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
