Fall 2018: UC California Naturalist Certification

Lindsay Wildlife Experience is proud to host another offering of the UC California Naturalist certification course focused on the Mt. Diablo region. Taught by local expert guest speakers, the course provides a broad overview of California natural history while helping participants to become skilled interpreters, citizen scientists, and land stewards of the Diablo region. Through field trips, classroom instruction, and hands-on exercises, participants will observe and learn about the variety of ecosystems of our region. Participants will also improve their communication skills by sharing knowledge and working on a group project.

Course Requirements for certification as a California Naturalist:

• 10 weeks of class instruction, plus 3 field trips
• Capstone project (individual or in groups)
• Participation in citizen science project (whole class)
• Read California Naturalist Handbook and complete assigned homework
• Field Notebook and iNaturalist – recording field notes and observations

Class Dates: Monday evenings—6:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.—from August 20th to October 29th, 2018 (exception: No class on September 3rd and 10th week class is 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.).

Location: Lindsay Wildlife Experience, 1931 First Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA 94597

Field Trips: 

Saturday, September 22nd at Mt. Diablo Summit from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 6th at Briones Regional Park from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 21 at Mitchell Canyon from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Cost: $400 (limited number of scholarships available)

The application and registration period for this class has closed.