2020 California Naturalist Course
If you enjoy exploring the Ojai Valley, learning about local ecology, engaging in citizen science, and sharing your knowledge with others, this program is for you! The California Naturalist Program is a 40-hour course that combines a science curriculum with guest lecturers, field trips and project-based learning to explore the unique ecology and natural history of Ventura County.
Don Rodriguez is the former Chair of Environmental Science and Resource Management at California State University Channel Islands. Rodriguez’s research interests are divided between urban-wildland interface issues, coastal management problems, and ecological assessment and monitoring in the US and abroad.
Details
CLASS IS FULL. JOIN THE WAITLIST.
Class runs from January 31 – March 7
(Full dates listed below)
Registration is $425
This course is a combination of classroom work and field training. Evening classes will be held on Fridays from 6–8:30 pm at the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy office. Field training will be held on Saturdays from 9-3 at a variety of locations in the watershed including a number of the OVLC’s preserves.
For more information contact Emmie at emmie@ovlc.org or
(805)649-6852 x 7
About California Naturalist
The California Naturalist Program certification introduces participants to the wonders of California with a special focus on the Ventura River Watershed’s unique ecology and engages volunteers in the stewardship of our natural communities. The program combines science curriculum, hands-on learning, problem-solving, and community service to instill a deep appreciation and understanding of the natural environment of California. As well as inspire individuals to become guardians of their local resources.
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2019 Dates & Sample Syllabus
Class start date: Friday, January 31
Saturday. February 1
Friday, February 7
Saturday. February 8
Friday, February 14
Saturday. February 15
Friday, February 21
Saturday. February 22
Friday, February 28
Saturday. February 29
Friday, March 6
Class end date: Saturday. March 7
Click here to download a sample syllabus »
I would love to, but Ojai is too far, wish you could hold classes that are easier to access, maybe in Ventura or Oxnard..
Do we know which nights during the week? How many hours on those evenings?
Bob Carson-Santa Paula
this program takes place in many venues through the year:http://calnat.ucanr.edu/Take_a_class/
I would be super interested in your scholarship program. I’m unemployed at the moment but have always been extremely interested in the Ventura and Ojai Valley’s, please contact me at your nearest most convenient time.
Wish it wasn’t so exspensive.
Will a refund be available if we have to cancel our registration, by any chance?
The payment section for the naturalist class does not have a place to put the credit card information. I can see the words but there are no spaces to enter the information.