Managing for Diversity Across Florida's Unique Landscapes

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)

*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

nata@ifas.ufl.edu