Class meetings will focus on lab activities on the Coon Rapids campus or sites within Anoka or Hennepin counties to satisfy the field requirements of the course.

Lecture material will be presented in recordings and reading assignments. Students are required to participate in a minimum of 10 hours of service learning. D2L Brightspace will be used as the instructional management system.

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. Capstone options will be presented on the first day of class, and participants will choose a capstone that they can work on and complete before finishing the course.

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

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, this course material is available in alternative formats upon request. Direct requests to Julie Larson, larso143@umn.edu at least two weeks in advance.

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, field work, 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