A big thank you to the Utah State Office of Education and the K-12 teachers who made our summer classes such a success!
Fall classes are now open!
Public Classes: Registration Fee of $200
Deserts:
Salt Lake City- Utah's Hogle Zoo, 9/17-10/15, Fridays 9-5
To register, click here
Watersheds:
Salt Lake City- University of Utah, 10/11-15, 9-5
Currently available to U of U students, but online registration will be available soon. To contact the instructor, click here
To view photos of the plants and animals that we have found, as well as some of our field excursions, please browse our photo albums.
There are three 40-hour systems-based modules under development:
Utah Watersheds
From high alpine lakes and streams to the Great Salt Lake and unique temporary wetlands of the arid desert, Utah has a vast diversity of aquatic systems that interact with each other throughout, and across, watersheds. This module started in 2007 and will be taught every year thereafter.
Utah Deserts
While many of the upland systems in Utah, such as the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert, vary in plant and animals communities, they all share common features- low precipitation resulting in arid or semi-arid deserts, relatively high elevation, and climatic extremes including hot summers and/or cold winters. As a result, the plants and animals of these areas possess extreme adaptations for survival. The first offering of this module in spring 2009 will include half-day excursions in northern Utah.
Utah Mountains (starting Summer 2011)
Some of the greatest ecological diversity and scenic beauty in Utah exists in the forest and alpine environments. Throughout these systems, temperature, elevation, and precipitation play an important role in defining plant and animal communities and their interactions.
Program Format
Each Utah Master Naturalist Program module will consist of 40 hours of instruction, 40-50% of which is spent in the field. Classroom and field activities will include instructor presentations, guest presentations on relevant resource issues, small group presentations, final project presentations, take-home assignments, and open discussions. There are no requirements for registering to become a Utah Master Naturalist, except for the registration fee of $200 ($150 for full-time students).
Registration
Before registering, you MUST download and read the Program Introduction Letter available here
We are now featuring ONLINE REGISTRATION. Please see the class description above for more information.
For more information, or if you are interested in participating, please contact Mark Larese-Casanova at 435-797-8060 or marklc@usu.edu