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Conservation Site Assessment and Planning

Next Course:

Online coursework: January 6 - January 17, 2025 (on your own time, with deadlines)

Live virtual welcome session: (via Zoom) 3:30-4:30 pm ET on Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

In-person workshop days (2 options): January 21-22 or January 23-24. Day 1 from 10:00am-5:30pm and Day 2 from 8:30am-3:30pm. See agenda below

Registration pages:
21-22 Jan 2025
23-24 Jan 2025

Course will fill to capacity quickly!

  • REGULAR registration will open December 3, at 10:00am Eastern Time.
  • EARLY registration is available for previous NATA graduates*. You must email the Training Coordinator before November 19 to request an early registration code, and code will expire on Monday, December 2 at 11:59pm.
  • Registration will close when capacity is reached or by December 11; 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 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 8 hours across 2-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 days of in-person training at University of Florida's Austin Cary Forest Campus northeast of Gainesville, FL.

AGENDA: CSAP Agenda and Checklist 21-22 Jan 2025 or CSAP Agenda and Checklist 23-24 Jan 2025

Registration Fee:

$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 certificate courses.  Fire training (e.g., S130/190) is not considered a core course for early registration eligibility. You must email the NATA training coordinator by November 19 to request a special registration code; code will be active from November 22 until December 2.

Lodging:

Participants are responsible for securing their own lodging. When selecting lodging, note that Austin Cary Forest is located 20-25 minutes drive northeast of downtown Gainesville. For convenience, we recommend a hotel near downtown/central Gainesville (University Ave & Main St, or SW 13th St).

For more information, contact: 

Training Coordinator

Natural Areas Training Academy

nata@ifas.ufl.edu

Instructor Michael Andreu instructs class