Course Description:
This is a NATA Core workshop, leading to the Certificate in Natural Areas Management. This training builds a foundation of skills useful in conducting site assessments and developing resource management plans.
Participants will:
- Learn how to conduct a rapid site assessment
- Discover sources of information useful when conducting site assessments
- Gain experience classifying the condition of forest vegetation communities
- Identify site-specific threats to natural resources at small and large spatial scales
- Develop management objectives and design management strategies that effectively address these objectives
- Identify components of effective management plans based on program needs and goals
- Learn about a variety of management plans used by county, state, and federal agencies
This workshop is presented in a hybrid format (Both the online and in-person trainings are REQUIRED)
Online coursework:
Approximately 9 hours over 3-weeks (on your own, prior to the in-person training).
In-person training:
Two days of in-person training at University of Florida's Austin Cary Forest Campus northeast of Gainesville, FL.
Registration Fee:
$295 (does not include lodging)
*Early registration is available to participants who has previously graduated from one or more of the NATA Core Certificate Courses.
Lodging:
Participants are responsible for securing their own lodging. When selecting lodging, note that Austin Cary is located 20-25 minutes drive northeast of Gainesville.
For more information, contact:
Training Coordinator
Natural Areas Training Academy
