Next Course:
Registration link will be HERE
Online coursework: Feb 17 - Mar 7, 2025
Live virtual welcome session: (via Zoom) 1 hour during the first week of the online course (TBA) (requires reliable internet and computer with video and audio capacity)
In-person workshop: March 12 - 13, 2025
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Course Description
This is a NATA Core workshop, leading to the Certificate in Natural Areas Management. This training builds understanding of management and restoration approaches for conserving biodiversity.
Participants will:
- Identify factors responsible for Florida's high biodiversity
- Discover sources of information on biodiversity in Florida
- Understand threats to biodiversity and strategies that can be used to abate these threats
- Become aware of biodiversity protection laws and how environmental laws are enforced
- Learn about the role of restoration in maintaining biodiversity over the long term
- Compare ways to control invasive and non-native plant/animal species that threaten FL biodiversity
- Develop a monitoring plan that assesses trends in biodiversity over time
Online coursework:
Approximately 11 hours over 3-weeks (on your own, prior to the in-person training). Draft of MFD Online Assignment Checklist 2024
In-person training:
1.5 day in-person training at Morningside Nature Center, east of downtown Gainesville, FL. Draft of MFD Field Days Agenda 2024
Registration Fee:
$315 (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 (Managing for Visitors and Volunteers, Managing for Diversity, Collaborating to Manage Ecosystems, or Conservation Site Assessment & Planning). You must email the Training Coordinator at least 2 weeks in advance of the posted registration date to request an early registration code. Code expires the day before regular registration begins. Fire training (e.g., S130/190) is not considered a core course for early registration eligibility.
Lodging:
Participants are responsible for securing their own lodging. In-person workshop is located 10 min. drive EAST of downtown Gainesville, FL.
For more information, contact:
Training Coordinator
Natural Areas Training Academy
