Minnesota Master Naturalist: North Woods Great Lakes

Event information

Date

Friday, May 30, 2025 - Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Add to Calendar 2025-05-30 09:00:00 2025-06-03 17:00:00 Minnesota Master Naturalist: North Woods Great Lakes North House Folk School is excited to partner with Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory and University of Minnesota Extension to host the North Woods, Great Lakes Master Naturalist Volunteer Training Course on the spectacular North Shore of Lake Superior.Dig into northern ecology in this five-day immersion course that offers a wide variety of field experiences to explore a variety of area plant and animal communities, amazing geology, and Lake Superior, while also investigating human interactions in these ecosystems. Situated on the Grand Marais Harbor, North House offers an exceptional launching place for learning about the Northwoods and Lake Superior. North House Folk School North House Folk School North House Folk School America/Chicago public

Time

9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Central time

Location

North House Folk School
500 W Hwy 61
Grand Marais, MN 55604

Contact

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

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North House Folk School is excited to partner with Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory and University of Minnesota Extension to host the North Woods, Great Lakes Master Naturalist Volunteer Training Course on the spectacular North Shore of Lake Superior.

Dig into northern ecology in this five-day immersion course that offers a wide variety of field experiences to explore a variety of area plant and animal communities, amazing geology, and Lake Superior, while also investigating human interactions in these ecosystems. Situated on the Grand Marais Harbor, North House offers an exceptional launching place for learning about the Northwoods and Lake Superior.

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.

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