Registration Open for Master Naturalist Coastal Ecosystems Course

UF Florida Master Naturalist Program -Coastal Systems February/March 2009 Two Schedule Choices-One to Fit Your Lifestyle! February 13 to March 9 Monday & Friday (daytime) classes or February 4 to March 14 Wednesday (evening) & Saturday (daytime) classes • 40 Contact Hours with Classroom and Field Trips • Cost $225; includes 2 Resource Notebooks, Patch & Pin • To Register-www.MasterNaturalist.org • Limited Space Available Step into Florida's coastal systems with the UF/IFAS Florida Master Naturalist Program. This 40-hour non-credit class includes indoor learning and regional field trips with an opportunity to experience estuaries, nearshore environments, dunes and beaches. Prepare to learn about these important natural systems we depend upon, their related plants and wildlife inhabitants. Interpretative speaking techniques, conservation issues and human ethics are also woven into the course material. This program is for any adult, novice to knowledgeable, who enjoys learning and experiencing nature. Contact FMNP Instructor Jeanne Murphy with Sensing Nature at 727-397-2306 or jmurphy@sensingnature.com for additional information.