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Collaborating to Manage Ecosystems

Next Course: November 2025

Online coursework: October-November 2025

Live virtual welcome session: 1 hour during the first week of the online course (TBA).

In-person workshop (2 options): November 18-19 or November 20-21, 2025. See agendas below.

Link to registration pages: will be here

  • Regular registration is TBA.
  • EARLY registration is available for previous NATA graduates*. You must email the NATA Training Coordinator at least 2 weeks in advance of the registration date to request early registration access.
  • Registration will close when capacity is reached; we expect course will fill to capacity quickly!

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Course Description:

This is a NATA Core workshop, leading to the Certificate in Natural Areas Management. This training builds an appreciation of how to manage natural areas as part of a larger ecosystem, in coordination with neighboring land owners.

Participants will: 

  • Develop an understanding of the concept of ecosystem management and its relevance to resource management
  • Become familiar with approaches that can be used to address threats facing entire ecosystems
  • Discover strategies that bring multiple organizations and private individuals together to achieve common goals and seek common solutions
  • Learn about a variety of working groups used to cope with complex environmental issues in Florida
  • Develop skills in listening, communicating, moderating group dynamics, and facilitating to cope with conflict

This workshop is presented in a hybrid format. (Both the online and in-person trainings are REQUIRED)

Online coursework:

Approximately 8 hours across 3-weeks (on your own, with weekly assignment deadlines); reliable internet connection and computer required.

Attend 1-hour live virtual welcome session (via Zoom), during the first week of the online coursework.

In-person training:

Two day in-person training at Wekiwa Springs State Park in Apopka, FL.

Example of past agenda: CME Online and Field AGENDA draft 2024


Registration Information:

$325 (does not include lodging)

  • You must pay with a CREDIT CARD online at the time of registration on the Eventbrite website. The confirmation email from Eventbrite is your receipt.
  • NO REFUNDS will be offered after registration closes.
  • NO CREDITS will be issued for those who do not complete the course.
  • Eventbrite processing fees are NONREFUNDABLE, meaning that if you need a refund, you will receive a partial refund, minus the Eventbrite processing fees. For more information, visit Eventbrite's policy .

*EARLY registration is available to any person who has graduated from one or more of the NATA core courses. Fire training (S-130/S-190/L-180) is not considered a core course for early registration eligibility. You must email the NATA Training Coordinator at least 2 weeks in advance of the registration date to request early registration access. Early access expires the day before regular registration begins. 

Lodging: 

Shared lodging available in cabins for $50/person/night at Wekiwa Springs State Park (double occupancy with ensuite bathroom, A/C and heat). Must be arranged through NATA; not available for public reservations.


For more information, contact: 

Training Coordinator

Natural Areas Training Academy

nata@ifas.ufl.edu

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