Wesselman Woods Offers Indiana Master Naturalist Certification

If you enjoy spending time out and about with Mother Nature, and you'd like to learn more about it, you might want to consider getting certified as an Indiana Master Naturalist (IMN). Sounds fancy, doesn't it? If you end up enjoying the certification process, you might want to take the next step and become an Advanced Indiana Master Naturalist (AIMM). Sounds even fancier, doesn't it? Luckily for you, Wesselman Woods in Evansville is offering certification courses for both.

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What Is the Master Naturalist Program?

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) provides all the information you need about the Indiana Master Naturalist program, but here it is in a nutshell.

The Indiana Master Naturalist (IMN) program can provide you with many hands-on opportunities to learn about our Hoosier natural resources. It also provides a way for you to share that knowledge, along with your life experiences, through volunteer service. The mission of the Indiana Master Naturalist program is to bring together natural resource specialists with adult learners to foster an understanding of Indiana’s plants, water, soils, and wildlife, and promote natural resource volunteer service within the State of Indiana.

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If this sounds like something you would like to pursue, you have the opportunity to complete a 10-week certification course offered by Wesselman Woods. The cost of the course is just $140 for Wesselman Woods members and $150 for non-members. During those 10 weeks, you will get to learn more about our local flora and fauna, and the ecological processes in Southern Indiana, with the help of local researchers, professors, and environmental practitioners. Topics like ecology, geology, invasive species, ornithology, arthropods, and more will be covered, both virtually (through pre-recorded lectures) as well as weekly outdoor, hands-on experiences.

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When Are the Next Courses?

Wesselman Woods offers IMN courses on Mondays and Tuesdays from 6pm-9pm. See the class schedule below. The deadline to register for the next session is Sunday, March 2nd. Visit WesselmanWoods.org to learn more and to register.

Week One (3/10 & 3/11): Ecology + People & Natural Resources
Week Two (3/17 & 3/18): Water & Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
Week Three (3/24 & 3/25): Geology
Week Four (3/31 & 4/1): Arthropods
Week Five (4/7 & 4/8): Mycology
Week Six (4/14 & 4/15): Wildlowers + Herbaceous Plants
Week Seven (4/21 & 4/22): Invasive Species
Week Eight (4/28 & 4/29): Mammalogy + Herpetology
Week Nine (5/5 & 5/6): Ornithology
Week Ten (5/12 & 5/13): Trees

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